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alikuwa amelala
he grew up sleeping

alikuwa mchuuzi.
he was a peddler.

alikuwa na mtoto
he had child

alikuwa mja mwema.
how excellent (a) slave!

alikuwa akiandika barua
she had been writing a letter

alikuwa akitarajia kuwa baba.
he was looking forward to becoming a dad.

alikuwa karibu kukupigia simu
i will call you another time

msichana huyo alikuwa mnene sana
thick girls are fun

kwangu mimi alikuwa ni nyota.
for me he was a star.

james alikuwa na maoni haya:
james commented:

zunar alisema ataendelea kuchora hata kama alikuwa amekamatwa:
zunar said he will continue to draw even if he is detained:

hakika yeye alikuwa katika mafisadi.
he was certainly an evil-doer.

tangu mwanzo neno alikuwa na mungu
i don't doubt god

alikuwa mfano wa heshima na neema.
he was the epitome of dignity and grace.

albert secha alikuwa na matamanio yake:
albert secha wished:

kama alikuwa amekukosea kitu, au alikuwa na deni lako, basi, unidai mimi.
if he hath wronged thee, or oweth thee ought, put that on mine account;

kwa sababu william cobbett alikuwa sahihi!
because william cobbett was right!

kama mtu mweusi, michael jackson alikuwa na wajihi, sauti; kipaji.
as a black man, michael jackson had the looks, the voice; the talent.

na hata kama alikuwa mtu wa ajabu na mwenye mapungufu, nitamkosa sana yeye pamoja na vipaji vyake.
and as awkward and flawed as he was, i will dearly miss him and his talents.

alikuwa pia akituma jumbe zilizosasishwa kama na wakati habari mpya zilivyopatikana.
he was also posting the updates as and when available.