Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] be a [noun] [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 | I remarked it was an experience I would not care to repeat . |
| 10 | In the end , he decided it was a classic he could n't improve on . |
| 11 | I thought you were a hallucination you know , a fantasy , standing there all cream and amber in your fur wrappings . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | He knew it was a moment he would never forget , for in that brief space of time his world changed . |
| 15 | Cos we thought it was a bit what they had pre-wrapped ? |
| 16 | ‘ I thought it was a weakness I had but it was n't — it proved to be my strength . |
| 17 | As she blacked out , she thought it was a pity she had n't gotten round to finishing the Christmas decorations . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | ‘ I thought it was a woman who ran the House of Adorno . ’ |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | Shirley giggled and said I was a woman who knew her own mind , was n't I , Jim ? |
| 24 | You said you 're a girl who enjoys a challenge . |
| 25 | He said you were a gentleman who 'd pay a fair price for anything I could tell you . ’ |
| 26 | He said you were a man who was good at his work . |
| 27 | And he felt them and he said they are a bit he said . |
| 28 | Had it been a ploy it would have been a rewarding one , but Vanessa was not given to ploys . |
| 29 | Had it been a Saturday we should have stayed to see the cheese market . |
| 30 | Had she been less committed to parenting , perhaps because her children were older and seen to be less in need of her support , or had it been an event which threatened a role or idea to which she was less committed , perhaps losing a part-time job which she did not enjoy , the effect would be less threatening . |