Example sentences of "which i [vb past] [vb mod] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | The engine only produces thirty-two horse power , which I thought might be a problem in performance terms but , for this unique aircraft , it does not prove to be so . |
| 2 | Plummer , a bank manager in Camborne , commented : ‘ All sorts of arrangements have had to be made , which I thought would be difficult . |
| 3 | He braked in the yard at the rear of the Lodge , and through the windscreen I saw a plume of smoke rising almost vertically beyond a pantiled outbuilding which I assumed must be Laura 's studio . |
| 4 | I was at Nottingham Grammar School , I always came top in science , and literature , and I loved reading and learning , which I knew would be vital to become a doctor . |
| 5 | When I was sufficiently recovered to be permitted nourishment I felt the most extraordinary desire for a glass of Guinness , which I knew could be obtained without difficulty . |
| 6 | I sucked a huge breath , ducked low , praying I might yet slip through beneath the bulk of the web which I knew must be draped across the passage in front of me . |
| 7 | My doctor had also prepared a report for the judge , about various medical problems which I hoped might be taken into consideration , along with the fact that I had for some time been re-building my life and now had very little to do with the lifestyle that brought me into contact with drugs . |
| 8 | This act of faith by the Department was one which I hoped would be justified and I was very much looking forward to the challenge . |
| 9 | As far as I was concerned , men and boys constituted a separate species , with whom I had nothing in common , and the last thing I wanted to do ( had I given the matter any thought ) was to arouse their interest , which I feared might be predatory . |
| 10 | When it came to the interview he was somewhat nervous and on the defensive ( not being an old hand at it ) , and while I did my best to make him feel at ease , I felt it incumbent to put questions about the Roman Catholic Church 's teachings on divorce , homosexuality , abortion , celibacy , etc. , the answers to which I believed would be of interest to Catholics and non-Catholics alike . |
| 11 | I wanted to find a job which I believed would be secure , since my primary responsibility was , and remains to this day , the support of my family . |
| 12 | I hid it in my shirt pocket , which I believed would be like its warm nest . |
| 13 | I was in charge of what is known as the governor , which I felt might be an error , but I did exactly as I was told and all went well . |
| 14 | In the possibility that it might be useful , I documented in his record what we talked about , and my view , as a psychiatrist , that he was absolutely lucid , and that his judgment was not impulsive , but rather a carefully thought through and well-considered decision which I felt should be respected . |
| 15 | The clever devil who 'd answered the phone had said private calls after four p.m. , which I guessed would be a shift change for the staff . |