Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] [verb] [pron] [was/were] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ There was something about him that made me know he was the best revue star we had . ’ |
| 2 | Then there came it think it was the gearbox or something went on the gar , you know , because I tow a caravan , and the car just would n't pull the caravan , and it was going to cost over a thousand pounds and that like . |
| 3 | When I arrived I found I was the only newspaperman so involved , and Mains had his men out on the main field . |
| 4 | ‘ The first time the buzzer went I thought it was the ice but it was a 16 lb pike . |
| 5 | I thought you thought it was the confluence . |
| 6 | How did I know he was the world 's greatest ? |
| 7 | ‘ How did you know it was the motorbike service ? ’ |
| 8 | Did he think he was the only one who could lie and cheat ? |
| 9 | Did he think he was the Shah of Persia ? |
| 10 | I do n't know whether she had any more , she said she hoped it was the last and I should think she did , thirteen children to look after . |
| 11 | Grimma once said she thought it was the most astonishing thing in the world . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Had you decided she was the woman for me ? ’ |
| 13 | He said he believed I was the only person who could carry the country through . |