Example sentences of "[be] [conj] [pron] [vb past] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | First impressions are that he offered them a recipe of component parts from many different guitars and the result is a sort of nouvelle cuisine which leaves this weary plucker scratching his head . |
| 2 | It could have been that someone forced him down , and held his face under . |
| 3 | So deep in thought had she been that she reached her destination before she 'd made any definite plans about how to proceed . |
| 4 | Berowne 's only explanation had been that he felt it was time for his life to take a new direction . |
| 5 | Defence lawyer Tony Cinnamond said , however , that Wightman 's recollection of the events were hazy due to drink and it could have been that he struck her and her head banged against the wall . |
| 6 | and when he said er , you know he said you know well , er , you like a cigarette the doctor said , yeah , and my dad was so proud of this , you wan na cigarette yeah , you can smoke if you 're , there you are and he said it , it was n't the cigarettes |
| 7 | Well , so there you are and I told them , he he said that he wanted erm a urine sample you see and so of course when the nurse come after he 'd gone , later and I kept waiting and I thought to myself well I want to know the result ! |
| 8 | Chances are if you bought your racket in Britain it already had strings in it — unlike in the USA where the retailer will ask you a lot of questions about how you play and then string your new frame for you . |
| 9 | I said if you said to me , Geoff , I want all the overtime I can get I can get the overtime I 'll go round and I 'll try and or if you say to me well I do n't want the overtime , I 'm quite happy with a flat week then I 'll know what I am but I said you change from day to day , one day you wann it , another day you do n't ! |
| 10 | It could only have been because he read his poetry . |
| 11 | And if Madame stayed close to him , it can hardly have been because she thought he needed looking after . |
| 12 | If the speaker is lying , for instance , it may be that what caused his utterance was something quite opposed to belief in what he meant to say , or a favourable attitude towards what his utterance was meant to commend . |
| 13 | He did not say what it was but it may be that we found it in the safe this morning . |
| 14 | In a rape case the typical defence argument is that the woman consented to intercourse , while in sex murder the defence may be that she provoked him . |
| 15 | I can not quite recall what he said ; it may be that he said nothing , which , rather than utter anything trite , he sometimes preferred to do . |
| 16 | It could be that he felt I represented authority or the establishment in some way , or perhaps I was just convenient |
| 17 | Ms Armstrong considers Mr Fallon to be sexist : the reason appears to be that he called her a woman . |
| 18 | Could it be that someone took him up on the extravagant wagers he offered constantly during the election and that he 's been forced to three ball his monkey suit to meet his gambling debts ? and then there was the letter in Saturday 's Darlington and Stockton Times from stop-at-home Nick ThorneWallis , Labour chairman of Darlington council 's transport committee . |
| 19 | ‘ So the thing that I would say , if I had to give myself a brownie point , would be that I enabled her to see that she could work actively with the situation . |
| 20 | So then I decided I would like to be that I knew there was a job going on the electricians , so I thought well I 'll I 'll go in for the electrical side . |
| 21 | Had it been a professional job all that would matter from your point of view would be that you followed their instructions and moved at their pace with my help . |
| 22 | Well it 's alright as long as it does n't get to be like I said it could , these are lovely stamps you know |
| 23 | May be if they taught us about it at school boys would find it easier to talk to a girl about sex and things like that . ’ |
| 24 | Erm , you see they were dyed on the wrong side you know they were of course it was easier to penetrate than it would be if they dyed them on the right side you see , it was technically i far far superior . |
| 25 | I can leave it on the stove or take if off , and either way it wo n't be the same as it would be if we ate it now . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ How would it be if I returned your gift so that you can give it at the door ? ’ |
| 27 | He asked himself , I wonder what this old warrior 's reaction would be if I told him I had fallen in love with a married woman ? |
| 28 | My parents and I saw her in the school play and they thought she was so wonderful that they invited her to lunch — to make me see what I could be if I did it right . |
| 29 | ‘ And then he talked about how amazed you would be if you knew who Oliver really was . ’ |
| 30 | I do not want your heart broken , which I fear it might be if you saw him unhappy . ’ |