Example sentences of "[adj] [be] [conj] i [vb past] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was before I did my Leaving . |
| 2 | The first is that I felt my battle to be with authority , whether in the form of teachers , matrons , parents , or even nature itself . |
| 3 | What made things particularly difficult was that I felt I was n't Black enough for my Black colleagues and that white workers picking up on the division used this to their advantage by divide-and-rule tactics . |
| 4 | ‘ Ah , that 's because I knew you were cheap , ’ the boyfriend said . |
| 5 | That 's because I told her what they said to me in erm erm |
| 6 | That 's because I mailed it myself . |
| 7 | It looks like 16mm film because it 's Kodak Gold and that 's because I wanted it to look like good-quality home snaps as opposed to a kind of beautiful , arty shot . |
| 8 | no that 's because I wanted it before |
| 9 | That 's cos I told them . |
| 10 | But that was before I met you . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Madame Gebrec , I know I said I would help you , but that was before I understood what you wanted of me . |
| 12 | That was before I knew you . |
| 13 | no I did n't , I never liked it , whether that was because I knew we were n't gon na be there , or , you know , I just , I was only there six months |
| 14 | He recalled : ‘ I certainly gave two very bad TV interviews that gave the impression that things were all wrong , all uptight , but that was because I felt it necessary to defend the players . ’ |