Example sentences of "[was/were] in the kitchen " in BNC.

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1 We were in the kitchen together when Caroline said I should meet Colin . ’
2 It was at a dinner party in the flat , when they were in the kitchen together fetching yogurt and raspberries , that I heard for the first time one of them turn on the other in anger .
3 When the mother went in , cross that they were in the kitchen alone , the girl immediately blamed her brother saying ‘ He did it , he opened the fridge , I did n't touch it ! ’
4 They were in the kitchen .
5 Bert and Jasper were in the kitchen and the door was shut against her .
6 Gerard and Sarah the maid were in the kitchen , the hall door was locked , and besides , Patrick had no key .
7 The carriage arrived , and in a rush of cold air , they were in the kitchen .
8 The only time I spoke to the cameras was when me and another woman were in the kitchen and we had to sort of make a conversation .
9 Helen and Tony were in the kitchen with the rest of the family when she reached home , all excitedly planning to bring forward the wedding to the first Saturday in October .
10 They were in the kitchen , Irene still in a dressing-gown , an ivory frilled cotton to which she gave a golden glow , and Nona in jeans with a white shirt .
11 Me and Mr Dysart were in the kitchen and Morpurgo was in the garden when it 'appened .
12 My mother and I were in the kitchen when I saw him and involuntarily said , ‘ My God , he looks as though he 's … ’
13 They were in the kitchen , sitting over cups of coffee , reluctant to move to do the washing up .
14 ‘ The knives were in the kitchen . ’
15 In other words , the lights were off in the living-room except for the strobes around the disco where a lonely DJ was pumping out Frankie Goes to Hollywood , and all the guests at the party were in the kitchen cluttering up the fake oak worksurfaces and obscuring the Neff oven .
16 They were in the kitchen , where Hannele had been drinking milk when he returned .
17 We were in the kitchen having tea .
18 Piggy-wig was in the kitchen , Dionne opened a bottle of white wine and they sat in the elegant grey-blue lounge .
19 The other area of controversy was in the kitchen , where cupboards were to be installed by John Saunders , a friend in the business .
20 The budgerigar was in the kitchen and Philip stayed in there when the rest went back into the living-room .
21 Nigel was in the kitchen looking at his diagrams and broken pots .
22 ‘ Guess who was in the kitchen ? ’
23 Maggie would have left at that point , but as her bed was in the kitchen she could n't get into it until after he 'd left the room .
24 It was only when everyone was thinking of bed and Jean and Tina had gone off to give their respective babies their last feeds and Hilda was in the kitchen clearing the last of the dishes , that Bruce said , ‘ Would anyone like a nightcap ? ’
25 AND The table was in the kitchen .
26 Somebody left a half carafe of house red , probably with good reason , but they all downed it while Rose-Marie was in the kitchen arguing with her husband .
27 Authorised is important because there was a famous case of an insurance company turning down a claim for a fitted kitchen damaged by fire when they discovered that a motorbike was in the kitchen at the time .
28 Sarah was in the kitchen when she arrived , and her heart gave a sudden leap as she recognized the plump , rosy-faced woman as one of the two who had driven away from the Foundling Hospital that fateful day .
29 Hawkins was in the kitchen when she left .
30 But their only common ground was in the kitchen of Martyr 's Cottage and even there she was always more at home when he was away .
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