Example sentences of "was [adj] i [vb mod] " 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 | Ma and Pa Pickering tried to probe , but I was sorry I could n't help them . |
| 7 | Er for two persons , two people , that manse was adequate I would say . |
| 8 | I thought the S.S.O. seemed puzzled , but as the light was dim I could have been mistaken . |
| 9 | As I had no access to the Swansea accounts during that time , it was clear I could n't have embezzled anything from the company . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | It was funny I could n't remember . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | However , if death was unavoidable I would come back as Arthur Miller . |
| 15 | Otherwise I was afraid I would fall into the old trap of pitying him . |
| 16 | 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 . ’ |
| 17 | I was afraid I might lose my train back to Dublin . |
| 18 | I was afraid I might miss you . |
| 19 | I was afraid I might have struck one of the days you are n't here . ’ |
| 20 | I was afraid I might be shot by a startled sentry . |
| 21 | I was afraid I might hurt a child the way I 'd been hurt . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | When evening came I was afraid I could n't trust her , because I did n't know how much you suspected , what clever questions you might have to get at the truth . ’ |
| 24 | Chris 's mother was very worried about the proposed reunion , for she was afraid I should find it upsetting . |
| 25 | My hand was shaking so badly I was afraid I 'd drop the knife . |
| 26 | I was afraid I 'd have an attack . |
| 27 | I was afraid I 'd lose control of the car . |
| 28 | I would never try on something revealing like a swimming costume in a communal changing room , because when I was bigger I 'd be thinking everyone would be looking at the bulgy bits thinking how fat I was ( well , this is what I thought after I found out what my friends had been saying ) , and now I would feel too self-conscious because other girls would be thinking how skinny I look . |
| 29 | And my reaction to this fear , my way of combating it , was to escape into a world of no fear , a world where there were complete men , good-looking , strong , active , a world of erotic fearlessness where the whole man had free rein , the whole man whom I was convinced I would not or could not become . |
| 30 | Contrary to John Pain 's comment , I have always been a reasonable swimmer , and was convinced I would be able to reach the coast which I could see . |