Example sentences of "[pers pn] were in the [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | ‘ 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. ’ |
| 3 | 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 ! |
| 4 | We were in the same hotel . |
| 5 | We were in the same burrow during the snow last winter . |
| 6 | So we were in the same group together for a couple of years . ’ |
| 7 | We were in the same drama class . ’ |
| 8 | They were in the same bed . |
| 9 | ‘ I would n't say they were in the same field , ’ he says dryly . |
| 10 | Other cabinet members made sure they were in the same position . |
| 11 | 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. |
| 12 | And my mother came from the farm along the shore and they were in the same position they worked with boats too . |
| 13 | just now they were in the same place , like Wayne and the trucks , but sometime soon they 'd be miles apart . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Oh they were in the same dormitory were n't you ? |
| 16 | Although they were in the same show and of the same age , they were a world apart as women and performers . |
| 17 | Moments later her father answered the call , his voice coming as clearly as if he were in the same room , and even loudly enough for Silas to hear it . |