Example sentences of "[pers pn] were [vb pp] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tom and I were led through the mock-Thirties-liner interior to a table in a rather draughty corner , and were brought freezing spritzers , black bread and tempting French menus . |
| 2 | Sergei said Bernard has n't been in touch with Bailey for days , certainly not since C.W. and I were assigned to the case . ’ |
| 3 | Marius and I were chosen by the rest of the group to finish off punishing him . |
| 4 | I wonder if the Secretary of the Cabinet would go into the box if I were found outside the Ministry of Agriculture . |
| 5 | ‘ However , what upsets me is that I have heard unconfirmed rumours that some of the riders were threatening to pull out if I were put in the third row of the grid as was at first planned . |
| 6 | How difficult it was to try to keep her feet on the ground , when inside she felt as if she were poised on the brink of a wild and wonderful adventure . |
| 7 | Pins and needles tingled in her fingers and toes , creeping along her limbs until she felt as if she were disconnected from the world . |
| 8 | But at the moments you wish you were shot of the whole thing you know perfectly well that it 's precisely because you could n't endure to be without it , now you know about it , that you 've got to go through all this . |
| 9 | BUT YOU WERE BORN ON THE MOON . |
| 10 | Particularly if you were born on the same day as this other girl in the hospital . ’ |
| 11 | Because you were born under the first sign of the Zodiac , you tend to need excitement , adventure , action and results . |
| 12 | I know , Mr Holly … you were born in the United Kingdom , you were.brought up there , you were in possession of a valid British passport when you travelled to Moscow . |
| 13 | When was it were you born were you born You were born in the Republic of Ireland . |
| 14 | Ah , right well let's say you were born in the house you live in |
| 15 | if you were born in the Mediterranean you would of been eating that stuff anyway and you 'd never have , think about it |
| 16 | You were born in the Pleck yes ? |
| 17 | You and your Spouse could be covered from as little as £7.90 per month — and you could both claim Double Benefits of £80 each if you were hospitalised at the same time because of illness — and Double again if you were hospitalised simultaneously following an accident . |
| 18 | She could not bring herself to say , You were shut outside the gate . |
| 19 | ‘ Maybe you were bewitched by the mountains , the music and me ! ’ quipped Peter , oblivious to her genuine anger . |
| 20 | ‘ And yet , we 're told that you were seen around the grounds of Burleigh yesterday evening . ’ |
| 21 | How did i it come about that y you were placed in the situation that you were going to get thirty pounds a week less ? |
| 22 | Dr Wise , you were called to the home of Mrs Rodriguez on the day of her death . |
| 23 | But do you think you were struck by the image itself ? |
| 24 | Do n't you wish you were joined by the umbilical cord again and nobody had the power to cut it ? |
| 25 | Wh where did you go to anyway when you when you were sent to the front ? |
| 26 | Say to us if you can say it , that you were sent by the Creative Power to talk to us . |
| 27 | If I thought you were sent by the Creator I might be induced to think you had a right to dispose of me . |
| 28 | Erm , I ca n't remember what happened at the end , if you were tempted to the barrel as well . |
| 29 | You resigned over over Westland you er er you were defeated for the leadership . |
| 30 | ‘ I write to confirm that on 5 October 1989 you were represented at the hearing to oppose the plaintiff being granted an injunction preventing you from selling the property . |