Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] were at [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Brandreth tells me : ‘ I discovered that we were at Oxford when an American reporter rang me some months ago to ask about him . |
| 2 | Once we were at Arrancay together , I thought we 'd be able to talk it out — decide what was best for the future . |
| 3 | no they 've got ordinary ones here but I mean these , are a whole lot expensive than they were at W Smith 's , yes , erm I just do n't believe this price no I suppose they 're three for one fifty nine , but that 's the size I got |
| 4 | Next morning they would wake up and find that they were at home . |
| 5 | The authors argue that newborn screening for Duchenne muscular dystrophy decreases emotional distress because it avoids delays in diagnosing the disease , and without newborn screening two or more boys could be born with Duchenne muscular dystrophy before parents realised that they were at risk of having an affected child . |
| 6 | There is no certainty as to which church and manor house the account in the Office refers to , but it is highly probable that they were at Pickering . |
| 7 | They had ignored the seriousness of the news bulletins that night and taken a trip down the Mersey on the Royal Iris to celebrate the finishing of their bedroom , though Mr Chamberlain had told them next day that they were at war with Germany . |
| 8 | They had arrived back at her hotel , however , before Fabia realised that they were at cross purposes about why she should want to return to her hotel so early . |
| 9 | Erm the point that they were at pains to make as well was that erm that because of the low cost nature of these homes erm the charge for a mortgage would actually be less than er , is is common in a charge for most association properties with similar sites erm in terms of rent . |
| 10 | Ruth told herself that once they were at sea things would be better . |
| 11 | ‘ Charles and I were at Sussex together . |
| 12 | ‘ Did you know that he and I were at school together ? ’ |
| 13 | ‘ Rory 's a chap Bootsy and I were at school with , ’ she said . |
| 14 | ‘ Anna and I were at Alassio . |
| 15 | And he could only keep William and stop the court from giving Mummy custody if she were at home to help care for her brother . |
| 16 | Would it be far-fetched then to see Susan , if she were at home ringing up the Gay Byrne Radio Show to tell him what she saw ? |
| 17 | Her head was swimming and the floor seemed to be undulating as if she were at sea . |
| 18 | If you were at Manor then and would like to attend a reunion dinner , please contact the General Secretary , care of Manor House . |
| 19 | ‘ It would n't matter if you were at home and lunch was half an hour late . |
| 20 | ‘ Would you celebrate if you were at home ? ’ he was asking with that same faraway look in his eyes . |
| 21 | just what you spent it on as if you were at home . |
| 22 | What would you do about that if you were at court acting for your client ? that paragraph from the earlier comments . |
| 23 | But at the interview he said , " I could n't figure out if you were at school or not " , so I told him and he said , " And you 've managed to do your A levels ? " |
| 24 | If you were at Gatwick recently and wondered why all the planes were taking off and landing on the taxi-way , well it was all because of Rentokil Hygiene . |
| 25 | If you were at Aurae Phiala this afternoon you probably saw something of a party of schoolboys going round the site with a teacher in charge . |
| 26 | We used to go once a month you know when the girls were in the Guides , used to go for their parade service and if you were at Auckley , Malcolm and I used to go up with Heidi did n't I ? |
| 27 | And we were at MacDonalds and I was talking to her , anyway , he even got really jealous cos I was talking to her . |
| 28 | ‘ We 've known each other most of our lives and we were at school together , so we 've no secrets . ’ |
| 29 | Sunlight reflected from a window among the palm trees to lance a sliver of dazzling light at our cockpit , then the reflection was gone and we were at sea level , engines screaming , and I fumbled for the camera , prayed it had not broken when it fell from the ceiling , and took another picture just before Maggot lifted the aircraft 's nose so that we swooped up and over the palm trees that edged the beach . |
| 30 | But er however things went on and er we , we 've had very bad years some years when the we , stuck too much I think to some of the Morris of course er they had their troubles of course and , and then eventually we , it was funny we were the only two people in the whole of Britain who h ho held the agencies for Austin and Morris together and we were at times we were thinking we must lose one of them . |