Example sentences of "[pron] [was/were] [verb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Listen lawman , I wuz brought up on the streets . |
| 2 | Eventually Frankie and I were called in by Mum and told to get a wash and change as it was nearly time to go . |
| 3 | So Derek and I were called in . |
| 4 | If I were to go in now , thought Rupert , I should attract far more attention that if I 'd gone earlier . |
| 5 | So if I were to go out tomorrow and see one and it was nice |
| 6 | What if Mercia and I were to take over Northumbria ? ’ |
| 7 | It might be helpful if I were to outline briefly the history of the STUCC and of the Government 's thinking on this matter . |
| 8 | He and I were eating heartily when Byron threw down his fork and cried , ‘ Oh for the horrors of polite society again ! |
| 9 | The conviction started from my body and the discovery that no one could prevent me — if I were determined enough — from treating it as I wished . |
| 10 | I felt as if I were moving just a beat faster than everyone else . |
| 11 | I ca n't rem I were reading about when I were in hospital on er Tuesday while waiting |
| 12 | how old he was , Nicodemus was born physically just the same as you and I were born physically . |
| 13 | After that win , Hope 's family and supporters celebrated with champagne in the dressing room and Lawless recalled : ‘ We only had a few glasses and Mo and I were drinking out of the same one . |
| 14 | And now it was as if I were sinking blissfully into a warm bath and lying there perfectly relaxed … |
| 15 | If I were taking on a new act , their ability to perform on stage would be second only to the quality of their songwriting . |
| 16 | ‘ If I were to set aside all those communications which are expressed or expressible in words written , spoken or signed — what would be left over ? ’ |
| 17 | I gave the old man a tip , and soon Mrs M. and I were speeding back to Ballina . |
| 18 | I were tidying up at half past six this morning . |
| 19 | If I were to draw up a spec list of preferred bass amp facilities , the resulting layout would probably look similar to the Hartke 's : uncluttered and functional . |
| 20 | The roller-coaster cliff-top walk was tiring but both Vanessa and I were spurred on as we approached the final climb up Golden Cap . |
| 21 | I certainly do not charge the Minister with dishonesty ; if I were to do so I should be reprimanded . |
| 22 | My friend and I were made very welcome at the centre — the staff , atmosphere and facilities were excellent , as was the food . |
| 23 | I tell it just as it happened , from where we ran up the hill almost straight into the man ; I leave out what Andy and I were doing just before , and the man 's line about dirty , perverted things . |
| 24 | Actually , Cole was n't proposing donations to aid agencies as the ‘ solution ’ to mass starvation any more than Stuart Weir and I were doing so a few years ago . |
| 25 | And I were doing very well . |
| 26 | He is teasing me , as the hon. Member for Normanton ( Mr. O'Brien ) and I were teased occasionally in the Standing Committee on the Local Government Finance Bill during the past three weeks . |
| 27 | The Clown was racing alongside and Lollo and I were showing off to him whooing and waving . |
| 28 | I were crying again ! |
| 29 | ‘ If I were to marry again . ’ |
| 30 | At the time I was playing a Les Paul , which was n't my first choice because I had been playing Telecasters when Stevie ( Nicks ) and I were working together before we joined Fleetwood Mac , but when we joined the band there was an existing sound and the Telecaster was n't cutting it . |