Example sentences of "was [conj] i [verb] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The reason why I joined the original class was that I had become intrigued by what I had heard and read about the Technique and I thought it might help prevent a second hip operation . |
| 2 | I wondered , since my mother was principally concerned for my health , and Lili only for my dress , why it was that I had felt secure until my mother arrived . |
| 3 | Of course the main thing about the shoes was that I had to wear them all the time . |
| 4 | I now have 4 years ' teaching experience although I too was thrown in at the deep end — my only advantage over others was that I had studied languages myself and knew how difficult it could be . |
| 5 | But the main thing , after all , was that I had sent nothing abroad , although some diplomat friends had offered to do this for me . |
| 6 | What I did not realise then — but what I would discover the moment I embarked on my journey to those front doors — was that I had touched upon the essence of the Arab–Israeli war ; that while the existence of the Palestinians and their demand for a nation lay at the heart of the Middle East crisis , it was the contradiction inherent in the claims to ownership of the land of Palestine — the ‘ homeland ’ of the Jews in Balfour 's declaration — which generated the anger and fear of both Palestinians and Israelis . |
| 7 | People envied me my birth and my childhood , but my secret pride was that I had rejected both to make of myself a prosaic and common-sense fellow . |
| 8 | All I knew , in the heat of that moment , was that I had to protect you from me , had to take heed of that barely grasped truth that I could n't perhaps take your virginity and then just walk away . ’ |
| 9 | On the other , the only memory was that I had chosen as my lodgings , from the Equity good-digs book , an establishment under the auspices of a Madam somebody or other , under the mistaken impression that she was French and therefore bound to produce the most delicious cuisine for which her country was rightly famous . |
| 10 | And how it was that I had rediscovered the gift in pubescence , as if prompted by my burgeoning sexuality . |
| 11 | The second bit was that I had to identify Billy . |
| 12 | The only problem with the job was that I had to work on a lot of Saturdays , which naturally interfered with my athletics , though the company were quite generous in giving me time off . |
| 13 | All I could remember of my first visit was that I had found several items , including a Tudor buckle . |
| 14 | The effect of this inner sweetness was that I began to sing what previously I had spoken ; only I sang inwardly , and that for my Creator . |
| 15 | The one good thing was that I began to get on much better with my children . |
| 16 | Of course , my real reason was that I hoped to get him back , but it has n't worked . ’ |
| 17 | No , who was that I 'd got ta a statement about then ? |
| 18 | I remember doing a crossword once and I could n't imagine what this word was that I 'd got . |
| 19 | And another comment was that I tend to wear the teacher 's patience talking . |
| 20 | Thus it was that I decided to give Edward Young a greater part to play in At Home in Thrush Green for , having burnt down the rectory in an earlier book , it seemed only right that I should hand over the job of replacing my act of arson to the architect I had created . |
| 21 | The next facet of my approach was that I wanted to see more flexibility in the hands of local family health services authorities over the application of funds and the use of the substantial sums of money that are available to them for the development of primary health care . |
| 22 | Even now , I 'm not sure what it was that I wanted to say , and talking to my new friend is the only way I am learning . |
| 23 | But the main reason was that I wanted to explain how far I felt we had come in our understanding of the universe : how we might be near finding a complete theory that would describe the universe and everything in it . |
| 24 | One of the reasons I forgot about Ohio was that I wanted to forget that unhappy period of my life . |
| 25 | My other reason was that I wanted to have an opportunity for a more leisurely chat with you about your future . ’ |
| 26 | I , I , I was gon na tell you what I thought it was and I 've forgotten have n't I ? |
| 27 | I 'm not riding as well as I was and I 'm not as brave as I was and I have to face facts |
| 28 | Well er when I er , when I er , I could n't remember much what it was now , but whatever the union fee was , when I started on me own to be er satisfied of cos of circumstances I might need money , you know , I thought it would say the union fee was a shilling , I had to pay one and six half as much as whatever it was and I did do . |
| 29 | Erm and all manner of people have been invited to participate and Aston was and I think got this initially but he 's passed it on to me er so er yeah anyway let's let's see if I can get the thing rolling again . |
| 30 | because I 'd had medical Yeah it was cos I 'd had all these operations . |