Example sentences of "[pers pn] were the " in BNC.
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| 1 | To me this is odd as if I were the president of South Korea I would have imprisoned Kim Hyun-hui and released Im Su Kyong as to me Kim Hyun-hui committed the more serious crime . |
| 2 | ‘ We made it , and Chapman and I were the last on to the train . |
| 3 | Sam and I were the hawks , Louis and Gershon the doves . |
| 4 | ‘ If I were the accountants ’ professional body , I would be seriously worried , because further cases like this one will severely damage the reputation of accountants , whether or not they are doing what they should . ’ |
| 5 | The occasion was a small — dinner-party given by Arthur Bryant and his wife at which Moira and I were the only other guests . |
| 6 | If I were the patient I would hope someone would have the common sense not to operate on me . |
| 7 | Perhaps by my middle-aged presence , the suggestion that Flora and I were the same age ? |
| 8 | So I reached Lochinver in style , had time to look around , and mounted the bus outside the post office : the morning 's collection of mail and I were the only passengers . |
| 9 | Gwenellen and I were the only members of our set on days . |
| 10 | ‘ If I were the Pentagon or the White House I 'd be upset too if a US Air Force bomber or cargo plane , carrying a load of bombs , suddenly disappeared into the sea . |
| 11 | ‘ If I were the spluttering type , which I 'm not , this would be a sure fire-starter . ’ |
| 12 | In fact , Alan and I were the only ones to find the old master and pupil just what the doctor ordered . |
| 13 | She rushed away before anyone could stop her , rushed too quickly to hear Carlo say , I do n't know , I think if I were the beautiful Katherine 's mother , I might suffer the occasional twinge of jealousy . ’ |
| 14 | And I were the only boy , |
| 15 | I felt that he and I were the same sort of person , that there was something in my brain and heart , in my blood and bone , that connected me to him for ever . |
| 16 | You might , were you in the celebrity business , react like literary agent Ed Victor : ‘ If I were the agent I would step on some jugulars to come home with $5 million for world-wide rights to the book and the film . ’ |
| 17 | While the sisters were tending my blisters , I felt an inexpressible love choking me , I regretted all the uncharitable things I had thought or said about nuns , I felt as if I were the Magdalene , and Christ were anointing my feet . |
| 18 | Matt and I were the same age within a month but Alfred was two or three years older and Maurice quite a bit younger . |
| 19 | as if I were the current — |
| 20 | ‘ Well , I must say I did n't expect the red carpet , but neither did I expect you all to look at me as though I were the devil incarnate ! |
| 21 | Mind , I suppose if I were the sort of person you obviously think I am I would have known about your predilection for pretty girls — and your low boredom threshold , ’ she said scathingly . |
| 22 | In the spring of 1520 Benjamin Daunbey and I were the proud occupants of a large manor house on the outskirts of Ipswich . |
| 23 | Millet and I were the first to check that tower , after Falconer 's body was discovered by a guard . |
| 24 | Bridget Nottingham and I were the quizmasters . |
| 25 | If I were the Secretary of State for Social Security , which I am not , my nightmare would be the early morning phone call from the Department 's press office saying that an eviction is taking place that day , that the media and particularly the television cameras will be there and asking whether I would be there and what were the Government 's comments . |
| 26 | There was therefore no longer any reason for or point in hesitation ; and I said that if I were the choice that I would respond to the best of my ability … |
| 27 | Trust Claire to act as if she were the centre of attention . |
| 28 | If she were the last lassie in the world I couldny |
| 29 | The reader feels entertained , but in an excluded sort of way , rather as though he or she were the butler at a particularly lively dessert at Lincoln 's Inn . |
| 30 | She spoke , Ruth thought , as if she were the mistress of a large establishment in London instead of a country vicar 's wife in a remote Yorkshire dale . |