Example sentences of "[was/were] [pron] [verb] at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What what kind of food did you get , and where were you living at the time ? |
| 2 | Was it , were you married at the time ? |
| 3 | And where were you working at the time ? |
| 4 | See if you can conjure up a picture of you being successful — what were the events , what were your thoughts and feelings , and what were you doing at the time ? |
| 5 | ‘ I heard from a third party that Billy Bingham had left me out because of indiscipline , but there was nothing said at the time and he has not spoken to me since . ’ |
| 6 | He opened the briefing by telling the assembled squad : ‘ In this case there was nothing left at the scene … |
| 7 | He opened the briefing by telling the police squad : ‘ In this case there was nothing left at the scene … |
| 8 | Or was she listening at the door ? |
| 9 | was she sat at the bottom you know |
| 10 | ‘ And what , might I ask , sir , was he doing at the time he was talking about the bell ? ’ |
| 11 | Was he laughing at the absurd idea of being an old fogey ? |
| 12 | Was it directed at the restaurants of Chichester or Glyndebourne ? — calling for two 16-oz. cans of spaghetti in tomato sauce , 9 oz. of plain flour and 6 oz. of shredded suet ( put about by the Atora Suet Bureau ) are also uncommon . |
| 13 | This was what lay at the centre of the metaphysical speculations often pursued by the Symbolists . |