Example sentences of "you [was/were] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It went quicker the closer you were to a clock . |
| 2 | Who time should go faster the closer you were to a clock , they did n't know , and none of the castle 's waiters and attendants had any explanation either . |
| 3 | You could , if you were of a mind to , head for the Pennines and finish up on Hadrian 's Wall . |
| 4 | Whether you were of the left or of the right , for 40 years , you knew which side you were supposed to be on , and there were few ideological dilemmas . |
| 5 | If anything , you 're more intriguing as a woman than you were as a girl . |
| 6 | ‘ You were with the late King on the night he died ? ’ |
| 7 | ‘ But you were with the Friar , ’ he said at last . |
| 8 | WHEN YOU WERE WITH THE GO GO 'S , YOU LED A PRETTY MAD LIFE . |
| 9 | Then I discovered you were with the chief , being ticked off , ’ he said mischievously . |
| 10 | Erm erm so y you were , you were with the tenants ' erm association , eighty two eighty three ? |
| 11 | You were with the public , direct contact with the public and er I would hate to have been sat in an office and just looked at four walls . |
| 12 | No , do n't try being evasive with me the way you were with the police , because it wo n't wash . |
| 13 | You were out of the office , you were at a meeting , you were with an important client and could n't possibly be disturbed . ’ |
| 14 | The pool was large for a private one , lying at the bottom of a vast expanse of immaculate lawn and surrounded by a high yew hedge which effectively hid it from all directions ( unless you were on a horse or a double-decker bus ) . |
| 15 | Whatever happened to you , you were on a charge if you were n't at the point that the sergeant expected you . |
| 16 | He 'd tell over you and the next thing you know , you were on a fizzer form . |
| 17 | I just posed the question : ‘ When was the last time you were on a donkey and got sucked off ? ' ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Well , suppose you were on a planet with very , very strong gravity . |
| 19 | ‘ The dust on your clothes : it would be mud if you were on a farm . ’ |
| 20 | If you were on a house that was causing problems , you got what was called babysitters , which meant two screws on the house all night . |
| 21 | You were on a raised platform and I passed before you in the parade . " |
| 22 | You 'd do it if you were on a bank executive and you said well only five percent of people ask for independent advice , why do we bother with all that lot ? |
| 23 | Thank you you were on the , you were on A drive . |
| 24 | if , if you were on a street then , if you were a burglar and there 's a house there with a burglar alarm on |
| 25 | If , if er if you were on a case er well if you could get out for a , for an hour in the afternoon for a walk , but that was about all . |
| 26 | ‘ Of course we were always worried because when you were on a troop ship there 'd be 10 men for every space in the lifeboats . |
| 27 | Suppose I 'll have to put them both with a five can always buy her a plant or some or a box of chocolate 's , oh sorry Melvin brought you these , forgot you were on a diet |
| 28 | I 've heard that you and her were more than friendly when you were on the staff at the C.B.T.C. ’ |
| 29 | ‘ I suppose some of your own nights when you were on the run were not unlike that , ’ she ventured into what they had never spoken of . |
| 30 | ‘ Imagine how you would feel if you were on the receiving end of your criticism , ’ she suggests . |