Example sentences of "[was/were] [prep] [noun] [subord] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Within two weeks gang leader Michael McAvoy and Brian Robinson were behind bars after a suspect cracked . |
| 2 | ‘ Then one night , ’ he said thickly , ‘ about six weeks ago , I was in London when a girl in a red dress walked into the room and — ’ |
| 3 | He was in luck because a cab drew up alongside him and a man got out . |
| 4 | I was in agony until a doctor came and passed a catheter to drain the urine away . ’ |
| 5 | A third school which was opened in 1894 was in Birmingham when a day class using oral methods was established . |
| 6 | That was in Frankfurt when a meeting over which I had no control went on just too long and I had no chance of making my flight . |
| 7 | Mr. Tom Andrews , whom I remember as a very old man , had worked at The White Hart Hotel and even in his old age was in demand if a ham had to be sliced for a wedding or similar function . |
| 8 | Bus driver with a friendly charm is Britain 's best A bus driver thought he was in trouble when a stranger telephoned his manager asking for his name . |
| 9 | Mr Timothy Hitchcock , prosecuting , said that in November , 1991 , Hilton 's mother was at home when a package arrived . |
| 10 | Equation is seen , for instance , when we recognize a picture of someone we know ; and qualification was at work when a cave painter added the last few touches which made his bison look more energetic and more nearly alive than the others already on the rock face . |