Example sentences of "[pers pn] were [prep] the [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The overnight passage to Aberdeen was wild and stormy and my brother Ian and I were amongst the few passengers on board capable of doing proper justice to the excellent dinner provided . |
| 2 | Because Joe and I were in the same position of being scolded by Mrs Joe , we were good friends , and Joe protected me from her anger whenever he could . |
| 3 | You were on the same thing all day all day long . |
| 4 | Now come on Stephen you were at the same debate that I was at , the housing committee . |
| 5 | ‘ You see , ’ he went on as though they had been talking all afternoon , ‘ I had no idea until this morning that you were in the same state as I. ’ |
| 6 | You could not be in the room next to mine , but you were in the same city , coming towards me , turning the corner of the square , entering the same street ! |
| 7 | When I came to Haiti , we were on the same plane . |
| 8 | Erm I took the nine year old boat out and just went out in a boat we had Mary went as well , we were like the all job for mackerel put this guy 's |
| 9 | We were in the same hotel . |
| 10 | We were in the same burrow during the snow last winter . |
| 11 | So we were in the same group together for a couple of years . ’ |
| 12 | We were in the same drama class . ’ |
| 13 | They were about the same size and thickness as credit cards . |
| 14 | They were about the same age , but the embalmer seemed older . |
| 15 | They were on the same floor . ’ |
| 16 | For the moment , they were on the same wavelength . |
| 17 | Because Dannii was famous and they were at the same school , Kylie wanted to make a name for herself . |
| 18 | They were at the same impasse . |
| 19 | She looked from one to the other to make sure they were at the same height . |
| 20 | He trusted Marian and Allen because they were of the same kind as himself — children . |
| 21 | But more often than not , whenever they were under the same roof together , he shared her bed and , now that her initial awkwardness had abated — for she had never seen a naked human being of either sex before and had always been discouraged from looking too closely at herself — he made love to her with a straightforward vigour she found attractive . |
| 22 | To people who went on about their likeness the girl was assiduous in pointing out that every feature when compared was different , but they were recognisable instantly as mother and daughter , as the woman in the shop said , they were from the same mould . |
| 23 | They were in the same bed . |
| 24 | ‘ I would n't say they were in the same field , ’ he says dryly . |
| 25 | Other cabinet members made sure they were in the same position . |
| 26 | Their contract had come to an end ( see Chapter 14 , Frustration , below ) and they were in the same position as any other free seamen in Port Philip : ‘ they might stipulate for any amount of remuneration ; and , considering the circumstances , £40 might not have been an exorbitant sum ’ — per Erle J. |
| 27 | And my mother came from the farm along the shore and they were in the same position they worked with boats too . |
| 28 | just now they were in the same place , like Wayne and the trucks , but sometime soon they 'd be miles apart . |
| 29 | An example I quote is of two particular members of staff who had been there a long time , and so , when I walked into the staff room , they were in the same seats . |
| 30 | Although some amendments were suggested , they were in the same tenor e.g ; to allow States which are already more generous in respect of returning illegally exported material without compensation to continue that more generous treatment . |