Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] [pron] [was/were] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not a one of them realized I was not human . |
| 2 | Everyone agreed it was a fine picture , a breezy blend of wit and taste . |
| 3 | The result was that I chaired a session and I got Pam Mills from the BBC to speak at it and everyone agreed it was one of the best sessions of the conference . |
| 4 | Everyone loved him , but no-one realised he was special . |
| 5 | Rebecca Hall then came up with four other volunteers … all of whom admitted they were n't farmers . |
| 6 | One of the questions I asked myself was what could possibly have gone wrong ? |
| 7 | I asked what was the oldest part of the farm and was shown a flagstone path leading down to a valley . |
| 8 | I asked what was the problem and they told me not to bother my pretty head with scum . |
| 9 | ‘ You would n't understand , ’ a young male engineer responded loftily when I asked what was wrong with the photocopier . |
| 10 | ‘ When , in answer to his assumption that there was to be an early wedding , I asked what was going round the grapevine now , he told me it was pure speculation on his part , stemming from the fact that you 'd just handed in your resignation . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ I asked him was that pounds or dollars and he said dollars , so I said sure that 's not so bad and offered him £5 off the price of a new sweater . |
| 12 | This was one of the one of the things I asked him was n't it ? |
| 13 | Raymond said to me the other day , I asked him was there any lemonade ? |
| 14 | Well I asked him was he alright and he said aye , and then I fell asleep , I 've been sleeping from after eight twenty past eight . |
| 15 | I asked which were the next tallest and she picked out the only two of the next size . |
| 16 | I asked which were the smallest , and she picked out the three shortest ones quickly . |
| 17 | I asked who was going to pay for the call . |
| 18 | ‘ I thought it was some weirdo and when I asked who was calling the voice yelled : ‘ It 's me ! ’ |
| 19 | oh , they may of been updated then , the question I asked you was a different one , when was the moment when they became inaccurate ? |
| 20 | I thought , the not that I made there was safety . |
| 21 | It was in the winter of 1987–88 that I announced I was going to race mostly in Britain in Olympic year . |
| 22 | We were sitting on water , going down a great , deep stream , and then I realized we were on a board — like that board in the field — all white and covered with black lines . |
| 23 | Then in the afternoon I realized we were driving through countryside . |
| 24 | Then I realized we were into genuine past-tense mode . |
| 25 | I realized we were still worlds apart . |
| 26 | Maureen said : ‘ I did n't think about them again until that psychic woman asked for them , but it was only after I had given them to her I realized they were n't his at all . |
| 27 | But I thought if that 's how they run a business So then when they , they moved house I realized they were using an ordinary saucepan to do their chips in and I had visions of fat boiling over and cos it 's gas so I bought them one a very nice deep fryer as a housewarming present . |
| 28 | Fortunately I realized what was happening and went to our Old Town doctor , who had some serious things to say about this method she considered Germanic , and we were sent to St Helen 's Hospital for a minor operation and a re-think . |
| 29 | I finally realized something was up because people were yelling at me — I thought they were just trying to get on but then I realized what was up , and I hit the button again . |
| 30 | When I got my hands under the protruding portion I realized there was no point in heaving . |