Example sentences of "[pron] was [vb pp] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was fired some years after the War after an altercation with Hymie . |
| 2 | You know , you 're sort of turning the abortion argument on it 's head , that er in an abortion you can say it 's my body , I have a right to decide , and this baby that dies is never going to be there to question that decision , but in this type of situation the baby 's going to be there and okay , you 'll get so many who will just accept their situation and wo n't question it , but you 're always going to get some , or even one who will say I want to know my origins , I want to why I was conceived this way , why I was born this way , why , I have two mothers , that maybe a surrogate mother and a natural mother ? |
| 3 | We knew the Germans were still sentimental about Christmas , and I was given several days leave . |
| 4 | I had an alarming reading for an Agatha Christie film where I was given several sheets of script to sight read without any logical link up in the scenes being read and no-one to read with , except an office assistant who could n't read dialogue . |
| 5 | I was given some advice about you — advice which I took against my better judgement , but it seems that advice was wrong . " |
| 6 | After that , Mr Dance went away and I was given some food . |
| 7 | erm the minor awards or discretionary awards as they became and that 's erm , I was given this job and er that 's how it 's built up really over the years . |
| 8 | I got my just desserts from Dad , which made my Mom cry more than me , but all in all I was given enough love and affection to cushion me against all the hardships that were to come . |
| 9 | After another term , I was given more art , and my class-room became an unofficial art room , much to the distress of the caretaker , who accused me of having the dirtiest class-room in the school ! |
| 10 | I feel I could score more goals in Italy if I was given more freedom . |
| 11 | And there it was , it struck me that I had nothing to lose , I was damned either way . |
| 12 | You know , you 're sort of turning the abortion argument on it 's head , that er in an abortion you can say it 's my body , I have a right to decide , and this baby that dies is never going to be there to question that decision , but in this type of situation the baby 's going to be there and okay , you 'll get so many who will just accept their situation and wo n't question it , but you 're always going to get some , or even one who will say I want to know my origins , I want to why I was conceived this way , why I was born this way , why , I have two mothers , that maybe a surrogate mother and a natural mother ? |
| 13 | I was asked that question by Mr erm prior to the production of the first brochure with that statement in it |
| 14 | And I was asked this week if it is possible to make up your own , rather than buy one of these metal affairs on wheels . |
| 15 | On the following morning , when I was attending another committee of the Cabinet , I was handed another message that the Prime Minister wished to see me … . |
| 16 | I was occupied several evenings a week . |
| 17 | I would talk and laugh with my companions but withdraw , lapsing into silence , when I was offered any food . |
| 18 | E actually yours made me think of a story that I was told many years ago on a coach trip over Dartmoor |
| 19 | When I rang the consulate I was told such help would be hard to obtain on a Sunday night . |
| 20 | I pointed out that most sentences in the Bible began with And , but I was told that English had changed since the time of King James , In that case , I argued , why make us read the Bible ? |
| 21 | On a recent visit to a day centre , where a large number of old people had regular baths , I was told that bath time was a time for confidences and chats . |
| 22 | ‘ The demonstrations were mostly started by first- and second-year students ’ , I was told several times , ‘ but the government are punishing the graduates . |
| 23 | I WAS told this story of a young single mother , and I pass it on as an example of life in this grand country . |
| 24 | I was told this morning at work , so I do nt have exact details of where and when the games will be played . |
| 25 | I was woken this morning by Kenneth throwing a pile of Sunday newspapers on to my eiderdowned feet . |
| 26 | About three years ago , I was left some money by a relative , so I was able to start up a national welfare charity for Labradors — something I 'd always wanted to do . |
| 27 | I was allowed another weekend off . |
| 28 | According to an early eighteenth-century edition of an early Han source , it was reported of the emperor Wen that he ‘ acquired a drinking cup of jade , on which was carved this inscription : ‘ Master of Mankind , may Thy Life be prolonged to the great delight of this world ! |
| 29 | ‘ Now , before our next programme — which was recorded several years ago by the Central Office of Information — we go over to Bill Giles in the London Weather Centre for the twenty-four hour forecast . ’ |
| 30 | Due to be finished at the end of this month , the project will add an extra 326 acute beds to the 240 long-stay and acute beds in the hospital 's first phase which was completed several years ago . |