Example sentences of "[pron] was [prep] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once a Met Officer remarked cheerfully to me ( from the warmth and light of the office ) , that the rats were much more frightened of me than I was of them , but I noticed that he did n't take me up on my suggestion that he should come out with me and see for himself . |
| 2 | It became apparent that he was as aware of me as I was of him . |
| 3 | He smiled slowly , then drawled , ‘ You ca n't imagine how jealous I was of him . |
| 4 | There was no danger … he was more frightened of me than I was of him … but that 's not the point … if it had been an old lady … he coulde have given her a heart attack … |
| 5 | I sent my rent book off as proof of the fact that I was of what the rent was |
| 6 | I said , ‘ Ssshh ’ , cravenly , for I was scared of her , although not as scared as I was of my own parent . |
| 7 | ‘ … burst upon the scene , and , do you know , he looked so angry that I was more frightened of him than I was of his grisly companion . |
| 8 | That 's what the game 's been about , you know , distracting the governor until I was beyond him . |
| 9 | ‘ Because you thought I was worth it . ’ |
| 10 | I was outside your bedroom that night — I heard you together . |
| 11 | I begged not to go to school the next day , but Mama said that I was over my cold and that I would be safer at school in case her trick should fail . |
| 12 | Anyway , he got bust and I was on me own again . |
| 13 | Mind you , when our Daniel come in now and then to visit they thowt I was on me way out too , wi't dog-collar , and that , dog-collars in them places meaning Death … |
| 14 | Mind you I 'd get myself embarrassed in front of sixty million viewers if I was on her money |
| 15 | The other person in the house moved out and I was on my own . |
| 16 | ‘ OK baby , let's roll , ’ I said , and with a roar and a lurch , I was on my way . |
| 17 | But I thought I was on my way out of the door anyway . |
| 18 | The dog was watering the delphiniums and I was on my knees and elbows , bottom in the air , trying to push the ashtray in from a different angle , in the hope he would n't notice it , when the garden gate creaked open — it was the postman . |
| 19 | ‘ I was on my way to Rome , but I wanted to buy some new shoes in London . |
| 20 | But I was on my feet in a second . |
| 21 | I was on my feet . |
| 22 | I was on my way to see her . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ I was on my way towards the intense life , ’ wrote Cocteau , ‘ towards Picasso — towards Modigliani — towards Satie . ’ |
| 24 | I had intended to emerge while Mr Cardinal was still a reasonable distance away , so that he would see me in good time and suppose I was on my way to the summerhouse , or perhaps to the gardener 's lodge . |
| 25 | I was on my own . |
| 26 | I checked while I was on my own . |
| 27 | I was on my knees by the time we unpacked the sandwiches and tried to find the energy to chew , and I recall making small high-pitched squeaking noises in reply to any attempt at a chat . |
| 28 | Three days later , I was on my way . |
| 29 | So when we arrived hopefully at Loch Hope that morning , I was on my best behaviour . |
| 30 | Toney made the last day and the final two rounds , and I was on my way . |