Example sentences of "was [adj] i [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If Dad was alive I could talk to him . |
| 2 | This ‘ staff ’ he referred to was , of course , nothing more than the skeleton team of six kept on by Lord Darlington 's relatives to administer to the house up to and throughout the transactions ; and I regret to report that once the purchase had been completed , there was little I could do for Mr Farraday to prevent all but Mrs Clements leaving for other employment . |
| 3 | I thought my eyes must be starting out of my head , too , but there was little I could do ; I was trying the best I could to think of something distracting to say to Eric . |
| 4 | ‘ There was little I could do to set her mind at rest except be myself , but I think they feel comfortable with me now . |
| 5 | I spoke again to Nan-Nan , and she said she was sorry I should have found out like that . |
| 6 | Er for two persons , two people , that manse was adequate I would say . |
| 7 | I thought the S.S.O. seemed puzzled , but as the light was dim I could have been mistaken . |
| 8 | By all the normal rules I should have pulled away before that , but if the road was clear I could let things get more serious before doing anything , and if it was blocked it was already too late . |
| 9 | It was funny I should have just tidied the room this day , thought Nessie as the two strangers laid Kevin on the new-made bed . |
| 10 | When the house was empty I would take the key from round my neck , unlock the harmonium and experiment with pulling out some of the stops . |
| 11 | However , if death was unavoidable I would come back as Arthur Miller . |
| 12 | Otherwise I was afraid I would fall into the old trap of pitying him . |
| 13 | I was afraid I would have to move when Alan came back but he wanted someone to keep house for him so it worked out very well . ’ |
| 14 | I was afraid I might hurt a child the way I 'd been hurt . |
| 15 | I was afraid I might miss you . |
| 16 | I was afraid I might have struck one of the days you are n't here . ’ |
| 17 | I explained that I was afraid I was jinxed , that I brought death and destruction upon all those near me , and also that I was afraid I might get sent to prison because people would think I had murdered Esmerelda . |
| 18 | I was afraid I might lose my train back to Dublin . |
| 19 | Chris 's mother was very worried about the proposed reunion , for she was afraid I should find it upsetting . |
| 20 | My hand was shaking so badly I was afraid I 'd drop the knife . |
| 21 | I was afraid I 'd have an attack . |
| 22 | I was afraid I 'd lose control of the car . |
| 23 | Whenever mum was ill I used to get a little card and write a poem and put it on her pillow . |
| 24 | ‘ If she was younger I 'd 'ave smacked 'er arse . |
| 25 | Yeah , ah well erm when I was younger I used to watch dad so when he put his seeds out I used to erm get the erm erm erm , spade and sort of keep digging them up , se seeds up |
| 26 | And I think and perhaps when I was younger I used to buy it for Derek , but I would n't go there now , no . |
| 27 | When I was younger I used to have fantasies about saving the house by building a dam . |
| 28 | When you was little I used to make up stories for him did n't I June ? |
| 29 | I was confident I could wear her down eventually , but I certainly never expected her to come across at the first time of asking . |
| 30 | I was sure I would die . ’ |