Example sentences of "[was/were] in the area " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Kilmarnock , the terminus and coal yards were in the area now occupied by Howard Park . |
| 2 | ‘ Three females with tickets in these names were in the area where most perished , ’ he said . |
| 3 | There was more to come : about 5,000 troops and seamen were in the area , including the crews of the five minesweepers and four harbour defence boats and the technicians of the naval Works Companies Nos 2 and 4 . |
| 4 | The Japanese almost certainly knew the Australians were in the area , for a young Chinaman had served food to officers passing through Railaco , and he was later to be ‘ shot at sight ’ after his Japanese contacts were discovered . |
| 5 | ‘ The bodies were found by two young men who were in the area by chance , ’ he said . |
| 6 | As a result of this incident , the Police have appealed to any railway enthusiasts or photographer who were in the area on the day to report any strange or unusual activities about the WSR lines . |
| 7 | During the mid-sixties the strongest pressures on the profession 's practice were in the area of conveyancing . |
| 8 | It was the feeling he got while watching out for the bookies when the police were in the area . |
| 9 | More often , when the police were in the area , the confrontation fizzled out in bad temper and verbal insults . |
| 10 | However , the flight was extremely enjoyable and we travelled low enough almost to touch the antlers of the wild moose that were in the area and to see the countryside from the most advantageous position . |
| 11 | Nevertheless , a dedication slab from nearby Bowness indicates that merchants were in the area , and indeed , as a frontier town , Carlisle must have gained much of its wealth not only from the garrison on Hadrian 's Wall but also from trade across the border . |
| 12 | ‘ Not at all , but it seems they were in the area , so they decided to drop in . ’ |
| 13 | That suggests they were in the area . |
| 14 | They describe it as a terrifying ordeal and although it was around two o'clock in the morning , they say a number of people were in the area and could help their search for the rapist . |
| 15 | The Piper pilot was not informed that four Tornados were in the area . |
| 16 | ‘ The authorities in Northern Ireland were quite satisfied that a substantial amount of explosives was in the area , and it might only be a matter of time until this sort of activity was renewed . ’ |
| 17 | In May , Thomas and Martha were tried in London for the murder of their children ; Thomas was found not guilty — as there was no evidence to suggest a motive , or that he was in the area at the time — and Martha was acquitted on the grounds of insanity . |
| 18 | ‘ That is the only person as far as we are aware who was in the area at the time , and they must have seen what happened , but so far they have not come forward . ’ |
| 19 | He was in the area at the time — 9.45am . |
| 20 | ‘ And Ginny was in the area so she decided to go . ’ |
| 21 | The precaution probably was n't necessary , but on the off-chance that more thugs from INCUBUS came sniffing round , they would n't know he was in the area . |
| 22 | ‘ Well , if 'e was in the area it 's a foregone conclusion 'e 'd pop in . |
| 23 | Its major slum clearance programme of the early 1960s was in the area of Dockwray Square where an early nineteenth-century development of very fine terraced houses had degenerated into tenemented slums . |
| 24 | Those who knew he was in the area recognized him immediately . |
| 25 | Now , I am sadly lacking when it comes to corresponding , but that time I did manage to write and thank her , adding that she would always be welcome to come and call if she ever was in the area . |
| 26 | Yes , of course , she recalled , he 'd mentioned in Bruges that he would look her up when he was in the area . |
| 27 | Ferrières itself was south of Paris , between Sens and Orléans , both sees whose bishops were supporting Charles ; but its rich dependent house of St-Josse near Quentovic was in the area that fell under Lothar 's control in September 840 , and Lothar lost no time in handing it over to one of his own clerks . |
| 28 | In the initial phase of my fieldwork , my contacts were made through schools in the areas of Leytonstone ( in the borough of Waltham Forest ) and Catford ( which at that time was in the area of the Inner London Education Authority , now abolished ) . |
| 29 | Since he was in the area , Owen decided he would go down to the river and take another look at the shoal on which Leila 's body had come to rest . |
| 30 | Police are appealing for anyone who was in the area at the time of the attack to come forward . |