Example sentences of "you were [adv prt] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But I saw your husband come into the tent while you were over at the tombola , ’ Mrs Doran said to Mrs Yardley . |
| 2 | That doll — that knitted gobshite — when that thing spat at you , you were n't anywhere near the window , you were over by the statues , on the other the of the room . |
| 3 | you know the other night you were on about the fish that you had for your tea |
| 4 | Did you hear anything about that ? — probably you were out of the country . ’ |
| 5 | I was just worried that you 'd be furious with me for bringing them down here when you were out of the country . |
| 6 | ‘ Those days Australia were so strong that once you were out of the team it was extremely difficult to get back in . |
| 7 | You were out of the office , you were at a meeting , you were with an important client and could n't possibly be disturbed . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ I thought you were out with the others . ’ |
| 9 | I had the distinct impression that you were out for the kill ! ’ |
| 10 | ‘ This was when you were out in the wilds of Oxfordshire , right ? ’ |
| 11 | No , you were out in the kitchen erm he went and I thought oh do n't you dare |
| 12 | She hesitated , then said carefully , ‘ Well — Ling happened to see Doreen clinging to your arm last evening when you were out in the moonlight . ’ |
| 13 | If you find it hard to stick to a diet , try keeping a diary for a week where you record what you 've eaten and when , how hungry you were and what sort of mood you were in at the time . |
| 14 | He 's there , still curled up and still secured by the tape , but he must have wriggled his way through to here while you were down in the cellar ; he 's knocked over a table with the phone on it and he 's just turning the phone the right way up as you enter the lounge and see him . |
| 15 | ‘ It was while you were down in the cellar , changing over the barrels , ’ she told him . |
| 16 | I did n't want the person standing up because then you were back to the body shape , so he had to be sitting down . |
| 17 | You got a few months and then you were paid off you were back on the dole . |
| 18 | If you did n't look up too much , and avoided the fourth side with its terribly huge views across the countryside , you could almost believe you were back in the Store . |
| 19 | ‘ I 'll say you were in a temper , and it had n't changed any when you were back in the office . |