Example sentences of "[was/were] [prep] [conj] i [verb] [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | Mm Oh I 've put in for one to pay the erm interest on the mortgage , which I have to do and that 's all being seen to because I 've had another letter saying can you tell me what this second loan were for and I 've put down yes , it was for windows and sent a bit of paper er , you know , that we 've paid four thousand seven hundred and something , five thousand , nine hundred and something we 've paid for them windows and I 've spent that |
2 | My dad always said it was for when I got married . |
3 | I told him and it was as if I 'd opened Heaven 's door . |
4 | It was as if I 'd had a bad dream . |
5 | Soon it was as if I had imagined everything . |
6 | They had people to do that for them half the time , there was no need for it , but it was as if I had to earn my keep , I had to repay what they 'd done for me , with the people that worked there laughing at me behind my back , wondering where I 'd come from , thinking maybe I was no better than them . |
7 | It was as if I had denied Daisy and Joszef . |
8 | It was as if I had committed a faux pas by referring to the singing . |