Example sentences of "was [adj] and i " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was sleeping with my boyfriend , and after a few months I found I was pregnant and I had to stop going there . |
| 2 | I had worked as an assistant in Mothercare for quite a few years , so I took out a discount card with them when I was pregnant and I bought everything there at 20 per cent discount . |
| 3 | The pretty nurse with her wheelchaired lady was nearer and I could read ‘ Sally ’ on her white uniform badge . |
| 4 | When he spoke his voice was low and I could n't catch what he said . |
| 5 | Does my right hon. Friend recall that , when he was eight and I was a little older , Her Majesty the Queen acceded to the throne ? |
| 6 | We 've , into the village , we lived out in the countryside till I was eight , and we come down into the I should say town should n't I , we come down into the town when I was eight and I was there till I was twenty two , and I came up here , when I got married . |
| 7 | My mouth was dry and I was sweating . |
| 8 | In those circumstances the decision of the justices was right and I would dismiss the appeal . |
| 9 | So the ammunition was there , the time was right and I think she enjoyed herself . |
| 10 | In the end I had to admit he was right and I 'm still extending and using the ideas where they apply to my present job . |
| 11 | The Star Council said Buff was right and I was wrong , and I did n't know what my parents would do . |
| 12 | I did n't believe such happiness was possible and I was ready to make any sacrifice for him . |
| 13 | She was selfless and I can not fault the way she dealt with me — not the easiest of her five children . |
| 14 | and I was upset and I thought it was just that but no , it was about two weeks before that I went down with it . |
| 15 | There was only one peg that was ice-free and I predicted that if anything was caught at all that peg would be the last to produce . |
| 16 | was that and I quote we are here to create jobs , now in keeping Hatfield air , air airfield open to some extent , we may be able to create jobs in that area . |
| 17 | ‘ Oh , I know I 've been a trial to you ever since Mother died , and running away with Garry was n't the smartest thing I 've ever done , but at least I met Roman because I was foolish and I do n't think he 'll hold it against me , will he ? ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Still , I was quicker and I was pushing hard until about 10 laps from the finish when I thought the engine sounded a little bit different . |
| 19 | This was exciting and I was very soon trying crystals of all sorts of substances taken from the shelves of my own and my colleagues ' laboratories . |
| 20 | The road was wet and I kept telling him to go slower . ’ |
| 21 | But the floor was wet and I slid along before colliding with a slab of sprats , cod and ice which showered over me . |
| 22 | The morning was damp and I licked some dew from the lawn . |
| 23 | ‘ My father was German and I wanted to go out there to rebuild my life , ’ he said . |
| 24 | I was messy and I 've always said that |
| 25 | Yes , one , once the children had gone it was different and I think its , I 'm a widow now and I think love still remains somewhere . |
| 26 | Well er as I say , I 've always been a union member but then when I was self-employed it was different and I kept me fees up for a , to somewhere I do n't know what it was , but er when er yes , when er I was coming to come on me own and I went down the locksmith 's to see about it and they said er , what did they say now , they said you could n't do that , whatever it was , and er we 'll have to do this and that and the other . |
| 27 | After that the jug of water was empty and I was full , but the waiter was smirking in an enigmatic Eastern way , so I toyed with the final concoction , just to prove I could if I wanted to , and that any I happened to leave was just for manners . |
| 28 | It was here when it started and the ward was empty and I 've watched it fill up , and now I 'm watching it empty again . |
| 29 | He said I had probably done all I could ( little did he know ) , but that no one was omnipotent and I should not try to be for Jean-Claude what Maman had been — and still was , to some extent . |
| 30 | And God was faithful and I passed my exams . |