Example sentences of "was [adj] i [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Four weeks before was due I started a new job here in Birmingham leaving and in Yorkshire . |
| 2 | that 's the perfect time and I had this sort of doubt in my mind erm then I was fortunate I learnt a co a very good scripted presentation for getting referred leads and once I started to actually ask , cos that 's all it comes down to , erm then I was getting three , four , in the end I was being quite clever and saying look if you just restrict them to three then I 'll give them the same good service I reckon I 've given you this service |
| 3 | Some well I myself I was lucky I had a job with my brother in law , he was working there on the railway and he knew them well . |
| 4 | There had been a few times , with my accent , I 'd been called names , but as soon as they knew I was Jewish I had a hundred mothers and brothers and fathers to take care of me . |
| 5 | When I was younger I had a sort of affinity with Peter O'Toole , but I did n't mix with actors much . |
| 6 | I mean I 'd had a sort of cry I suppose , but at the actual time I was glad I had a daughter [ after two sons ] . |
| 7 | Although I could not see his face , there was something unpleasing about him and I was glad I had a weapon . |
| 8 | When I was sick I experienced a eat deal of love and consideration . |
| 9 | Put it this way : in Danu , even with FAKINTIL on the way out , with my history it was like I possessed a personal qualification : doctor , lawyer , accountant , except I was not one of those but a traitor . |
| 10 | Oh it was glorious I made a note to myself actually , that I 'm only going to go out once a week for a proper shop , from a list , in the solar and the rest of the time I 'm going to go to the quite expensive little Robber 's Roe , round the corner from me . |
| 11 | A nice night 's sleep seems like a nice change , but nightmares have habits of popping up , once when I was five I had a dream that my friends and I were being ripped apart and eaten by a giant , now when the time comes to go into that great big C D tea room in the sky , could you change something ? |
| 12 | Bobby , at No. 18 with Humpin' Around , says : ‘ When I was young I had a cute little collie dog , but one day he bit me real bad . |
| 13 | When I was seven I had an accident . |
| 14 | Now that the house was quiet I filled a plate with some of the leftover food and took it up to Frankie . |