Example sentences of "[prep] i were [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The clothes his cousin , Lady Angela , chose for me were quite the most fabulous things you 've ever seen . " |
| 2 | The chestnut-trees opposite me were suddenly vivid green and , as suddenly , dark again . |
| 3 | Her acts of cruelty towards me were never mentioned . |
| 4 | There was a sign but it was and it was just cracked so cars behind me were just driving over it and nobody could , you ca n't see it . |
| 5 | As far as toilets were concerned er the the toilets to me were absolutely diabolical , that nobody should have been asked to use them . |
| 6 | Oh , what pleasure would it be to me were there a good understanding between my mother and myself , when I am assured if I know my own heart , that I am so far from having any ill against her that I have almost undone myself to serve her … |
| 7 | As far as lab work went , I always felt very intimidated because I 'd never touched anything more technical than a hairdryer , and all these boys around me were confidently plugging in their oscilloscopes , because I mean , I suppose they had their train sets and that sort of thing , and I was very scared to plug things in , in case they blew up . |