Example sentences of "[conj] they [was/were] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I can remember several policemen being reported missing at the police station where they were on duty . |
| 2 | They stayed where they were for another minute or so , although Jack had to practically hold Ho down while they waited . |
| 3 | He now came in so many shapes and sizes they did n't know quite where they were with Him . |
| 4 | The book trade — where they were to be found in large numbers — differed from the other kinds of printing in several ways . |
| 5 | They had been trained in their own callings — pilots , navigators , gunners and wireless operator 's — and came together at No 19 OTU Kinloss where they were to be trained on Whitleys . |
| 6 | They struck in Milbank Road where the pots were worth £50 and in Stanhope Road , where they were worth £100 , on Wednesday afternoon . |
| 7 | Rural Britain is full of retired brigadiers and industrial captains , chaps who got where they were through diplomacy , cunning and an instinct for knocking heads together when the bugle blew . |
| 8 | They now live in the location of Sao Bento do Sul in the state of Santa Catarina , a little bit further south than Dois Vizinhos where they were during their previous assignment . |
| 9 | It did not matter who they were or where they were from , ’ she said . |
| 10 | One of the problems , he said , was that staff were resisting a plan to relocate them from local offices , where they were in touch with industry , to remote district offices . |
| 11 | They spread to the Conservative Party 's own library where they were in marked contrast to the public image created by her backing of the new British Library buildings , as we shall see shortly . |
| 12 | My sister buried all her valuables showing me the spot so that I could tell her children where they were in case she was killed . |
| 13 | Agitation by Serbs in Croatia came to a head with the unilateral proclamation on Oct. 1 by the so-called Serbian National Council of an " autonomous region " comprising those districts where they were in the majority . |
| 14 | The long hot days of summer are with us again — or they were at the time of writing , and long may they continue . |
| 15 | Was there any feeling when these letters were received that they were to be taken seriously or they were in fact a bluff ? |
| 16 | April orders on the usual three-month moving average , were $2,166m , and although they were off 0.6% , they were up 35.1% on the year ago figure . |
| 17 | She and Annie had made the gowns and , although they were of good strong material , befitting the bride 's station and life-style , Lydia 's chestnut-coloured material brought a touch of colour to her normally sallow cheeks , while Martha 's deep maroon set off her fair colouring . |
| 18 | The commons had shown themselves increasingly adept at procuring political concessions in return for grants of taxes , and although they were at their most effective when they enjoyed the support of at least some sections of the nobility , they had gained substantially in experience and cohesion by the time the crisis of 1340–1 arose . |
| 19 | Although they were at the agricultural policies undoubtedly continue to be relevant , still have a significant part to play in many current situations . |
| 20 | Although they were under a duty to act fairly , they had not broken this duty . |
| 21 | However , although they were worth less on the open market than if they had been in ‘ good ’ condition , they were still fit for the purpose for which the buyer wanted them ( making into cattle food ) and were still so upon arrival . |
| 22 | Wardle , Appleyard , Close , Lowson , Trueman and Illingworth entered cricket in Yardley 's reign and all had great respect for his tactical ingenuity and his benevolent , Gower-style leadership although they were to be critical later . |
| 23 | The four sets of parents went in to the Panel separately , although they were to be treated as one case . |
| 24 | Local education boards were established to have oversight of the day-to-day operation of the schools within their area , although they were to be firmly guided on the details of the curriculum by means of the Elementary Code of 1903 . |
| 25 | Although they were in vogue she could not abide them : ‘ What beats me is when an unsentimental artist like Modigliani says : ‘ Oui , très joli ’ about them . |
| 26 | Although they were in the same show and of the same age , they were a world apart as women and performers . |
| 27 | Indeed , Kinnock and Thatcher were more visible in our pre-campaign week , when both were on highly publicized foreign tours , than they were during the campaign itself . |
| 28 | Complaints are likely to rise , even though the sound levels may be lower than they were during the relative ‘ boom ’ days before the recession . |
| 29 | I should perhaps remind you that they would normally be somewhat warmer than they were during our inspection , at any rate during one half of the working day … |
| 30 | With the yield on 30-year Treasury bonds at 8.25% and that on three-month bills at 6.6% , long- and short-term interest rates are now lower than they were at the end of the two previous deep recessions , in 1981 and 1973 . |