Example sentences of "[noun prp] [conj] they [was/were] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Luftwaffe pilot , but even he had to do it from Canada into the States before they were in the war . ’ |
| 2 | As members of a Pathfinder Squadron they were allowed to wear a small brass albatross on their left breast pocket , immediately under their wings , and this was the only indication to anyone outside the RAF that they were in any way out of the ordinary . |
| 3 | Although such heresies were far more common in America and in England than they were in Ulster , Ulster Protestants knew of these postures and could see that their own denominations were in formal organizational contact with other churches which did not move to sack ministers and theologians who had obviously given up the traditional beliefs affirmed at their ordinations . |
| 4 | ‘ You know , I 'm getting quite used to this invisible business , ’ Mitch muttered to Maggie when they were at last settled to their table . |
| 5 | ‘ Is your sister expecting you at a specific time ? ’ asked Penry when they were on the way to Haverfordwest at last . |
| 6 | He knows one thing is certain — Forest will be much more difficult to beat at Wembley than they were against Wednesday , who joined Sheffield United as the only teams to have achieved a double over Forest this season . |
| 7 | And as we quit the singer 's house , I remember the words that Bonnie Raitt said to John Lee when they were on stage earlier this year in nearby Sweetwater . |
| 8 | Sales of ten Harlequin titles , like ‘ Duel of Passion ’ and ‘ The Darker Side of Paradise ’ , are already as hot in Moscow and St Petersburg as they were in Montreal and St Paul . |
| 9 | He trusted Marian and Allen because they were of the same kind as himself — children . |
| 10 | He had heard a heated exchange between Day and William Tidbury while they were in custody at Newbury . |
| 11 | The authority had not found out about the incident involving the cadets at Leek until they were in hospital , but tests on the water taken about the same time showed toxics from algae present . |
| 12 | Indeed , they lost Gooch , Hick — cheaply again — and Stewart before they were in credit ; but with Smith mixing careworn defence and carefree attack , once pulling Su'a for six while on one knee as the Samoan attempted some left-arm spin , and Lamb all bustle and energy , English fears were eased going into the last day . |
| 13 | He liked being with Steve and Paul because they were like his bit of rough . |
| 14 | To begin with , he thought I was as close to Steve and Paul as they were to each other — and they were like a single amoeba that wo n't let anyone else into its world . |
| 15 | The point is that Carter USM are in the same position in America as they were in Britain two years ago , constantly gigging and doing pithy radio plugs to make their mark . |
| 16 | Clerical gravamina had been as easily evaded or thwarted under Pecham and Winchelsey as they were under Reynolds . |
| 17 | Along with the Thwaites at High Birk Hatt the Fawcetts kept a neighbourly eye on the Hauxwells when they were at their most vulnerable . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | I was telling everyone how Annabelle met Steven in Kenya when they were on a safari holiday and |