Example sentences of "were [pron] [noun pl] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But all right , ’ he said sociably , ‘ were there days at the orphanage that were better than others ? ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I have seen God face to face , and yet my life is preserved ’ were his words at the start of the day . |
| 3 | Such events , however , were not very frequent — a whole year might pass without one — and so the only additional earnings he could usually rely on were his winnings at the weekly bridge school . |
| 4 | ‘ So they were your soldiers at the ford , ’ Isabel realised . |
| 5 | 1 Why did all the children laugh at Julie on the first day she went to her new school ? 2 How do you think Julie felt that day ? 3 Did you feel sorry for her then ? 4 Did you feel sorry for her later in the story ? 5 When Julie was left tied to the lamp post was it fair , unfair , cruel … or what ? 6 Whose fault was it that Julie and Bee stopped seeing each other ? 7 Why did Julie get hurts and what effect did it have on Bee ? 8 What were your feelings at the end ? |