Example sentences of "[pers pn] were at [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Who 'd have believed , I were at other night right ? |
| 2 | ‘ You were at that factory by nine o'clock , were n't you ? |
| 3 | It 's common knowledge that you were at that dinner with me . |
| 4 | He always swore that when he was going over the Baloch that 's the the road between Glen Ayloch and Kil and Glen Shee , he said i if you were at certain hour of the night he said as sure as anything there was a man on horseback pass you with this horse . |
| 5 | And in which town an er were living when you were at primary school ? |
| 6 | I heard him tell Fagin that you were at this hotel . |
| 7 | And you you were at this school till you were fourteen ? |
| 8 | Richard come back where you were at this side . |
| 9 | ‘ I rang that night shelter you were at this morning and the girl I spoke to told me you were on your way . |
| 10 | I presume you were at this morning 's ? ’ |
| 11 | Now then , which town er , were you living when you were at secondary school ? |
| 12 | He was constantly demanding rewrites , even on the set , so you never knew where you were at any time . |
| 13 | It 's a problem that shows no sign of disappearing — while we were at Long Lartin there was another skirmish which left two prisoners seriosuly injured . |
| 14 | ‘ We were at one time , ’ said Doctor Lanyon . |
| 15 | I know we were at one point . |
| 16 | 1pm The Commissioners told us we were at perfect liberty to go on shore when we pleased . ’ |
| 17 | We were At that time of day the minima the minimum wage was fourteen shillings a day . |
| 18 | erm strike out , interim payment , order fourteen er itself , there 's always still available to them , erm that the other side of the coin is if they get their money and of course they 're going to be threatening bankruptcy for some four thousand odd Names , I mean that 's , that 's equally devastating to individuals , erm my Lord , one would be into a type of argument on balance of convenience if we were at this stage , one would be considering the bankruptcy of the names , whether they have the funds to pay , even if judgment is given against them because vast majority do n't and what would be the point of giving judgment , this order fourteen cases saying one should n't do it in those circumstances , what if the names are right , will they get the money back , will they get a cross undertaking damages and pre er , er and to what extent do now have the funds , to what extent will it actually effect their business in the light of of |
| 19 | Lord , she 'd been awake ten minutes and already they were at each other 's throats ! |
| 20 | ‘ Famous research on American longshoremen , who worked 14 hours a day loading ships , and who smoked and drank as well as sweating their guts out , showed they were at low risk from cardiac problems and that severe exercise can protect against heart disease . |
| 21 | Most companies said they used the results as research , although a few said they advised workers that they were at higher risk in certain jobs than others . |
| 22 | But they were at one minute 's notice to move . |
| 23 | Both Iran and Iraq were Muslim countries , both were ripe for economic development , both had significant oil resources being exploited by foreign concessionaires ( they were at one stage to co-operate over the development of a small oilfield straddling the frontier near Kermanshah ) and both had restive Kurdish minorities . |
| 24 | They were at that stage of going out that was n't yet a Relationship . |
| 25 | The sale agreed and completed was thus for the land and buildings as they were at that time . |
| 26 | Sir Daniel bade his brother Roger , then living at Coniston Hall , make a report on the mines as they were at that time . |
| 27 | Least they were at that time . |
| 28 | the ministers of the forest … have taken again into the forest lands and woods as entirely as they were at any time , contrary to the Charter … and cause ditches to be thrown down , and interfere with their cultivation , and take from them grievous and excessive ransoms . |
| 29 | I think from my reflection , they did say they were at some stage in the future , they 've not ruled it out . |
| 30 | They were at this time boycotting the Security Council in protest at the UN refusal to replace Taiwan by Communist China ; hence there was no Soviet veto on sending UN forces to support South Korea . |