Example sentences of "[pers pn] were have [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You did n't look as if you were having much fun , ’ he said dangerously . |
| 2 | You might get a real bad one and then you had a rough time but mostly they gave way and very often , if you got a drunk , another policeman saw you were having some difficulty . |
| 3 | You were having more success than I. ’ |
| 4 | And the announcement that we were having that visit . |
| 5 | First of all , there are far more accountants around now than there are rats and er we were having great difficulty in getting hold of the rats and I thought , well that sounds logical . |
| 6 | I went into erm aer aerodrome you know be we were having working seven days a week and we were having seven pound a week . |
| 7 | His room overlooked our house , and he could watch the comings and goings — we were having some turf laid at the time in which he was taking a great interest — and I used to drive round there every evening at half past five and bring him home for a meal , after which we would chat or watch television . |
| 8 | Well , while we were having this conversation , there was a lady in the office who used to work for Fred Astaire and when I left she rang him up . |
| 9 | It 's , it 's funny because we , we were having this conversation before we came in were n't we ? |
| 10 | he supposedly , he , two short planks does not describe this boy , even Miss hates him that was it , she , we were having this discussion right in education , she goes , are you cynical about education Terry , he goes , no , he goes , oh she goes why ? |
| 11 | and when we were having this argument on Wednesday he said I said we what what was your reason then for not paying me for that when I was genuinely sick and he said er oh he said because I gave you such a good bonus last week , I said what was that then , he said erm twenty five pounds , I said no you did n't ! |
| 12 | Much as we longed for another child , and overjoyed as we were that we were to have another daughter , we both said that it was the hardest thing we had ever done , to see a lovely young mother say goodbye to her daughter . |
| 13 | The news broke that we were to have another squadron of Pathfinders , but these were going to be crack troops flying Mosquitoes , a much smaller aircraft than the good old faithful Lancaster , and much faster . |
| 14 | A new approach to central area redevelopment was implied if the argument was accepted , that if we were to have any chance of living with the car , then a different type of city was needed . |
| 15 | " We began with history , and covered the early years of Queen Elizabeth , and we were to have some music practice , but I persuaded Miss Powers to leave that until later this afternoon , lest it disturb you . " |
| 16 | Well if the people at the back of her were having terrible row ah I I ha I hated it , it was horrible . |
| 17 | They were having this game , you know , one hand on top of the other so |
| 18 | They were to have one son . |
| 19 | They were to have one son , Daniel , born in 1768 , and a daughter , Frances . |
| 20 | They were to have one son . |
| 21 | Many do not remain sufficiently long as temporary workers or with any one agency to be entitled to any rights even if they were to have dependent employee status . |
| 22 | In her opinion it was necessary if they were to have any hope of advancement . |