Example sentences of "they [was/were] standing in the " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were standing in the kitchen . |
| 2 | They were standing in the kitchen , she near the stove , he near the door . |
| 3 | I went for a midnight walk last February — it was snowing , I just got the urge , it was like a fairy tale , clean and soft — and they were standing in the hall when I got back , eyes frantic , fingers pointing , accusing me of — what ? |
| 4 | They were standing in the middle of a lecture room surrounded by breathalysers , reaction timers , and tachistoscopes , and being offered nothing more tantalising than a double vodka dispensed into glasses via a chemical measuring jar , and served with a shot of orange juice from a carton . |
| 5 | They were standing in the stern of the vessel looking up at the back of the cabins . |
| 6 | They were standing in the kitchen loading the dishwasher and putting the salads in the fridge when a picture caught her eye . |
| 7 | THEY were standing in the aisles when the Lord Chief Justice designate officially opened the Teesside Combined Court Centre yesterday . |
| 8 | I mean when they 're full I 've noticed when , we they were standing in the gangway . |
| 9 | And they were standing in the front as I 'm going |
| 10 | Oh only a couple of weeks , no they were standing in the common room and she knew he was a virgin right and they were still going out and she knew he was a virgin when they first started going out and Rox goes oh so are you a virgin then erm erm James and he goes no and she was still going out with him and she knew that it was n't with her , obviously , and , and Roxy goes oh who was it then and he goes oh just two , two birds I met in erm Portugal and |