Example sentences of "[pron] were [prep] [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | but when they were ringing I were on phone to John 's mum because there were someone hanging about house , so I talked to John 's mum for ages on phone and then Debbie rang , did n't she ? |
| 2 | I were on phone to her and Michael took the phone off and he went Shelley , she said what ? |
| 3 | With two brand new kitchens on view ; ‘ Westminster ’ , which is available in three colourways — nearly-black anthracite , pearlised white and rich cream with a metallic lustre — as well as ‘ Chippenham ’ , providing limed oak luxury , Wilson & Glick now have 13 kitchens in their range , 7 of which were on show to the public . |
| 4 | Last night you were in thrall to your emotions . |
| 5 | Although there were from time to time reports of " crossed aphasia " , in which the lesion is on the same side as the preferred hand ( Bramwell , 1899 ) , these were initially regarded as no more than occasional exceptions of the " contralateral rule " . |
| 6 | Again it depends on how many large carnivores there were in relation to the herbivores . |
| 7 | So by 1 March Fleischmann and Pons believed that they were on course to getting immediate confirmation of the neutron energy spectrum from Harwell independent of Jones , whom they were increasingly viewing as an unwanted competitor . |
| 8 | They 're celebrating their centenary this year … not much of a party so far … the club are short of money and struggling near the bottom of the table … they have n't won a game in two months … on Saturday they were at home to Yeovil … |
| 9 | At the outset , five hypotheses were selected prospectively on the grounds that they were refutable within the context of the study design , that they were of relevance to current duodenal ulcer research , or that they were of potential importance for both ulcer healing and ulcer recurrence . |
| 10 | It is one of the many strengths of Coetzee 's work that he recognizes the disruptive potential of the new organizations , but he concludes that ultimately they were of benefit to the Conservatives . |
| 11 | Looked at from this point of view Gundovald 's revolt illustrates perfectly a major aspect of sixth- and indeed seventh-century politics , that is the tendency for those lacking royal support , either because of accidents of death or because they were in opposition to a particular monarch , to search out the favour of another king . |
| 12 | When the words came , they were hissed and halting , each of them separately delivered and stressed and they were in answer to Harry 's first remark as if those that had followed had not yet been absorbed . |
| 13 | Then one could spin it round when news , travel or holiday programmes on radio and television specify certain places and you could see where they were in relation to Britain and the rest of the world . |
| 14 | They were like children to him . |
| 15 | They were like beacons to those that preyed on them . |
| 16 | If the battle in which Penda fought Cwichelm and Cynegils at Cirencester , dated to 628 in the Chronicle A ( s.a. 628 ) ( which is almost certainly a few years too early ) , can be safely placed before 633/4 , Penda was already a formidable force before Hatfield , but even if it were to date to a little after 633/4 it still reveals the wide-ranging character of Penda 's early activities . |