Example sentences of "[was/were] [pers pn] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | How satisfied were you with the refreshments ? |
| 2 | ‘ Were you on the Crusade ? ’ |
| 3 | Why were you on the Moor alone ? |
| 4 | ‘ Were you on the ice ? ’ |
| 5 | ‘ How long were you at the High School ? ’ |
| 6 | " Where were you at the time ? " |
| 7 | ‘ Why were you at the gallery ? ’ |
| 8 | ‘ How long were you at the factory ? ’ she persisted . |
| 9 | ‘ Why were you at the Star and Garter , sir ? ’ |
| 10 | Where were you for the first eight ? |
| 11 | ‘ Were you in the War ? ’ asked Lee . |
| 12 | Were YOU in the SERVICES ? |
| 13 | " Were you in the fighting ? " |
| 14 | You might , were you in the celebrity business , react like literary agent Ed Victor : ‘ If I were the agent I would step on some jugulars to come home with $5 million for world-wide rights to the book and the film . ’ |
| 15 | And er wh where were you in the order of entry ? |
| 16 | Were you were you in the drama clubs here when you were younger then as well ? |
| 17 | Clare were you in the past |
| 18 | Clare were you in the past |
| 19 | Were you in the army ? |
| 20 | Well were you in the house on your own all night ? |
| 21 | They were telling me , a month ago , were you in the Christmas parade to be an old granny ? |
| 22 | And there were you in the next bedroom , you and Arthur . |
| 23 | Were you near the front ? |
| 24 | We doggedly persevered in our pursuit of consumer acceptance , so convinced were we of the superiority of our product , but , as always , ultimately the customer is king , and our product was rejected and has joined the ranks of many other good ideas whose time may come one day , but certainly is not with us now . |
| 25 | Were we on the right track at all ? |
| 26 | Donna chewed her lip contemplatively as she read , forced to run her index finger beneath the words , so jumbled and irregularly formed were they on the faded page . |
| 27 | Where were they on the Sunday , that 'd be what … ? ’ |
| 28 | Mm , were they on the dock ? |
| 29 | ‘ Were they on the same side of the path as the moor gate ? ’ 'Yes . |
| 30 | So how much were they at the Swan 's then ? |