Example sentences of "[pers pn] [be] here a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I been here a long time . |
| 2 | Captain McArthur said : ‘ I was here a few evenings ago , when the band played the anthem . |
| 3 | ‘ Upon my word , she was here a moment ago , ’ stated Simon . |
| 4 | There 's hardly anybody about but if you was here a year ago , this was a little island on it 's own little concrete island on it 's own . |
| 5 | ‘ My mother lives right next to the Strand and we are here a lot . |
| 6 | It was here a couple of minutes ago . |
| 7 | ‘ He was here a minute ago … |
| 8 | ‘ Yes , he was here a little while ago . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ He was here a bit earlier . |
| 10 | ‘ AM ’ , ‘ ARE ’ , ‘ WAS ’ , ‘ WERE ’ Weak forms : ‘ Why am I here ? ’ ( before consonants ) ‘ Here are the plates ’ ( before vowels ) ‘ The coats are in there ’ ‘ He was here a minute ago ’ ( before consonants ) ‘ The papers were late ’ ( before vowels ) ‘ The questions were easy ’ In final position : , , , ‘ She 's not as old as I am ’ ‘ I know the Smiths are ’ ‘ The last record was ’ ‘ They were n't as cold as we were ’ |