Example sentences of "[pers pn] was [adj] [conj] [vb past] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I was upset and raised my voice . |
| 2 | ‘ I was upset and raised my voice . |
| 3 | Though I was tired and begged you to leave off . |
| 4 | I said I was sorry and hoped she 'd soon be better and to tell her not to worry , that of course we 'd manage . |
| 5 | I was early and made my way slowly through the deserted canyon of skyscrapers on this hot afternoon . |
| 6 | Erm I must say that on the clothing scene , because I did criticize it in my earlier statements , er that when I was so young I thought it was so frumpy and I was so pleased when I was married and got my own income that , you know , I could go elsewhere and choose something . |
| 7 | I was furious and punched it , its skin was surprisingly rough and split my hand open . ’ |
| 8 | He showed no desire to get up and greet me but I was merciless and dragged him inch by inch over the cobbles till he was lying at my feet . |
| 9 | The handbook also recommends making a diary of feelings when alone , with one column headed : ‘ Times I was alone and enjoyed it ’ and the other : ‘ Times I was alone and did n't enjoy it . |
| 10 | I was so needy at the time that I think I would have gone off with the first person who told me I was attractive and showed my affection . |
| 11 | When the recapitulation came , of course , I was ready and played it . |
| 12 | She stirred against him , and he mistook it for something like the small movements of a child asleep , and smiled down at her through the slow current of perfume rising from her black , turmoiled hair ; but she was awake and brought her head up , drawing away from him a little , looking at him , so that he had to hide his smile quickly , because it was n't something he had meant her to see . |
| 13 | I have never felt such rage for M — even that day when she was drunk and hit me in front of that hateful boy Peter Catesby . |
| 14 | She was stricken and missed him terribly , but she would n't show it in public . |
| 15 | They declared that she was insatiable and begged them all to participate . |
| 16 | In a long conversation to another close friend near the end of June , Antonia said she was upset and worried she was n't seeing enough of her Minister . |
| 17 | He hated it when she was tactful and allowed him space to meet women . |
| 18 | But since she was comfortable and occupied she felt no need to take the advantage of her freedom . |
| 19 | She was surprised and sat herself down more carefully than was necessary on the stone seating . |
| 20 | ‘ Well , someone thought she was important and garrotted her . |
| 21 | He had said she was beautiful and called her Felipe 's woman , but obviously the count was not about to enlighten her on that particular score , and as she was not revealing her knowledge of his language she had to let it go . |
| 22 | She was jealous and saw herself as a failure . |
| 23 | She was rambling and knew it , but could n't stop . |
| 24 | He says she was abusive and accused him of abducting her child . |
| 25 | It was pleasant but had I been blindfolded I would not have been able to tell the difference from its cheaper , non-organic counterpart . |
| 26 | He said he 'd just come back from Amsterdam and he had tried some and said it was great and did I know where he could get some . |
| 27 | I reached for the teapot ; it was warm and brightened my day even more . |
| 28 | They took the baby and I remember asking if it was okay and did I have a boy or a girl . |
| 29 | It was fun and made me feel useful and wanted . |
| 30 | Teesdale District Council turned down an application for the sign on the ground of it contravening the town area local plan but the inspector said it was acceptable and allowed it for the next five years . |