Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] be [noun] [prep] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I guessed it was part of your plot to steer me right away from Rob — in case I corrupt him . ’ |
| 2 | Not knowing exactly WHEN Brian died , HOW much he suffered and WHO killed him is torture for her . |
| 3 | At home he did n't spook at bright blue barrels , a wall or planks , so we decided it was time for our first party . |
| 4 | He only realised they were vibrancers by their costume , for their postures were lax and their hair , unlike the tidy short haircuts of Por Tanssie students , very long . |
| 5 | ‘ I could understand it with the men , who thought I was coming-on to them , but the women 's reluctance puzzled me , until I discovered that the City people discouraged the country dwellers ( she objects to the word ‘ peasant ’ ) from having their picture taken . |
| 6 | ‘ I could understand it with the men , who thought I was coming-on to them , but the women 's reluctance puzzled me , until I discovered that the City people discouraged the country dwellers ( she objects to the word ‘ peasant ’ ) from having their picture taken . |
| 7 | Perhaps they thought she was part of his troupe ? |
| 8 | ‘ I thought she was friends with everybody . |
| 9 | Discreetly , once we knew they were friends of yours . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ When I first saw them I thought they were costermongers with their black and white trousers . |
| 11 | Later , I saw it was part of his fear : if I had the means to escape , perhaps I would use it ? |
| 12 | Berowne 's only explanation had been that he felt it was time for his life to take a new direction . |
| 13 | Tabitha , turning involuntarily , knew it was Saskia by her moustache . |
| 14 | If Gilbert thought it was part of her duty to track down Amy or help her in any way , then she would do so . |
| 15 | Someone was shaking her violently , shouting at her , and at first she thought it was part of her nightmare . |
| 16 | As she moved off with the other mounted followers , Artemis determined that if her father thought it was time for her to stop riding ponies and learn to hunt on a horse , then so be it . |
| 17 | Standing up , I assured her that I was n't drunk but tired and that I thought it was time for me to walk her home . |
| 18 | When Loc , with another worried glance in Jacques Devraux 's direction , insisted it was time for them to go to bed , Paul galloped across the clearing with little Hoc on his shoulders and dumped the boy squealing with laughter on his sleeping mat . |
| 19 | Well I was just I was just thinking , if you had a patterned paper and then you had you 're pattern in your |
| 20 | It is pleasing that there is a large degree of support for the Southern fire station as I said it was music to my ears . |
| 21 | He gave her the money then , and said it was part of his retainer for the season . ’ |
| 22 | At the end of the season Chapman called me in and said it was time for me to decide one way or the other . |
| 23 | Yanto arranged to pick them up outside Sharpness Coop Sunday morning , after which Mary said it was time for her to go home . |
| 24 | He said he was cross with you because you keep calling him Mr Vass . ’ |
| 25 | When I was in Moscow , my grandmother was with me and everything that I wanted she was doing for me and I was a little girl who had everything . |