| Was less than perfect | 21 |
| Was left out, facetiously | 25 |
| Was left on base | 16 |
| Was left idle | 13 |
| Was late to an appointment at the cosmetician? | 46 |
| Was laid up | 11 |
| Was laden with | 14 |
| Was lacking | 11 |
| Was lachrymose | 14 |
| Was Kong Fay's? | 19 |
| Was known as, in the society pages | 34 |
| Was knighted | 12 |
| Was king | 8 |
| Was just what was needed | 24 |
| Was just getting started | 24 |
| Was just fine | 13 |
| Was just asking for a citation | 30 |
| Was jubilant | 12 |
| Was jerky | 9 |
| Was jealous of | 14 |
| Was irritating, in a way | 24 |
| Was irritating to hear | 22 |
| Was irritated and made some noise about it? | 43 |
| Was irate | 9 |
| Was inventive, and then some | 28 |
| Was intuitively certain | 23 |
| Was introduced to | 17 |
| Was into | 8 |
| Was intimidated by | 18 |
| Was interested | 14 |
| Was insistent | 13 |
| Was inquisitive | 15 |
| Was injured | 11 |
| Was ingrained | 13 |
| Was informed of | 15 |
| Was informed | 12 |
| Was infomed | 11 |
| Was influential | 15 |
| Was infected with | 17 |
| Was indisposed | 14 |
| Was indirect | 12 |
| Was indecisive | 14 |
| Was indebted to | 15 |
| Was indebted | 12 |
| Was incredibly embarrassed, in slang | 36 |
| Was incorrect | 13 |
| Was incoherent | 14 |
| Was inclined | 12 |
| Was incensed | 12 |
| Was inattentive | 15 |
| Was inactive or indifferent | 27 |
| Was inactive | 12 |
| Was in, as a class | 18 |
| Was in theaters | 15 |
| Was in the vanguard | 19 |
| Was in the van | 14 |
| Was in the running for | 22 |
| Was in the running | 18 |
| Was in the red | 14 |
| Was in the past | 15 |
| Was in the offing | 17 |
| Was in the movies | 17 |
| Was in the loop | 15 |
| Was in the lineup, but didn't play the field | 48 |
| Was in the lead | 15 |
| Was in the hole | 15 |
| Was in the grip of la grippe | 28 |
| Was in the driver's seat | 28 |
| Was in the club | 15 |
| Was in the choir | 16 |
| Was in the arms of Morpheus | 27 |
| Was in tears | 12 |
| Was in store for | 16 |
| Was in store | 12 |
| Was in stitches? | 16 |
| Was in session, as Congress | 27 |
| Was in session | 14 |
| Was in possession of | 20 |
| Was in pain | 11 |
| Was in on | 9 |
| Was in no way happy | 19 |
| Was in neutral | 14 |
| Was in need of liniment, perhaps | 32 |
| Was in need of a rubdown | 24 |
| Was in need of a good rubdown | 29 |
| Was in need of | 14 |
| Was in misery | 13 |
| Was in knots | 12 |
| Was in hock | 11 |
| Was in heats | 12 |
| Was in front | 12 |
| Was in first place | 18 |
| Was in first | 12 |
| Was in debt to | 14 |
| Was in debt | 11 |
| Was in danger of a shark's bite | 35 |
| Was in contact with | 19 |
| Was in command of | 17 |
| Was in command in the cockpit | 29 |
| Was in command | 14 |