Example sentences of "house [was/were] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Swore like a trooper under his breath as the bus swayed through the leafy lanes , saying he could no longer make out the landmarks , that he knew such and such a tree or house was in such and such a place , he 'd passed it so often in the bus , but now could barely see it . |
| 2 | The day-to-day running of the house was in Mrs Cohen 's hands . |
| 3 | As soon as the dew had been burned off the grass , the whole house was in the hayfield , shaking out the heavy tangled lumps of grass the tedder had missed with the fork , raking what was light in from the edges . |
| 4 | The site chosen for the house was in a wooded grove , sheltered from northerly gales and half a mile from the sea . |
| 5 | He was aware that Members had to come and go at irregular intervals at the behest of their lords and masters when the House was in session , but he feared the worst . |
| 6 | The house was in decline , under-manned , vulnerable . |
| 7 | Only one member of the House was in any way sympathetic to Ian Paisley . |
| 8 | Careful study of the map showed him that his house was in neither parish ; it was within the boundary of a parish in which he and a lot of black-face sheep were the only inhabitants . |
| 9 | However , the House was in no mood to agree to anything which could involve massive expenditure on public offices . |
| 10 | The house was in darkness : the dentist left at six o'clock . |
| 11 | The house was in bad shape when they bought it and it took six months to finish . |
| 12 | My favourite house was in Leicester . |
| 13 | Columbus 's House was in the part of Funchal near the cathedral and belonged to Jean d'Esmanault ( João Esmeraldo ) a Flemish merchant . |
| 14 | Ian Drummond , prosecuting for the RSPCA , told the court the house was in a horrendous state . |
| 15 | Their house was in one of the most beautiful imaginable positions above the Mawddach river valley and with truly panoramic views in all directions . |
| 16 | And you said yourself that the house was in a terrible condition . ’ |
| 17 | Some of those who had absconded , and some women who were brought before the Board , were taken to the magistrate 's and on the Sunday evening after Christmas the house was in a very disturbed state so far that we did not think it prudent to assemble for Divine Worship . ’ |
| 18 | Fortunately , the house was in excellent shape when they moved in . |
| 19 | They agreed to allow one of the workers in the battered wives ' home to go up there , when she arrived the house was in two feet of water — the pipes had burst . |
| 20 | I 'm dealing with two estates where no will has been made and the house was in the name of husband alone who died without a will and the net result is that on on law on intestacy neither of the those surviving widows is of right entitled to the house and in both cases there are children and as you can imagine there is a certain amount of anguish about it . |
| 21 | Portia 's family house was in one of the Nash terraces overlooking Regent 's Park . |
| 22 | Zeno 's house was in woodland , half a mile from Longrock and in sight of the sea . |
| 23 | The house was in a terrace backed by garages . |
| 24 | Blanche 's favourite curry house was in one of London 's most eclectic suburbs . |
| 25 | Then the helicopter began to descend and only the rear of the house was in view . |
| 26 | The house was in need of total renovation and would not be habitable for nearly a year , but the Ashleys moved into a hotel in Le Touquet from where they hoped to oversee the extensive repairs to the exterior and interior . |
| 27 | The Curtis house was in darkness . |
| 28 | Everyone from the house was in the room , sitting in a spacious balcony seat high above the stage . |
| 29 | By the year 1316 , at the death of Thomas de Woldham , the roof of the Palace had fallen in and the Manor House was in need of repair , for in his will Thomas de Woldham left all his timber at Halling to the repair of the roof of the Palace and also the repair of the hall of the Manor House . |
| 30 | There was no sign of grief for his daughter , but then , the house was in a state of permanent mourning . |