Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] were at [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A post-mortem examination revealed she was HIV positive and health chiefs decided to alert women who had given birth at the hospital and might feel they were at risk of infection . |
| 2 | He acknowledged they were at odds with the Government over the agreement , but said the North Down association would support the party manifesto . |
| 3 | Well we 've been , I mean we were at Jenny 's for a while , I went to the bank and eh , then we 've been into Bromley all afternoon . |
| 4 | ‘ I know you were at Gamages for a while . |
| 5 | ‘ I 'm sorry , David , but when they knew you were at Conway House , that decided the matter . ’ |
| 6 | I thought you were at home , and the demoiselle also. , |
| 7 | I thought you were at Claro . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ I thought you were at Malham . ’ |
| 9 | Yes he thought you were at college today because I said no , I said erm it 's Tuesday he goes cos Kathy said oh your dad could of come on Monday , oh what 's this lad 's name who was helping me today ? |
| 10 | Jolly cabaret in the Odeon-like theatre made us forget we were at sea ; a friendly , comfortable ship with pleasant , fairly roomy cabins . |
| 11 | In Force 4 winds , with the tide running , we knew we were at sea . |
| 12 | I always thought we were at war with the Pan-Prussian Military Party . |
| 13 | He knew they were at boarding-schools , but it was something to say to the kids . |
| 14 | This was not very difficult ; the Spanish still did not recognize other colonies in the Caribbean and the old rule of ‘ no peace beyond the line ’ went on , so that West Indian governments could still recruit on an official basis men who were committed to fighting against the Spanish whether the governments thought they were at war or not . |
| 15 | I think you we d' ya know I think you were at night school Gordon when I think about it . |
| 16 | I think they were at school together . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ I said you were at work but I did n't let him have your number . |
| 18 | When you said you were at Acre you were there with the King . |
| 19 | you see I met an old work mate of mine he said they were at Grantham |
| 20 | Hospitality is the art of making people feel at home when you wish they were at home |
| 21 | For a moment , he almost wished he were at home , but then he shook his head as if to rid himself of the thought . |