Example sentences of "[adj] that i [was/were] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And then , damn me , it was clear that I was sitting on someone ! |
| 2 | I was afraid that I was lost in the snow . ’ |
| 3 | I divorced my ex-husband five years ago , after years of him making it obvious that I was acting as a ‘ brake ’ on his life . |
| 4 | One agent I met with admitted that I was known in the business as a ‘ bit of a cheap turn ’ . |
| 5 | ‘ Especially when I was shutting myself away until two or three in the morning , so that I was absolutely certain that I was going to be able to go into the studio a few hours later and deliver something that was believable and complete . ’ |
| 6 | Even before plugging the Tribute in I was aware that I was dealing with a class act , comparable , perhaps , to sitting in the driving seat of a Ferrari for the first time . |
| 7 | I was aware that I was attracted to boys and men from about the age of twelve or fourteen , but although I was brought up in London I still did n't find it very easy to have any sort of contact with other gay men . |
| 8 | ‘ It was so bad that I was put on crutches . |