Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] were at the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean you were at the meeting that 's why I 'm referring to you . |
| 2 | I hear you were at the Empire the other night ? |
| 3 | I believe you were at the theatre ? ’ |
| 4 | And a few years later , when Edwin Hubble found that nearly all other galaxies are flying away from our own , he correctly reasoned that this did not mean we were at the centre of the Universe . |
| 5 | Theoretically , every person was subject to the whim of the sultan , which in practice meant they were at the mercy of his capricious subordinates . |
| 6 | It took her a moment or two to realise they were at the hotel . |
| 7 | Think we were at the beach would n't you ? |
| 8 | He said you were at the Tower because of Sir Ralph Whitton 's death . ’ |
| 9 | But then I just , oh shit and yeah I wish you were at the shack with me last night it would have sorted them out . |
| 10 | 15% have plans underway , 10% said they were at the pilot stage and 11% are ‘ seriously considering ’ it — the other 56% have no open systems plans whatsoever . |
| 11 | Spokesman Mr. Robinson said they were at the meeting to voice their objections to an application by Greenbanks Nursing Home to enlarge its premises . |
| 12 | book , she wrote a list out what she wanted , she used to hand it , I remember , I 'd forgotten all about this , let's just say we were at the Co-Op , she 'd hand it in at the counter so the , the groceries counter all , and she 'd written it all out , and when it came back it was , was five minutes , it was all together for you , there it was , it was built up on the counter , and each time the amount was written at the side so |