Example sentences of "it [was/were] [verb] [prep] i " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I think , ’ she went on hurriedly , ‘ that it might be best if it were to come from me . |
| 2 | It was explained to me that over the years all the planes on the green sward had landed by mistake , assuming that it would be solid enough to allow a take-off . |
| 3 | ‘ It was explained to me that I had a mild form which was affecting the part of the brain that triggers migraine , which is why I was having sickness attacks and blinding headaches behind the eyes . ’ |
| 4 | Er it was explained to me on the phone . |
| 5 | He was six one honestly he was to his mates , a right con and all this it was hanging over me and he 's a lorry driver . |
| 6 | The opening of the Scherzo sounds remarkably like the twittering of birds in the trees , something I first noticed when it was played to me on an 1820s Graaf piano similar to the one owned by Schubert . |
| 7 | It was sent to me as a review copy . |
| 8 | I have done just this , or rather it was thrust upon me . |
| 9 | ‘ It was thrust upon me by Uncle Vernon . ’ |
| 10 | Er it was volunteered to me before that day . |
| 11 | ‘ As I was blind , it was arranged for me to stay at the organiser 's house . |
| 12 | To write a feature story on the Inaugural First Flight it was arranged for me to join the westbound plane at Moose Jaw and telegraph back the story from Calgary . |
| 13 | The impact was so great that the effect of it was to remain with me in the months ahead and give me strength when I most needed it . |
| 14 | It was moving towards me , and there were people running around on it . |
| 15 | it was decided for me . |
| 16 | ‘ It was assigned to me by the press , a breed which in my experience cares little for such irrelevancies as accuracy . ’ |
| 17 | It was given to me as a present so I 'd feel funny about selling it myself , but you could maybe buy a pair of shoes for Sonja with it or something . |
| 18 | I have been talking to the whites many years about the lands in question , and it is strange they can not understand me ; the country they claim belonged to my father , and when he died it was given to me and my people , and I will not leave it until I am compelled to . |
| 19 | ‘ It was given to me by my grandmother , the lady Jacquetta , and has a curious history . |
| 20 | When she asks , you must on no account say that it went into the sea , because she will worry that it is a curse on you — or me as well , for it was given to me at my baptism . |
| 21 | It was given to me when I was twenty one . ’ |
| 22 | On your table er you were given a copy of the draft , the English draft of the charter er which I 've had a look at , it was given to me |
| 23 | It is not it was given to me by a nice gentleman from Napier College doing |
| 24 | ‘ It was given to me by someone who feels deeply on the subject , ’ he said . |
| 25 | I 'm glad you mentioned that cos it was given to me by the wife of the steeplechase handicap a very important man today cos for more than |
| 26 | I wo n't read it all out , but it was given to me before I went into the Air Force . |
| 27 | So I mean it it was it was represented to me er and I felt that there was some logic in it that that this company would not be discussing this deal unless it felt it could make money out of it and that money in the end would have to come out of the local people here . |
| 28 | ‘ I thought the longer it went on , the better it was looking for me . ’ |
| 29 | It was looking for me . |
| 30 | It was said to me recently , by a railway enthusiast , no less , that , when you have a car , the only cost in using it is the petrol . |