Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [conj] i [was/were] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He wanted me to drive on and I was in no position to argue . |
| 2 | My mam moved away but the landlord would n't let me stay on because I was on social security . |
| 3 | I suppose I could have joined in except I was on the second tier of the other stand . |
| 4 | K. R. At Garston , there was a toilet on the main road and when we were on nights , and there was one officer walking along and I was on the other side — we dare n't cross the road . |
| 5 | The other person in the house moved out and I was on my own . |
| 6 | The morning was wasting away and I was on a promise to deliver women for Simon down in Southwark . |
| 7 | Then I woke up and I was at home . ’ |
| 8 | P. A. I got called as a witness in a motoring case , and it came up when I was on nights and I had to get up and call in the solicitor . |
| 9 | She continued , ‘ I parked here because I was in a hurry . |
| 10 | Yeah I mean like when I was in the park I only did it between because I was only really talking to one person at one time , but I mean like I could n't remember anywhere . |
| 11 | This happened once while I was at Binbrook , and we were all jailed for a week — well , con fined to our quarters , really , but it amounted to the same thing . |
| 12 | But people were very good ; a friend from the farm came in to help out when I was in a real mess . ’ |
| 13 | Whilst I saw myself as the hero 's faithful sidekick got up as I was in cowboy gloves with real leather fringes , two guns in holsters buckled on and tied around the leg for fast draws , ten gallon hat and waistcoat , Skippy insisted that I be the daughter of the murdered rancher whose cattle were being rustled . |
| 14 | Matt and I ran out of gas , for the simple reason that the dear old boy had forgotten to fill up while I was with the wholesaler . |
| 15 | We moved in with them , although it meant I had a long journey to the hospital every day and I had to sleep there when I was on call , and we stayed with them until he was nine . |
| 16 | But I got myself straightened out and I was in the mood then to write some words , get into being into the music , get the tunes making me groove . ’ |
| 17 | No , no , no you 've got it the wrong way round , I went , I brought you here and then I had to go back cos I was in the Royal Marine Police |
| 18 | ‘ You could have found out where I was by asking your fianc . ’ |
| 19 | The kind of woman I would n't mind having around if I was in trouble though she might be a bit of a trial at other times . |
| 20 | Paul was invited to give a series of public lectures at the school , and word got around that I was on the verge of retirement and Paul would be happy to take my place . |
| 21 | I do n't know how it went down because I was at home in bed asleep at night . |
| 22 | The man had run off and I was with child . |
| 23 | It fell off when I was in the pool . |
| 24 | And if I carry on with this relationship I shall just end up where I was in New York , miserable , unhappy , alone . |
| 25 | I could n't even go out because I was in such a state . |
| 26 | I was very unhappy , because I saw then that I was on an island . |
| 27 | I ca n't rem I were reading about when I were in hospital on er Tuesday while waiting |
| 28 | He always said he did best when I was with him . |
| 29 | " The wife did n't guess till it slipped out when I was on the sauce the other night . |
| 30 | Do n't that I was over impressed with Tammy Girl , were you ? |