Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] [be] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Court archives included much material of interest , but the people who consulted them were almost exclusively clerks who needed to establish points for cases : they were not used for history-making . |
| 2 | What really concerned me was how to finance a tunnel project of any kind . |
| 3 | Th th the point that erm we were then discussing was that in practice of course males may , m ma may contribute a lot more an and , and the question was is this er something to do with the adaptions of our species or is it just the this was the question you , you asked me was n't it ? |
| 4 | Last thing he asked me was where he might find Florrie Shaw . |
| 5 | The Chairman of the Governors asked me was there a precedent in a flowing her to come into the interviews , and I said ‘ No , the precedent has already been set and that she was n't in on the other appointments . ’ |
| 6 | ROBBIE What got me was when I went to other folks ' houses . |
| 7 | Indeed , Blundell fears that UK food surpluses may be transient because the intensive agriculture that produced them is not sustainable . |
| 8 | Whether he deliberately sought them is not clear . |
| 9 | They had both been asked about other men who were in France and answered patiently , knowing that the distraught women who asked them were only clutching at straws . |
| 10 | Some soldier saw me , realized I was n't a real major and I suppose he thought I was impersonating an officer or whatever . |
| 11 | The man who measured me — he had red hair , I remember — lingered over my inside leg and when he realized I was n't going to object , gave me a comprehensive fondling . |
| 12 | I had been happily chatting away for some time to my ‘ invisible ’ recorder before I realized I was not alone . |
| 13 | I belatedly realized I was not looking at a reproduction . |
| 14 | Not a one of them realized I was not human . |
| 15 | But I realized I was most surprised . |
| 16 | I never wore the roll-neck out there again and as the years passed I was gradually given a large wardrobe of beautiful traditional dresses , which I wore with comfort and delight , each dress reminding me of the giver . |
| 17 | ‘ What 's the matter , Claudia — just realised I 'm not Garry ? ’ |
| 18 | ‘ I saw Kylie do the Stock/Aitken/Waterman thing and Jason went down that same road , and I realised I was n't going to do anything musical while I was with Neighbours , because Kylie and Jason were just copping flak from everywhere . |
| 19 | She lives in a field with some others , and when she walked towards me I realised I was n't properly prepared , and found myself saying , ‘ How do you say hello to a pig ? ’ |
| 20 | After we all clambered off the bus and entered the school I started to become a bit more relaxed as I realised I was n't the only person there who had butterflies as big as eagles in their stomachs . |
| 21 | I realised I was no longer having any fun doing my movies , and I think this was reflected in my last two films , Harlem Nights and Another 48 Hours . |
| 22 | It was wet and cold and I realised I was bleeding heavily . ’ |
| 23 | It was n't until I underwent hypnosis that I realised I was still a Catholic . |
| 24 | Suddenly she giggled and I realised I was still holding her fingers . |
| 25 | I only realised I was still suffering from ME after my doctor referred me to a psychiatrist . |
| 26 | ‘ When I reached eight tries I realised I was in with a chance of records and the lads helped me as best they could . ’ |
| 27 | But I always knew you were fiercely independent and I knew how you 'd react to my eternal presence if you realised I was there as a self-appointed bodyguard . ’ |
| 28 | I got a lot of stick for that at first but when my tutor realised I was actually producing work it was okay . |
| 29 | It is plain too , that dinosaurs in their highest forms were far from being lumbering brutes ; and there is overwhelming evidence that what finally defeated them was not competition from ‘ higher ’ forms of life , but changes in climate , possibly exacerbated by catastrophic events , including the impact of giant meteors . |
| 30 | Can we persuade departments of the need to ensure that creation of such directories is mapped , and that the terms of reference and composition of working groups which created them are adequately documented ? |