Example sentences of "was [adv] [pron] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was strange , but he imagined that at such times as this , when there was only himself and his mother in the house , the building had left its base and was afloat in the air . |
| 2 | There was only himself and the vast , endless mansion of the skies , and Fergus , used all of his life to human companionship , thought that this solitude would be more than he could bear . |
| 3 | During the course of the election campaign the King had criticized the aims of the pro-democracy dissidents , claiming that it was only himself and the nobility who were keeping Tonga free from communism . |
| 4 | He did n't want to tempt fate , but fate had brought them together again and now there was only him and her in the whole world . |
| 5 | But by then there was only him and me left . ’ |
| 6 | Er one of my worst experiences actually was going to school and found that when we walk when I went into the classroom there was only me and two other children . |
| 7 | There was only me and this spirit in the gloom of the garden . |
| 8 | I knew that only two riders together would n't be able to stay clear to the finish , but when the break went on the circuit there was only me and my teammate Brian Smith chasing . ’ |
| 9 | Because they paid us extra because nobody else worked with us , it was only me and you and my mother . |
| 10 | there was only you and somebody else . |
| 11 | ‘ It was a process of necessity , really but , since it was just me and a Portastudio , it was the first time I 'd ever been in the position of being able to write and record without any kind of pressure from anyone else . |
| 12 | ‘ When I went to Grimsby , in the war , there was just me and a few students — invalided servicemen , some nice girlies just out of school — things were lovely . |
| 13 | It was just her and Uncle Sam now . |
| 14 | There was just her and him and this voyage : a capsule of time separate from their normal lives . |
| 15 | The past did n't matter , the present did , but not the present that included others , just the essential now , the one that was just her and Fernando . |
| 16 | At least it was just us and we were gon na |
| 17 | In Preston 's experience there was always something and with Emily it was the commentary . |
| 18 | but erm , I , I thought it was both yours and Mr contention that through the doctoring of extensible authority and by , because of that doctoring your clients are not alleging that any contracts of insurance or re-insurance simply made on their behalf is unenforceable |
| 19 | Erm if there was probably me and me wife on me own , and it was a co controlled access , and there were n't people walking through , probably come and live here . |
| 20 | Er Exec was saying it was probably me and somebody else or would the Committee like to wait and see who 's elected tomorrow , and then decide next week ? |
| 21 | I thought I was past it but obviously not . |
| 22 | Jackson Pollock was driven by a despair which was partly his and partly that of the culture which nourished him , to refuse this act of faith : to insist , with all his brilliance as a painter , that there was nothing behind , that there was only that which was done to the canvas on the side facing us . |
| 23 | Karen never let me forget that everything we owned was originally hers and hers alone , and that I had not only contributed nothing to our joint capital but was n't bringing in any income either . |
| 24 | That was really you and Peter finding that thing in the wood , was n't it ? ’ |
| 25 | They were a tremendous help during that period when my athletics earning power was almost nil but I had to devote all my time to athletics to achieve success . |
| 26 | Not because I was seriously in love with him , but because he was vaguely mine and did n't get permission from me . |
| 27 | It was either her or Lee . |
| 28 | It was getting to the point where it was either me or the birds ! |
| 29 | I 'm su it was either me or Chris . |
| 30 | He told Mr Potter it was either him or you . ’ |