Example sentences of "i [was/were] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I jes ' ordered you t'take charge of the prisoners , told you I wuz goin' t'check on somethin' , an' took off . |
| 2 | ‘ The front door wuz open , Mr Oakley , and I saw a definite chink of light from where I wuz situated . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Listen lawman , I wuz brought up on the streets . |
| 4 | ‘ Anyway , like I wuz sayin' , this Angel One character 's still on th'loose . |
| 5 | Then , serious again , he continued soberly , ‘ Anyway , as I wuz sayin' , I do n't think we 've anythin' to worry about as far as this Angel One fella 's concerned . |
| 6 | As Lewis tells us in the preface to the published version of this book , his initial reaction was to wish for anonymity , ‘ since if I were to say what I really thought about pain , I should be forced to make statements of such apparent fortitude that they would become ridiculous if anyone knew who made them , . |
| 7 | He said : ‘ Even if I were to say you are right , you would have no proof . |
| 8 | As I said at the beginning I think one should be wary about using the word natural , because sometimes people use it you know to promote something you know like on advertising you know it 's natural , must be good for you , but at the same time there are certain things that are natural that are very bad for you like death and if I were to say you know death is natural , nobody would think I was advocating suicide of course not . |
| 9 | So erm , for instance , if I were to say , gee what is the essence of balm cake ? |
| 10 | Now , if if I were to say , let us now have that conversation using erm , |
| 11 | Yes , yes yeah , I mean , I think if I if I were to say to you , shall we sing the National Anthem , we 'd say , oh no , no , no . |
| 12 | I 'm quite happy to see if we can what we can do , I ca n't guarantee that my Right Honourable Friend will take a different view , but I 'm content to see what we can do and report if your Lordships think that that is suitable , but if we were to do that My Lord , I think it would mean erm er it would mean that all these amendments which are grouped together should not in fact be , be put t to the vote , I mean that means ever er er all your Lordships because I do n't think it would be very fair if I were to say that I would move mine and the Noble Lord , Lord MacIntosh were c to come along and move his amendment and mine meanwhile has gone down the drainpipe and I do n't think that that would be particularly funny , but the Noble Lord , Lord MacIntosh I 'm sure would n't do such a dastardly thing like that ! |
| 13 | Eventually Frankie and I were called in by Mum and told to get a wash and change as it was nearly time to go . |
| 14 | So Derek and I were called in . |
| 15 | Moreover , even if I were called , there is no opportunity to vote on the issue . |
| 16 | Yeah , but she said I were called one night I went with her daughter-in-law |
| 17 | ‘ If I were to go to only one meeting a year for each of them , it would still be more than one a week , ’ he confesses , admitting that it is one of his greatest weaknesses . |
| 18 | I have been living in the city for three years and if I were to go to the estates now they would n't give me work . |
| 19 | If I were to go in now , thought Rupert , I should attract far more attention that if I 'd gone earlier . |
| 20 | Two or three 'phone calls later and it was all arranged — Jane I were to go to Skomer . |
| 21 | What kind of a reception would I get if I were to go to your mother now ? |
| 22 | So if I were to go out tomorrow and see one and it was nice |
| 23 | It would be inequitable to those who take a contrary view to that of the hon. Gentleman if I were to see him exceptionally , in addition to all the other representations that I have received from him , now that the consultation period is over and I am reaching a conclusion on the matter . |
| 24 | Martinho and I were separated , then put back to back at about twenty metres , very much like pistol duellists from the old time . |
| 25 | eh he says , then I were transferred to another one , then from another one , to another one . |
| 26 | The next morning when we woke Rick and I were joined by Mr Ferguson and son where we drank that ’ life saving ’ first coffee of the day and then took the photos of the night 's conquest . |
| 27 | They picked up so much more corn that — if I were to leave them — they 'd have been in trouble in no time . |
| 28 | If I were to leave the job in 1995 or 1996 I would not want to leave behind a wrecked team because that 's not my style . |
| 29 | The day after we first visited the castle , my sister and I were treated to a walk along the cliffs . |
| 30 | To Aberdeen Royal Infirmary where I were treated . |