Example sentences of "was [prep] [noun sg] and [pron] have " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their room was in darkness and he had to fumble about for the switch to the bedside lamps . |
| 2 | Britain was in decline and something had to be done to reverse it . |
| 3 | I enjoyed the work there — dealing with customers on the phone — there were two of us girls … the other girl was in charge and we had a man over us , but it was between us two … we had to get all the statements out at the end of the month … |
| 4 | She put the telephone down on the floor and knelt beside it , facing Shildon and saying Tavett was in trouble and she had to make some calls . |
| 5 | I got a letter to say dad was in hospital and we had a buzz bomb and it was n't too bad and er do n't worry . |