Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] [prep] they at the " in BNC.
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1 | Various local councillors and moral guardians were waiting for them at the venue , having read local press reports that the Fabs ' travelling show included a rather racy striptease revue . |
2 | Oliver and Tim were waiting for them at the gangway . |
3 | The Bristol Mail was heading towards them at the piteously slow speed of a horse and cart , urged forward by a sleep-weary teenage post-boy . |
4 | The gardener was waiting for them at the front door . |
5 | For an hour the guests sat patiently listening ; then everybody got up and , with the air of people who have been thinking of little else for some time , demolished the langoor ( free food ) which was waiting for them at the rear of the house . |
6 | To Sophie 's and Helen 's surprise , Ian Woodall , looking anxious and drawn , was waiting for them at the hospital . |
7 | The famous Tiller discretion was instilled into them at the same time as their routines and with equal thoroughness . |