Example sentences of "[was/were] a [noun] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My palace if I were a king it 's more than a palace it 's my everything . |
| 2 | ‘ I figure Simon said it because he was in love with you and he hoped that by pretending the two of you were a couple he might give fate a nudge and make it happen . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ But why would I agree to help you investigate the club if I were a user myself ? ’ |
| 4 | An example of this differential sentencing policy was reported in the Guardian 18 August , 1980 , which quoted a male judge , who told a female defendant , ‘ If you were a man I would send you to prison without hesitation ’ . |
| 5 | If I were a man I 'd tell me to get lost — and fast ! |
| 6 | If an observer interprets a piece of animal behaviour as either aggressive or altruistic he is , in effect , saying : " If that creature were a man I should describe his behaviour as aggressive or altruistic as the case may be . " |
| 7 | If I were a man you would n't dare do this ! ’ |
| 8 | He said you were a man who was good at his work . |
| 9 | Leading opponent , Tony Coleman , claimed the 30 jobs were a myth he could nail . |
| 10 | Although communists were a nuisance it was fascist anti-semitism which caused the real headache ; if this were outlawed then the problem would be removed . |
| 11 | He said you were a gentleman who 'd pay a fair price for anything I could tell you . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ To hear you speak about Santa Barbara , one would think you were a resident yourself . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ You have an immense output , ’ Willoughby said severely to Emily a few weeks later , leaning over her desk as if he were a judge himself . |
| 14 | I imagine that if you were a member you can , you can get in a lot easier and a lot cheaper . |
| 15 | He did n't say anything about ( well-documented ) insults Yeugh directed at the distinguished internationals for no apparent reason — like telling Eddie Gray ‘ if you were a racehorse you 'd have been shot years ago ’ in front of the team — or indeed any of the other eccentric behaviour of the man that got him fired . |
| 16 | It took time , it took time , it took a period of years till they got it finalized but when we got it finalized , we had for example er welding areas , in which no one was allowed in unless they were a welder you know . |
| 17 | As a consequence of which well we went to Egypt and the Sudan this business , we came back and er the b the the foreman 's brother he ne he never liked me ever this forema when I were a kid you know , he never liked me at all , I never got on with him and and er mind you there 's a long story about that but it 's a silly little thing that er that I really upset him with . |
| 18 | More than when you were a kid I expect ! |
| 19 | It is vital that our site work and written reports are of the highest standards because if there were a transgression they may be used as legal evidence . ’ |
| 20 | If I were a girl I would n't let a man go near me ! |
| 21 | Moving on from the , the dredger back to when you were a stevedore you used to sort out the different work for the , for the men , where did you used to congregate first thing in the morning ? |
| 22 | Nerves were a problem he always found difficult to combat and the full glare of the spotlight made walking and singing a tall order that day . |
| 23 | As a recruiting exercise the meetings were a success one who joined then , now a nurse , was Janet . |
| 24 | ‘ If you were a Romany you 'd need to get used to such things , Seb . |
| 25 | I thought you were a hallucination you know , a fantasy , standing there all cream and amber in your fur wrappings . |
| 26 | So that you 've got football pitches there , with cricket pitches but if you wanted , if you were a golfer you went across to the golf course . |
| 27 | [ In those days , if you were a witch you were safe as long as you kept away from the common people : once I saw a group of villagers spread-eagle a warlock , drive a stake through his heart and bury him beneath a crossroads gibbet . ] |
| 28 | Unfortunately the people er involved in the associations we were trying to block people joining , if , if you were wealthy in any way or if you had er you were a landlord they did n't want you to be , to be er a member of this cos I think there was fear that if you were to join you may be able to , yeah |
| 29 | I 'm sick of the way you 've treated me , as if I were a child who 's misbehaved . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ There , there , ’ he said , as if she were a child herself . |