Example sentences of "[pers pn] were [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 31 | Her voice had a lilt to it as if she were on the verge of laughter . |
| 32 | For a moment she wished she were on the top floor of a very , very high skyscraper . |
| 33 | She 's knocking on , she were on the other day |
| 34 | She herself felt curiously unreal , as though she were in the midst of a dream . |
| 35 | word clear and comprehensible as if she were in the front row of the stalls . |
| 36 | If Bernard was busy with flying lessons then she could be left in peace to get on with her work ; once he was back , if he wanted her to go somewhere with him , he would just say ‘ Come on Laura , we 're going , ’ and even if she were in the middle of a meeting , she would put away what she was doing and go . |
| 37 | She felt as if she were in the middle of a minefield . |
| 38 | She could n't bear this any longer , this toing and froing of his emotions , tossing her around as if she were in the eye of a tornado . |
| 39 | and explain the situation and the court said oh well we 'll take it to the magistrate 's then , then he had a letter two weeks later saying that it 's been thrown out again , they have n't got a case cos she were in the wrong , she 's never , ever have gone |
| 40 | Whether you were of the left or of the right , for 40 years , you knew which side you were supposed to be on , and there were few ideological dilemmas . |
| 41 | ‘ You were with the late King on the night he died ? ’ |
| 42 | ‘ But you were with the Friar , ’ he said at last . |
| 43 | WHEN YOU WERE WITH THE GO GO 'S , YOU LED A PRETTY MAD LIFE . |
| 44 | Then I discovered you were with the chief , being ticked off , ’ he said mischievously . |
| 45 | Erm erm so y you were , you were with the tenants ' erm association , eighty two eighty three ? |
| 46 | You were with the public , direct contact with the public and er I would hate to have been sat in an office and just looked at four walls . |
| 47 | No , do n't try being evasive with me the way you were with the police , because it wo n't wash . |
| 48 | I 've heard that you and her were more than friendly when you were on the staff at the C.B.T.C. ’ |
| 49 | ‘ I suppose some of your own nights when you were on the run were not unlike that , ’ she ventured into what they had never spoken of . |
| 50 | ‘ Imagine how you would feel if you were on the receiving end of your criticism , ’ she suggests . |
| 51 | ‘ Last night , when you say you were on the Wheel with him ? ’ |
| 52 | You 're exactly as you were on the day we met . ’ |
| 53 | ‘ You were on the number two beat of Snow Hill station , last night , I 'm told . ’ |
| 54 | Even when you were on the beach it seemed to land in your lap . |
| 55 | Not like when you were on the way to the knacker 's — that was different , was n't it ? ’ |
| 56 | Do you know you were on the verge of rank insubordination ? |
| 57 | We called you Robina after a friend of the family because she died when you were on the way . |
| 58 | If a pond and beacon were both on the line , you would only see the reflection of the beacon in the pond if you were on the line too . |
| 59 | True , there were few creature comforts behind the wheel and few concessions from the car itself once you were on the move . |
| 60 | Phil , you were on the coaching staff and left in the summer . |