Example sentences of "[pers pn] [conj] [pron] [vb past] [pron] [was/were] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It 's possible there could be conflicts between them so we felt it was important to have discussions now . ’ |
| 2 | It occurred to me that she knew you were a Gemini , and she was clearly thrilled about us getting together . ’ |
| 3 | They had never seen me so they thought I was white . |
| 4 | Then I tried swimming , but what with the current and the fucking cassock — and then bang I got hit in the ribs like someone had kicked me and I thought I was a goner , it must be a rock I thought and I gave up and sort of passed out . |
| 5 | did he say for me and I thought I was going to go |
| 6 | Teacher : You were coming towards me and I thought you were going to run me over , Peter . |
| 7 | I could n't even raise my leg behind me and I thought it was a sign to give up . |
| 8 | I had my camera with me and I saw there was a ladder up on the top deck and when I got up on the top deck it was quite a giddy height , not to be bit I looked at the mast then I climbed up the mast up three quarters of the way up the mast and er the view from up there looked right down on the causeway . |
| 9 | It really did n't feel like it was such big stuff , it was just happening to me and I believed I was going to be all right . |
| 10 | ‘ The community would have much less confidence in me if they believed I was not the sort of person who would stand up for their interests . |
| 11 | People would n't be so nice to me if they thought I was so lucky , but it 's fun to see their faces when I bring certain special ones back now and then . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ They 'd have told me if they suspected something was going on . ’ |
| 13 | He taunted me , asking me if I knew what was going to happen to me on my wedding night . |
| 14 | Blaming it on the Company would be just a fallback — you would n't believe me if I said I was n't drinking of that but you might believe me if I say we 'd prefer the good old British way : that nothing happened and there 's no blame at all . |
| 15 | ‘ God , would you fancy me if I said I was ? |
| 16 | Yes , he did actually ask me if I thought he was sexy ! |
| 17 | Well I did think about it but the Careers Officer advised me no cos he thought that you have to be really really good before y get in and he asked me if I thought I was really good and I said that well I was not too bad but and he said that he thought it would be better to concentrate on something else . |
| 18 | Charles would tease me if he thought I was worrying about my weight ; he likes curvy women with big breasts , Nicola once confided in me . |
| 19 | It could n't have made any difference to them if we knew what was happening . |
| 20 | He would n't wake them if he thought they were sleeping . |
| 21 | Abruptly she let go of the last protective remnants of self-deception , but , fearing questions she could n't answer without exposing the full extent of her vulnerability , she rushed on , ‘ I felt guilty to begin with , but I did come to terms with it eventually , and anyway , my parents had encouraged me to stay with radio even though it would take me away from them and they knew what was happening to Dad . ’ |
| 22 | Julia 's had them and she said they were fine . |
| 23 | Yeah erm Alice at school , she give me one but hers were n't called them and I said they were called Imps |
| 24 | I would be lying to you if I said it was the same now . |
| 25 | Leave it at your house and I 'll try it out and erm but Nick would n't sell it to you if he thought it was |
| 26 | Her husband only had one leg , and he used to sit in the corner all the time and wave his stick at you if he thought you were pinching anything . |
| 27 | I told them in school about you and they said I was ideally positioned . ’ |
| 28 | He said where were you and I said you were crying over Mo . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ I respected you and I knew you were n't the kind of girl who slept around . |
| 30 | ‘ Now you know I would n't leave you unless I knew you were going to be all right . |