Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] be [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I listened to this tale of woe and as I dug with my tiny spade , wondered what I might find , an arm or perhaps a leg , but the only discoveries that I made were small pieces of coal washed up on the beach . |
| 2 | Yeah , oh all I got was that book with a statement , statement book . |
| 3 | I need some le er the , I wanted a carton of live yoghurt I do n't think the live yoghurt I used was any good because , for a start it was fruit flavoured , no it was n't , it was natural , but it said mild flavoured |
| 4 | I do n't think the live yoghurt I used was any good because , for a start it was fruit flavoured , no it was n't it was natural , but it said mild flavoured and I do n't think it was the proper like the Greek style really live yoghurt that would have started all the fungus growing on it . |
| 5 | ‘ The most expensive ingredient that I used was fresh tomatoes . |
| 6 | The watercolours I used were raw sienna , French ultramarine and Indian red , which produced a series of slate greys and browns to match the London brick . |
| 7 | The companies I mentioned are important acquisitions . ’ |
| 8 | Previously , all the theory I learnt was head stuff . |
| 9 | For his second shot , which I estimated was 160 yards into a strong wind , Peter said , ‘ Jacky , I think it 's a 5-iron . ’ |
| 10 | Well , do you honestly think the answer would have been the same if I 'd been Norman Ward Westerman or Lord Boddy ? ’ |
| 11 | If I 'd been fourteen years old I should have commanded one shilling , but being only twelve and a half I got sixpence . |
| 12 | If only I 'd been 10 years of age again , I 'd have loved the ‘ Pirates Club ’ . |
| 13 | in nineteen thirty and ninety thirty one I won the cup , I 'd been twelve year old then . |
| 14 | I 'd been half-hoping Vecchi might show before I sent Laura Channing out to what might develop into target-practice . |
| 15 | One of the girls I taught was this girl Hilda Syms , and she got a crush on me . |
| 16 | I was too frightened , all I heard was 3 shots , a bump and a scream . |
| 17 | The last the last quality entertainment video that I watched was Pretty Woman but I did n't like it . |
| 18 | All I needed was 10 pence — which was what you had to pay in those days if you said you came from the previous stop — but I did n't even have that . |
| 19 | Derek had another inspiration : what I needed was fresh air . |
| 20 | Erm , putting images into words is not always easy , a colour in a painting can give you a way in and the brown of Van Gogh 's jacket erm affected me with this one particularly and the sun flower I felt was inappropriate misplace , in a vase to , to small , erm and it gave me an image a very strong image of suffering and this poem is in its very early stages and its literally just a list of images and I wanted to be able to show you how I start off which is with a series of images and then I have to put some filler in and open them up a bit and , and make them more accessible and understandable , but this is just a list form . |
| 21 | I joined the Associate Membership scheme in the beginning and left it last year because of what I felt was gross overcharging for a pathetic members ' service . |
| 22 | All I saw were this pair of legs sticking over the desk and him going aaaaagh ! |
| 23 | I had rather been hoping that I might see somebody I knew while I was in the town , but the only people I saw were old Mackenzie in the gun and tackle shop and Mrs Stuart in the cafe , yawning and fat behind her Formica counters and reading a Mills & boon . |
| 24 | I went in first and all I saw was standard classroom with a blackboard down one wall , two lines of plain tables and some wooden chairs . |
| 25 | yeah , it was , the bit I saw was that policeman when he goes although those two were up to no good |
| 26 | Well what I saw was some tail lights going along the road . |
| 27 | CABBIE I ROBBED IS NEAR DEATH |
| 28 | ‘ We wo n't ! ’ called Quigley , with what I feared was misplaced optimism . |
| 29 | Based on what I thought were proper symptoms , Puls. was given but with only temporary relief , and slight lowering of the blood pressure . |
| 30 | All I thought was that health monitor basically follows it but it just needs a , a little bit of clarification so that everybody knows exactly when forms are supposed to be produced . |