Example sentences of "oliver [was/were] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tim and Oliver were on the balcony , their voices coming to her across the warm stillness . |
| 2 | Oliver was below the salt , as far as Sir Thomas was concerned , and Gwendolen had been placed next to Lord Beddington so that Sir Thomas did not have to look at her . |
| 3 | And Oliver was on the boat . |
| 4 | Rain sat in the turquoise chair with the purple footstool , Oliver was on the settee not far from the replacement Chinese screen , Cobalt fingered the bronze bird , Tim stood in the doorway and watched the downpour slanting over the deck . |
| 5 | Oliver was on the tow-path , squatting beside Mr Hellyer . |
| 6 | Oliver was in the end one , scrooged up in a corner with Murgatroyd on his lap . |