Example sentences of "[was/were] in the [noun sg] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was an intentional slap in the face , this reminder of why they were in the position they were . |
| 2 | When they were in the market she insisted on his buying a pair of white loons , which were just coming into fashion . |
| 3 | When the old woman and the boy were in the summerhouse they looked up and smiled and showed her what they were making . |
| 4 | So , indeed , was Sophie , and as soon as they were in the car she asked , ‘ Is your story true ? |
| 5 | When we were in the room it smelled , cos Si , Dave , Jolly . |
| 6 | And when the men were in the house they were in bed . |
| 7 | As my car and house keys were in the bag we had to change all the locks . |
| 8 | If we jump the gun and point a finger at Stefan Werner without sufficient evidence and it turns out we were in the wrong he 's got enough sway to splash UNACO across the front page of every newspaper in Europe . ’ |
| 9 | About three things they said that was in the parcel we never had . |
| 10 | then when I was in the kitchen I saw Mr go to your door later |
| 11 | Maggie would have left at that point , but as her bed was in the kitchen she could n't get into it until after he 'd left the room . |
| 12 | He said you were gon na give him something but you did n't know how long , long it 'll last when I was in the kitchen you said I 'll put this on but I do n't know how long it 'll last no |
| 13 | But in my hurry to get away from whatever it was in the bed I missed my footing and fell . |
| 14 | Yeah I know now you 're Miguel was in the way I protest . |
| 15 | No it does all over the place , wherever put newspaper down , he does it on the carpet so kept doing it by the cooker so we put newspaper down there , and put the toys away , see they was in the way you see , put newspaper down there and then next would n't have that , . |
| 16 | I actually slept the entire night , because I thought goody , as soon as the divorce goes off , the sooner I 'm on my way out of the ar oh Rocky , Rocky your head was in the way it was your own silly fault |
| 17 | And when he was in the pulpit I felt that he was there was tension there was tension there |
| 18 | He could have stopped the trial and we had discussed whether to apply for a stay of prosecution , but once I was in the fight I wanted to carry on , whatever the consequences . ’ |
| 19 | As long as I was in the country I was home on a Friday night and them again till Monday morning . |
| 20 | Yeah I mean like when I was in the park I only did it between because I was only really talking to one person at one time , but I mean like I could n't remember anywhere . |
| 21 | She looked at Alexander for guidance : he said that the image of black Sarah was in the crypt They went down . |
| 22 | As he spoke , he moved the two benches outwards , so she was in the position he had described : her body bound to the table , her legs spread wide on the two benches like an inverted Y. In spite of the darkness , she knew that her quim was now utterly exposed and helpless before him . |
| 23 | Cos I was in the army we had good food and were away from all the bombing . |
| 24 | ‘ When I was in the Army I sometimes wondered if the young could forgive the grown-ups , ’ said Joe , thinking the new lodger a beauty . |
| 25 | I du n no why , but when I was in the army I always picked , I never , I , I I always picked my own pit , you know . |
| 26 | If he had been working for three days and three nights then it was in the suit he was wearing now , and his shoes had mud on them , and Erlich did n't think Ruane would be impressed . |
| 27 | But then I would read it , so if I was in the theatre I would read that so I would know that |
| 28 | In the wart it was in the wartime you see . |
| 29 | ‘ I was in the house you used to own in Dwyer Street on Sunday . |
| 30 | Wherever he was in the world he managed to get hold of all the important rugby results . |