Example sentences of "i was [vb pp] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I did n't have the most stamina in the world , I was called a lazy player but I could have played till midnight . |
| 2 | When I started playing with white men I was called a Nazi , a traitor and was told I would be put up against a wall and shot . |
| 3 | Every day I was sent a secret report by the Chief of Police , and the next afternoon I was playing cards with Fritz when Sapt brought it in . |
| 4 | I was born a poor black boy down in Mississippi , out in Alabama and he 's like a jet white ai n't he ? and he says I always felt different cos all the other kids they just sit there and they 'd be tapping their feet and then you go onto the oh and they 're getting the old rhythm going , like they do and he 'd be going like I all so different I could n't quite do this and he used to get in look , and er |
| 5 | Now I was given a small , whitewashed room at the end of the long wooden balcony that ran the entire length of the house , above a courtyard shaded by long pergolas of vines . |
| 6 | And the rating officer was part time with the council , and one day , a rent collector was taken ill , and then I was given a five shilling bag of copper and told to go and collect these |
| 7 | After a few months as a general news reporter I was given a wider range of assignments and when Jim Miller left , my regular beats included the monthly School Board meetings and the daily Police Court and High Court sessions . |
| 8 | As I entered the committee room from the standard uncarpeted passage , I was given a friendly and businesslike handshake by the chairman , Lord Franks , who had courteously got out of his chair to greet his witness — an unfailing politeness that I gather he extended to every other witness . |
| 9 | While researching my article , I was given a long briefing at Falkland House in London , by a Falkland Islands councillor nominated by the Islands ' London representative . |
| 10 | For my birthday in February I was given a good quality ‘ used ’ rowing boat . |
| 11 | I was given a good hiding , which I deserved , but it made no difference . |
| 12 | ‘ I was given a good speaking part and enjoyed making the film . |
| 13 | ‘ Fortunately , I was given a good assessment on the first 45 minutes , and apparently the experiment proved I 'm very fit . |
| 14 | After about six months Stateside and more operations , I was given a medical discharge with 100% disability ’ . |
| 15 | I was given a brisk homily by the sister in charge about how ill Toby was , and that my allowance was no more than ten minutes . |
| 16 | As a boy I was given a little patch of our garden to cultivate . |
| 17 | Last year I was given a beautiful blue pot hydrangea which I planted in the garden when it finished flowering . |
| 18 | I was surprised how things had changed — as I walked in I was given a big plastic number 33 ( shame I did n't turn up later as I could have stolen the number 38 to replace my house number which has seen better days ) and was given a list of reasons not to give blood . |
| 19 | Later , along with two other historians who had , like me , secured entry to Oxford or Cambridge , I was given a few science tutorials in my last term at school . |
| 20 | I was given a sympathetic hearing , but it seemed as if the only people who really agreed with me were the relatives of the hostages . |
| 21 | As a final gesture of international goodwill , I was given a massive injection into my rump , before being released on Friday morning . |
| 22 | ‘ I was given a chauffeur-driven tour of Beverly Hills and then taken to the famous Sunset Marquee Hotel . ’ |
| 23 | My interest in MacDonald began when I was given a well-worn copy of his Unspoken Sermons . |
| 24 | I was given a lovely bit of home-made cake for tea and that lifted my spirits tremendously . |
| 25 | On the second offence I was given a suspended sentence . |
| 26 | I was given a guided tour of the shop floor before the interview . |
| 27 | As a child I was given a grey plastic gun as a birthday present . |
| 28 | I was involved a few years ago in the in the Lance , the rescue er That the lance went ashore on Hoy and er the helicopter there took the casualties of the Lance and dropped |
| 29 | That first morning I was served a rudimentary breakfast in the Officers ' Home . |
| 30 | I I I was delayed a little in that . |