Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] be a [noun sg] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 Nutty remembered supposing that Nails would hit a bullseye every time if he pretended it was a policeman he was shooting at , and wondered how she was going to reconcile that .
2 And the mono thing worked ; we found it was a format we could really use well , so for the time being we 're carrying on down the path .
3 Harry decided that the embarrassment this caused him was a sign he was getting better .
4 But an English ex-social worker has come forward after seeing her picture in TODAY and claimed she is a youngster he once counselled .
5 When he moved to Rangers as a player and the red cards flourished it was a quote he was destined to regret .
6 Detective Eddy showed he was a man who appreciated horses as he ran his hands over Vulcan 's body .
7 The organisation claimed he was a Catholic who had been involved with the Army , the Royal Ulster Constabulary and loyalist terrorists .
8 Although he could see no more than the man 's black outline , he sensed it was a rival he was moving towards , one who saw himself as having rights in the moor , even rights of possession over it .
9 In the end , he decided it was a classic he could n't improve on .
10 I thought you were a hallucination you know , a fantasy , standing there all cream and amber in your fur wrappings .
11 Nicolo Sabatini still thought she was a woman who supplemented her income through occasional dalliances with men willing to pay for the pleasure of her company .
12 But in between meals , for tea and whenever they went out Jill relied on Farley 's Rusks because she knew it was a name she could trust .
13 He knew it was a moment he would never forget , for in that brief space of time his world changed .
14 Cos we thought it was a bit what they had pre-wrapped ?
15 ‘ I thought it was a weakness I had but it was n't — it proved to be my strength .
16 As she blacked out , she thought it was a pity she had n't gotten round to finishing the Christmas decorations .
17 So sometimes I wallop it in , sometime the the other one would stick his finger through the hole , and the riveter would be dying to be hitting it back he thought it was a drift you know .
18 ‘ I thought it was a woman who ran the House of Adorno . ’
19 It was some time before Wexford could decide whether it was a man or a woman and when he realised it was a woman he called out a brisk , cheerful good night so that she should not be afraid .
20 Although Edwards has not dismissed the threat of legal action from v , d ) , D customers and admits he is worried , he argued it is a risk which must be run .
21 When I said I was a feminist he became abrupt , as if his time was precious , and told me he could n't help me .
22 Shirley giggled and said I was a woman who knew her own mind , was n't I , Jim ?
23 You said you 're a girl who enjoys a challenge .
24 He said you were a gentleman who 'd pay a fair price for anything I could tell you . ’
25 He said you were a man who was good at his work .
26 And he felt them and he said they are a bit he said .
27 Had it been a ploy it would have been a rewarding one , but Vanessa was not given to ploys .
28 ‘ He said it was a pity I had n't come to him before , when the evidence was there that he was living with this woman , because now the bungalow 's been sold and she 's disappeared .
29 St Ives said it was a mercy he had n't after all approached Meredith and asked him to give her the push .
30 We did get through some pretty hot language , erm he did say that this would destroy the tripartite system and he quoted me and said that I said it was a system which was the end of the world .
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