Example sentences of "[conj] you were [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | 1 State exactly where you were at the time ( if in a motor vehicle please give number ) . |
| 2 | Now would you , I think it must be right that you were at the at five fifteen in the morning conducted by Sergeant . |
| 3 | You let me think you had a serious boyfriend , that you were on the point of marriage . ’ |
| 4 | This place , you called it ‘ The Big Garden ’ remote from the slums ; a waste land , crooked trees , and head-high grass , and easy to think ( Tarzan pictures ) that you were in the jungle . |
| 5 | ‘ The story goes , ’ I told him , as we drove up to Llanberis after meeting at Bangor station , ‘ that you were in the Radziel and a woman came in collecting for charity . |
| 6 | I introduced your name in the conversation , said I was your Factor , told him that you were in the Lakes for pleasure but also with an eye to acquiring property , etc. , etc . |
| 7 | I heard that you were in the West Indies . |
| 8 | ‘ You see , ’ he went on as though they had been talking all afternoon , ‘ I had no idea until this morning that you were in the same state as I. ’ |
| 9 | Particularly if you had just had a row with your wife , and rather suspected that you were in the wrong . |
| 10 | It came as a very pleasant surprise to me when I learned that you were in the habit of spending some time in this part of the world . |
| 11 | ‘ That you were from the police . ’ |
| 12 | Remember , if you get a mild reaction , you will need to proceed with caution until you can tell whether that food or food group is causing you to feel less well or less able to lose weight than you were at the end of Stage I. |
| 13 | Except Tim 's a bit older than you were at the time . |
| 14 | ‘ So you were in the sick bay , and naturally Hilary came to see you . |
| 15 | True , there were few creature comforts behind the wheel and few concessions from the car itself once you were on the move . |
| 16 | We had to extend the length , as it was far too short , and it had meant rolling the car forward every time once you were in the pit — not ideal or safe , as it left no escape route . |
| 17 | Once you were in the chair the tooth was as good as out , because Luigi had no intention of missing a chance to exercise his skill . |
| 18 | Probably supported you for a bit once you were in the water . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ And you were at the Houses . |
| 20 | ‘ So you were following me that first night , and you were in the Piazzale Roma to — ’ |
| 21 | so it shows that er , you know , the globe is warming up , even in Russia where I went , my mother , where I , where I was staying at er Dunyask , there was five metre snow sometimes in the , it , it came and it just blocked your windows , it blocked your doors and you were inside the house and you could n't get out |
| 22 | The the boats coming up would have passed if if you were down the river . |
| 23 | ‘ Imagine how you would feel if you were on the receiving end of your criticism , ’ she suggests . |
| 24 | If a pond and beacon were both on the line , you would only see the reflection of the beacon in the pond if you were on the line too . |
| 25 | And just remember your lines as if you were on the stage at Drury Lane . |
| 26 | Not if you were on the look-out for adventure . ’ |
| 27 | Mind you , if you were on the top floor , you would n't think your clocks up there were going fast . |
| 28 | ‘ Anyway , if you were on the railways we 'd get free tickets wherever we wanted to go . ’ |
| 29 | Richard , Richard if you w if you were on the streets of Belfast for example goodness only knows what they would say to you , just because you 're British and they 'd use the pretext that you 're black to really throw horrendous insults at you . |
| 30 | If you were on the new year 's Honours list you 'd be pretty chuffed too . |