Example sentences of "[noun sg] [was/were] in the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When the AA van arrived they informed him they could not take his car home unless he or his girlfriend were in the recovery van . |
| 2 | Do you know the American President and his adviser were in the malai capital at the time ? ’ |
| 3 | Originally , projections for West German investment were in the range of DM120 billion ; actual investment has been only DM13 million . |
| 4 | Communications , security and the maintenance of the entire complex were in the hands of Russian officers under contract to the Iraqi government . |
| 5 | During the mid-sixties the strongest pressures on the profession 's practice were in the area of conveyancing . |
| 6 | Jack Pertwee was getting married in the morning and the Kingsmarkham and District Darts Club were in the Dragon to give him what George Carter called a send-off . |
| 7 | Bicester Rugby Club were in the semi-finals of the Provincial Insurance Cup following an excellent hard four weeks , to go to Gloucester opponents , Hucklecote Old Boys at this afternoon . |
| 8 | If a rating or precepting authority over-rated or over-precepted , the remedy was in the hands of the electorate … |
| 9 | If , for example , a horseman was in the field and the ploughing was going on extremely well , his stetches coming out neatly , with dead-straight furrows and a level ‘ top ’ , his mate sometimes called out in recognition of his prowess : |
| 10 | Phillip Thorpe , the AFBD 's chief executive , felt obliged to circulate to his staff a denial of reports that a merger with The Securities Association was in the offing . |
| 11 | The card was in the door , and you rang him up anyway |
| 12 | He says the card was in the name of the Rt Hon Norman Lamont , and the Chancellor simply signed as Norman Lamont . |
| 13 | Last night Bowe 's manager , Rock Newman , revealed a new deal was in the pipeline . |
| 14 | From mid-July the force was in the process of formation , although details of deployments were not publicized . |
| 15 | Her bedroom was in the basement . |
| 16 | Their bedroom was in the front of the house and looked out over the sea , a vast expanse of blue , sparkling in early morning sunshine . |
| 17 | The salon was in the Ismailia quarter where all the best hotels were . |
| 18 | An RAF Warrant Officer in the Medical Administration branch , this Veteran was in the war from the start , helping to set up a field hospital . |
| 19 | Armed or otherwise , the Hooligan was in the headlines . |
| 20 | By 9.45 pm , 10.00 pm at the very latest , a full episode was in the can , complete with its opening and closing title graphics , all the incidental music , all optical and mechanical effect sequences , even the strange and weird electronic voices of such monsters as the Daleks and the Mechonoids . |
| 21 | ‘ The trophy was in the shape of a wooded scroll with a quartz clock and a brass plate inscribed with the words , ‘ Presented to Joan Rawson by the Stockport & District Concert Secretaries at the 29th Command Show 1992 . ’ |
| 22 | In such a case it was argued , following St Augustine , that since the soldier was in the service of his lord , it was the lord who must accept responsibility . |
| 23 | When we were moving or when he thought a search was in the offing he 'd hide it in his underpants . |
| 24 | Jane Leeson went into the photographic studio and told her husband that Lowell 's girlfriend was in the reception area . |
| 25 | The only occasion when rail closures were raised in my time at the Transport Department was in the spring of 1981 . |
| 26 | Ferrières itself was south of Paris , between Sens and Orléans , both sees whose bishops were supporting Charles ; but its rich dependent house of St-Josse near Quentovic was in the area that fell under Lothar 's control in September 840 , and Lothar lost no time in handing it over to one of his own clerks . |
| 27 | And Her Majesty was in the parade ring to assess the runners and riders for the big race , the Queen Mother Champion Steeplechase . |
| 28 | It tasted good , but the only resemblance to tea was in the tealeaves floating on the top of the liquid . |
| 29 | Their future was in the hands of pre-teen and teenage crews as the RYA 's Stuart Jardine and Jim Saltonstall , senior racing coach , stalked them round the lake to see how they performed . |
| 30 | After the price of Dixons shares staged a strong rise on Tuesday , Kingfisher felt obliged to broadcast a statement to the Stock Exchange first thing yesterday morning saying a bid was in the offing . |