Example sentences of "[pron] [was/were] [prep] a [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He and I were at a lobby at the House of Commons yesterday , in er , celebration of the mobility allowance , which campaigned very successfully , and we , in the Community Transport field , have very close working relationships and communication . |
| 2 | The house was right down at the bottom of the street , and I moved like a ghost from lamp to lamp , tiptoeing for some reason , as if I were in a jungle in dread of attracting the attention of wild animals prowling near me . |
| 3 | It was not Billingsley 's physical size that provoked that fear , for I was of a size with him , nor was it his profession that gave me pause , but rather the aura of incipient violence that he radiated like a blast furnace . |
| 4 | Well , at least until Sunday when I was on a promise at the hospital with Ruth and some new bandages . |
| 5 | I was on a kind of … half-throttle , emotionally . |
| 6 | yes , I was on a coach to the boat show erm at Earls Court when , when I read it |
| 7 | ‘ I was on a tour of Europe . |
| 8 | When I saw the room , I immediately wanted to call the whole thing off , but the chap already had the cheque and I was on a hiding to nothing with my landlord so I would just have to put up with it . |
| 9 | The excitement of the adventure started to dissipate and I was left with the cold reality of knowing that I was on a train with hardly any money , no ticket and nowhere to go . |
| 10 | I advised the Labour Party over such things as the Vassall inquiry and , together with my friend Dennis Lloyd , I was on a number of committees and investigations to recommend changes in the law — particularly land law ( the working party on land nationalisation ) and the law of landlord and tenant — which were being prepared by the Labour Party for their future use . |
| 11 | I was with a group of music journalists at the recent British Music Fair , talking to the President of an ascending international guitar company , and the topic turned to instrument design . |
| 12 | I was with a player from the Vienna Philharmonic who had been a Russian prisoner of war , so he spoke some Russian . |
| 13 | As you can imagine I was at a bit of a loose end . |
| 14 | She said er , I was at a reception in London at the Indian Embassy and when er I was introduced as coming from , she says , The High Commission said to me , You come from ? |
| 15 | Sale fan John Flacks , a member of the fledgling Supporters Shareholders Association , said last night : ‘ I was at a meeting with Alex Ferguson on Thursday and he inferred that something might be sorted out by today . |
| 16 | I was at a meeting with er Kenneth Clark , name-dropper |
| 17 | Er I might also say , on open access which is something that I was at a meeting for yesterday in London . |
| 18 | I was at a meeting in London yesterday where I handed over my report . ’ |
| 19 | Previous to my arrival in Sydney , I was at a stage of uncertainty as to what I did and did not believe . |
| 20 | A few years ago — before 1986 — I was at a party with a few friends and we met some people who used to be in athletics . |
| 21 | ‘ Two months ago , ’ Basil said at last , ‘ I was at a party at Lady Brandon 's house . |
| 22 | I was at a point of crisis , lost , paralysed in the midst of a dense fog . |
| 23 | It was not until I was at a conference at which Jean Darnall was speaking that I saw the need to ask others to pray for me . |
| 24 | A year or so before that I was at a conference in America where deconstruction bulked largely on the agenda . |
| 25 | I was at a conference in Berlin on Wednesday that was attended by ministers of the interior for the Twelve and for the countries of eastern Europe . |
| 26 | ‘ I was at a disco on crutches when Nigel asked me about my plans — and casually said I could ride for him whenever I was free . |
| 27 | I was at a concert with the children a month or so later and saw one rather pushy friend , who I could normally handle . |
| 28 | This August I was at a festival of this unique style of singing . |
| 29 | Until Bernard married her , I was at a loss for this luncheon . |
| 30 | I was at a loss with you being so beautiful and intelligent and all that . |