Example sentences of "we [was/were] at the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now , as I have said , Mandeville led us , the Santerres behind with their small retinue whilst we were at the back just before the cart . |
| 2 | Yeah last time we were at the back though |
| 3 | I met this fellow from Newmarket when we were at The University Arms in Cambridge . |
| 4 | This dream I 'm reading now — I dreamt it when we were at the cottage in Cornwall . |
| 5 | Soon we were at the village of Louth , which Gerry pronounced ‘ Lowth ’ . |
| 6 | While we were at the Clothes Show , we noticed some fabulous haircuts and even more exciting styling ideas . |
| 7 | ‘ But all I needed to do was look at the support I got from the club and the fans when we were at the bottom last season . |
| 8 | ‘ Coming in as an outsider probably helped as a bit of a catalyst but really it was the fact that we were at the bottom of the underwriting cycle and everyone was looking to improve results and build up market share . ’ |
| 9 | However , the right hon. and learned Member for Monklands , East ( Mr. Smith ) asserted that we were at the bottom of the league . |
| 10 | Last year we were at the bottom ; we can forget about that . |
| 11 | Think we were at the beach would n't you ? |
| 12 | And then they went to the different islands and I remember this for when we were at the hotel me brother and me went across , well me was on it too we were all young then . |
| 13 | And you see doing th er that er junior the junior school In the earlier junior school we were at the church as well , which was on the next street , St John 's Church at Mansfield . |
| 14 | We were at the Border , about to cut across County Fermanagh in British Northern Ireland , the better to get to Dublin on time . |
| 15 | When we were at the park I took the down there cos |
| 16 | It was as we started our second run and we were at the lights at the corner of Portman Square , that I saw the cops had concentrated themselves on the traffic island in Baker Street . |
| 17 | Anyway , we were at the top already . |
| 18 | ‘ Even when we were at the top , I got critical letters about things such as team selection and tactics . ’ |
| 19 | One day we were at the top of the highest hill on the island , and we were looking out to sea . |
| 20 | And a few years later , when Edwin Hubble found that nearly all other galaxies are flying away from our own , he correctly reasoned that this did not mean we were at the centre of the Universe . |
| 21 | We were at the centre yesterday with Frank and Joy |
| 22 | We were at The Belfry the week before and I was due to fly from there up to St Andrews directly after the event . |
| 23 | Way back in 1960 when my husband and I were courting , we were at the cinema one evening watching the original screening of Psycho . |
| 24 | in a hurry did that when we were at the town . |
| 25 | We were at the Café Haleiwa for breakfast . |
| 26 | ‘ We were at the side of the lake having a bite to eat when it all happened . |
| 27 | We were at the party . |
| 28 | But we also need the broad generalizations that help show whether we are closer to meeting the basic needs of all the world 's people than we were at the start of the 1970s . |
| 29 | ‘ It is all a bit overwhelming and we are more frightened now than we were at the start because we know so much more about her condition . |
| 30 | book , she wrote a list out what she wanted , she used to hand it , I remember , I 'd forgotten all about this , let's just say we were at the Co-Op , she 'd hand it in at the counter so the , the groceries counter all , and she 'd written it all out , and when it came back it was , was five minutes , it was all together for you , there it was , it was built up on the counter , and each time the amount was written at the side so |