Example sentences of "[pron] [was/were] [pron] [noun] on the " in BNC.
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1 | There was my plate on the wall beside me , a symbol of my solid importance . |
2 | With her was her bit on the side , one John Bryan , a financial wizard , all the way from Texas , who spent much time in close proximity , valuing her assets . |
3 | and also you know when Janet 's doing a stint because you can see if Barbara 's smokes well me and Jenny had a do that week and then you , it were my birthday on the Wednesday were n't it ? |
4 | For those reasons , I would declare that it was within the power of the single justice ; indeed , it was her duty on the Friday to complete the proceeding under section 7(5) of the Act of 1976 , and that it was unlawful for her to adjourn the matter to the following Monday , she having no power to do so , and that the decision of the justices on the Monday was correct . |
5 | It was their talk on the cliff-top as the sun had gone down that had changed it all . |
6 | DEC also subcontracted the London-based software house Transvik Ltd which had previously developed the software for the Nordex exchange in the City of London ; it was its foundation on the pound sterling that caused the failure of the bond transaction , but contrary to local press reports , the system did not crash and an update to overcome the problem should be in place in a few weeks time . |
7 | Half time came and the fans artound me were a bit pissed off because a ) Leeds were n't actually playing all that well and b ) Rocky was nowhere to be seen ( ironic when you consider it was his picture on the front of the program along with an interview where he said Wilko came to him & said ‘ you 're in the team , just go do it ’ — or something like that- ) . |
8 | It was his place on the development corporation that fell vacant because of his untimely death before the local elections , and the appointment of the lord mayor followed on naturally from that . |
9 | What was your views on the fire station ? |
10 | What was your stance on the decision to opt out ? |