Example sentences of "[pers pn] [was/were] at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He and I were at a lobby at the House of Commons yesterday , in er , celebration of the mobility allowance , which campaigned very successfully , and we , in the Community Transport field , have very close working relationships and communication . |
| 2 | We stayed in a cottage on the cliffs , overlooking the harbour , and within moments of arrival , my brother Ian and I were at the end of the pier , fishing . |
| 3 | The earth curved up and around me wherever I went , as if I were at the bottom of a dish , and no matter how far I travelled I could get no nearer the rim — like a spaceman hurtling , as he thinks , towards the edge of the universe , only to find it unfolding before him and closing in behind , so that he is always at the centre . |
| 4 | When I were at the parents ' evening I said does that mean er he never sits still and he 's always tearing about and |
| 5 | and they said everybody there 's a meeting , so I thought oh christ cos it was just a standard joke me and Elaine , cos the last meeting they had , I were at the leisure shop then and they called the meeting to tell us it was the end and it was closing , and me and Elaine sneaked down the hall and we were going like this |
| 6 | A year or so before that I was at a conference in America where deconstruction bulked largely on the agenda . |
| 7 | So , through no fault of my own , I was at a loose end quite a bit . |
| 8 | Quite a few years ago now I was at a Family Service on an Advent Sunday , and the young curate began his talk with a question addressed to the children . |
| 9 | Accordingly I was at a front row table for the show when the lights went down . |
| 10 | I was at a point of crisis , lost , paralysed in the midst of a dense fog . |
| 11 | My room-mate happening to be a policeman , I was at a loss whether to look upon it as a special honour or a special precaution , mine host putting into my room a representative of the force . |
| 12 | I was at a concert with the children a month or so later and saw one rather pushy friend , who I could normally handle . |
| 13 | A few years ago — before 1986 — I was at a party with a few friends and we met some people who used to be in athletics . |
| 14 | It was not until I was at a conference at which Jean Darnall was speaking that I saw the need to ask others to pray for me . |
| 15 | But once when I arrived in Boston I was at a loss . |
| 16 | They might be shocked if they realized their destructive influence on those they meet Last night I was at a social gathering . |
| 17 | I was at a loss with you being so beautiful and intelligent and all that . |
| 18 | Sale fan John Flacks , a member of the fledgling Supporters Shareholders Association , said last night : ‘ I was at a meeting with Alex Ferguson on Thursday and he inferred that something might be sorted out by today . |
| 19 | ‘ I was at a disco on crutches when Nigel asked me about my plans — and casually said I could ride for him whenever I was free . |
| 20 | I felt as if I was at a milestone now , on the threshold of something . |
| 21 | Then I did get a break because I was at a party where there were lots of television producers who like to relax and let their hair down , fall out of windows and things like that . |
| 22 | At this time I was at a loss to understand how it managed to hover for so long in the same place . |
| 23 | Accordingly , one winter 's day when I was at a suitable jumping-off place in America , I decided to see if I could find him . |
| 24 | I was at a loss , because Toby was so clearly shaken . |
| 25 | This August I was at a festival of this unique style of singing . |
| 26 | I was at a stage where I was used to getting something like cannabis or whatever and , with none of that being around , I thought a bit of this wo n't do me any harm and it just took off from there . |
| 27 | I was at a stage where I was used to getting something like cannabis or whatever and with none a that being round I thought a bita this wo n't do me any harm and it just took off from there … . |
| 28 | I was at a day school in Hampstead , King Alfred School , in its heyday , and we went out to Golders Green and boarded the open top of a No. 13 bus and sat on it till it came back to Golders Green again — such sights we saw ! |
| 29 | Previous to my arrival in Sydney , I was at a stage of uncertainty as to what I did and did not believe . |
| 30 | I speak on behalf of Playback not as Playback itself , but as Playback being part of the Regional Council that can a bit , now I was at a meeting this morning where I , I sort of absolutely had to read the riot act about Playback because they do not have a set budget whether you know this or not , they do n't have a standard budget as they should have , we 've fought for this for years , what we do is , we survive through crisis to crisis , now some money has been extracted from the Playback budget and whilst I have to share two bits of Playback , you know , the , the actual Playback charitable , voluntary bit , and the Regional Council , I mean they , I , I can say that they do not have a backing of money that they can fall back on , too many backs there , but I mean really I would say that I would be concerned if it was Christmas before we were ready , I , I ca n't help but think if we could and I mean , very , very happy to work with , with anybody and everybody on this to try and get these things pulled up quite quickly , I mean if it 's forms to be filled in then |