Example sentences of "i [was/were] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As Lewis tells us in the preface to the published version of this book , his initial reaction was to wish for anonymity , ‘ since if I were to say what I really thought about pain , I should be forced to make statements of such apparent fortitude that they would become ridiculous if anyone knew who made them , . |
| 2 | He said : ‘ Even if I were to say you are right , you would have no proof . |
| 3 | As I said at the beginning I think one should be wary about using the word natural , because sometimes people use it you know to promote something you know like on advertising you know it 's natural , must be good for you , but at the same time there are certain things that are natural that are very bad for you like death and if I were to say you know death is natural , nobody would think I was advocating suicide of course not . |
| 4 | It would be inequitable to those who take a contrary view to that of the hon. Gentleman if I were to see him exceptionally , in addition to all the other representations that I have received from him , now that the consultation period is over and I am reaching a conclusion on the matter . |
| 5 | They picked up so much more corn that — if I were to leave them — they 'd have been in trouble in no time . |
| 6 | If I were writing it now … |
| 7 | I were watching her do it . |
| 8 | I were watching it , every time you cough it starts flashing . |
| 9 | What struck me was the way in which he seemed to have little difficulty not merely in coming down to my level but in entering into my feelings , as if I were telling him about the most natural matter in the world . |
| 10 | So I says , I , I were telling him though , I 'm going ten o'clock my car needs done ! |
| 11 | he says , cos me boyfriend were supposed to be coming down and I were telling our Michael he says , oh , he 's black . |
| 12 | And then er I were telling you about the er where the marshes was n't I . |
| 13 | Er I were telling you about the pianos , in one particular terrace you could just imagine it in , what , nineteen er twenty si no , twenty seven twenty eight , and you know things were bad , you talk about the thirties , the twenties were worse than that . |
| 14 | Long after I came to the army as I were telling you I used to go to pictures , I were in the S in the Savoy down Mostyn Street one one night I went and there in the programme there was this old er travel picture er some town or other th . |
| 15 | That was my auntie and that was the l the woman who gave me that tea set I were telling you about . |
| 16 | I were telling you about Irene , I were filling this thing in and I put right , sixty four I were gon na put sixty four , that were it . |
| 17 | I were telling you about that sugar place , we 're doing it again . |
| 18 | ‘ I hardly think that it would help you if I were to give it . ’ |
| 19 | So , for example , the lecture I 'm going to give you today is n't reflected at all in Arnold erm so er I think it 'd be helpful if I were to give you some indication of when there were and when there were n't . |
| 20 | ‘ If I were coining it down in the bull market , ’ I reminded him , ‘ and you were my oldest friend and out of work and you came up with two corking girls like that , I 'd be honoured to pay the bill . ’ |
| 21 | " I could n't possibly afford the flat if I were renting it now , but I got it on a long lease just after the war , when rents were much less than they are today , " she said . |
| 22 | It seemed as if I were speaking it … |
| 23 | However I run my boat as a charter boat and cater for a masochistic fringe who would sail on Christmas day if I were to let them . |
| 24 | ‘ How would you like it if I were to let you know where you could stop the Wete Mo Nan Dlo , the biggest ceremony this year ? |
| 25 | ‘ Perhaps , if I were to examine them again , it might come to me . ’ |
| 26 | My mother does n't cook very much food , and if I were to cook my own she would see that as greed and put a stop to it . |
| 27 | ‘ If I were to treat you like Dresden china , placing you on a pedestal and worshipping at your feet , would she believe you were in love with me ? ’ |
| 28 | This is done to allow them time to come back gradually to a state of full alertness without any sense of shock — but it would be just as effective if I were to snap my fingers or even simply to tell them to ‘ wake up ’ . |
| 29 | It would be quite wrong if I were to base my view solely on submissions from members of the public who have been unduly influenced by misleading information from other quarters . |
| 30 | Some of you er may take it amiss if I were to describe you as veterans but my by contrast , this is my first annual public meeting and not just as chairman . |