Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] was [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do n't think I was on the same wavelength as the Prime Minister almost from the start , although I did work for her beforehand and try to pull together some of the policies . |
| 2 | It was a nightmare , anyone reading the papers would think I was on my last legs . |
| 3 | Even Gran 'd think I was off my head . |
| 4 | I did n't even think I was in contention ’ . |
| 5 | She thought I was carrying on , and she did n't think I was in labour . |
| 6 | ‘ Why do you think I was in the Mafia ? ’ |
| 7 | I do n't know whether David would agree , but my experience as a teacher was that I certainly encountered , I realize now , in my teaching career , children with dyslexia and yet no-one had told me , in my training , anything about this condition and I do n't think I was in a position until later , in a sense , to recognise that I had seen children with this difficulty . |
| 8 | You 'd think I was round the twist if I told you . |
| 9 | He 'd probably think I was after spendin' the entire night in a shebeen . ’ |
| 10 | It was n't until half an hour later that I realised I was on C1 . |
| 11 | I was as quiet as I could be , but all the same , I ca n't help wondering if at some stage he realised I was on his heels . |
| 12 | ‘ I THOUGHT I was still standing and then I realised I was on the floor . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ I pleaded guilty because I realised I was in breach of my contract and expected to be punished . |
| 14 | No , I I mean I was on the phone and th , there was a knock at the door and this woman came round and said she was from from the |
| 15 | Yeah we I must admit , would a , would a parent , I mean I was at a very simple level , following instructions , go and get that ruler Jimmy ? |
| 16 | I mean I was at the party but I did n't see anything suspicious . ’ |
| 17 | I mean one day , I mean I was in a customer care meeting for three hours on Monday , so obviously I lost some there , but you know , that particular day I was on a , just on the phone personally on my B M S for just over three hours , and just looking at the other things that I had to deal with . |
| 18 | He said that 's when they put presents round and er he come in on the Friday on the Friday night and I mean I was in a right state , I mean we 've been in there about seven weeks and I was like at the point of like a nervous breakdown and he said to me how do you feel about me taking Matthew from you , so I said I he said I think you need a break . |
| 19 | like you just , they just went , oh and but I think it 's finally , I mean I was in the |
| 20 | I mean I was in eight and a half hours yesterday , eight hours a day before |
| 21 | I recently sang live at the Asian Pop Awards ceremony and I got a real buzz realising I was before my own people . |
| 22 | She just had to turn out , and there was nothing coming down , foot down , opened up , got I was at the top of the hill and she was nowhere in sight . |
| 23 | ‘ If you must know I was with somebody , ’ I said reluctantly . |
| 24 | ‘ Did n't know I was on your tail , old chum , did you ? ’ |
| 25 | Oh well I 'm sorry I did n't know I was on record and er I withdraw all the remarks and I shall deny everything in court . |
| 26 | ‘ How did you know I was at the Holiday Inn ? ’ |
| 27 | ‘ Well , so would you if you 'd spent all night in them tunnels ! — How did you know I was in there , anyway ? ’ |
| 28 | I woke up about 12.30 that night , and I really did know I was in labour by this time . |
| 29 | ‘ The girl did n't know I was in my room when she was changing the linen . |
| 30 | How did you know I was in the garden ? ’ |