Example sentences of "[subord] [pers pn] were at home " in BNC.
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1 | And he could only keep William and stop the court from giving Mummy custody if she were at home to help care for her brother . |
2 | Would it be far-fetched then to see Susan , if she were at home ringing up the Gay Byrne Radio Show to tell him what she saw ? |
3 | ‘ It would n't matter if you were at home and lunch was half an hour late . |
4 | ‘ Would you celebrate if you were at home ? ’ he was asking with that same faraway look in his eyes . |
5 | just what you spent it on as if you were at home . |
6 | Yes , the face was tough work ; but they were working men , they 'd be working almost as hard if they were at home in Munich . |
7 | If they 're in here working all day and everyday and they see the other girls taking exams and they know I 'm going to make them work , quite often they 'll take the exams because there 's no point in not taking them , whereas I think if they were at home they would not have the same incentive . |
8 | The defending officer , Lt Neil Brown , said : ‘ Most of their drug abuse took place while they were at home on leave . ’ |
9 | I were just like that when I were at home on me own at night , John used to play dominoes on a Friday night , the kids were in bed I 'd be in and out of kitchen |
10 | What when she were at home ? |
11 | When she were at home |
12 | Even when we were at home , neighbours and friends from all parts of the country came to look at me , and my master made me work hard to amuse them . |
13 | Wilson had to trot briskly , to keep up with his wife ; and he trotted responsibly , because there was no doubt that he was proud of his charge — tall and upright as a Grenadier Guard as she was , and issuing instructions in the way that I imagine a Grenadier might , so that when they were at home her voice would sometimes float right up the road and into our garden , ‘ Wilson ! |
14 | ‘ Well , she said a lot of good things about how housework and things were essential social work — you know , saying it was work , hard work , servicing other people , not that airy fairy labour of love stuff , and how it ought to be recognised , and how it was because women were seen as wives and mothers that they got low wages , no money when they were at home looking after small kids . |
15 | At home , when they were at home they had bells in their home , and erm by pressing the appropriate button , er an electrical charge was sent across these wires , it was private wires to these homes and the bell rang , and as soon as the bell rang all hell broke loose in these , these homes . |
16 | When they were at home unmarried , they were strictly chaperoned . |
17 | When they were at home |
18 | Until very recently , married women were unable to draw the allowance for the care of invalid relatives because it was assumed that they would do that anyway as they were at home all the time , despite the fact that two-thirds of married women work . |