Example sentences of "i [was/were] [adv] at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Both Mike and I were away at the time . |
| 2 | I took supplies from the Land Rover , according to our agreement , as if I were actually at the cafe . |
| 3 | I was near at the time , with Tiffany , in Mansfield . |
| 4 | The second , far more important lesson , I did n't learn until I was downstairs at the desk paying the actual bill : if you can get away with 50 quid for a bottle of anything in Sweden , take it . |
| 5 | I was nearly at the top of the post part when I saw Julie getting out of a car . |
| 6 | After two days at home with my parents , I was again at the railway station , this time catching the early evening train to Fort William . |
| 7 | When I arrived at the GA European Open , I looked at the list of entrants for the Lancome Trophy to find that I was right at the bottom of the list of qualifiers with one week to go before the final selection . |
| 8 | We got , I was right at the front in the balcony . |
| 9 | ‘ And then — I was rather at a loss , I suppose . |
| 10 | I 'm sure I was here at a party once and in fact I can show you the spot on the rug where I … ’ |
| 11 | ‘ I heard something about this chap disappearing when I was here at the weekend . |
| 12 | The question of er P P G thirteen and transportation I think is vitally important , York will come into the position that Chester er where I was just at a transportation enquiry recently , it 's a very similar sort of city , it 's not quite the same as Cambridge , where Cambridge is leaping ahead on quite , some would say draconian transportation measures , York in the forceable future will have to look at specialist transportation measures , that 's important in terms of the planning policy guidance that is out , it 's also in the white paper , it may be in draft P P G thirteen , it 's also in I think it 's P P G twenty two , renewable energy , that we should now be looking at developments which is closer to work , that links then to the question of sustainability and viability of a new settlement , I am not aware , and and I put it guardedly in those terms , of any significant employment existing or proposed in any of the new settlement proposals . |
| 13 | Sorry , if I could just clarify , I was actually at the meeting of Women 's Sub , erm as was Robin in fact , and they , the Women 's Sub-Committee considered the minute of this committee , and endorsed erm , in fact , Amanda did n't write until the meeting of women 's sub , because it was being considered by them , but erm they did n't add anything substantial to what was this committee had said and they did . |
| 14 | Q I was recently at a fish shop , looking at the stock , when I witnessed the purchase of an anemone . |
| 15 | I was recently at a film festival and you should have seen the heterosexuals flaunting themselves . ’ |
| 16 | I was recently at the funeral of a friend , who had died after a prolonged illness from cancer . |
| 17 | I do n't really know because I was never at the pier when when a |
| 18 | I was almost at the centre of the group when I saw the light in the trees . |
| 19 | I was almost at the corner of Stuart Street when a car slowed up into the corner of my eye . |
| 20 | ‘ I know because I was there at the time . ’ |
| 21 | But er , I did n't believe in , well it was me dad 's pigs of course , but I was there at the time as well like , you know . |
| 22 | I was there at the time . ’ |
| 23 | She said : ‘ I was there at the accident just after it happened . |
| 24 | I was still at the time in a relationship with a man I had lived with for four years and was emotionally dependent on , in more ways than one given my immigrant status in this country . |
| 25 | I was still at the crease , but having pulled a muscle in my leg I was batting with a runner . |
| 26 | I was now at a bit of a loss as to what to do next , so I wandered upstairs to the room that housed the books covering my subject , just to check up on a few things . |
| 27 | I was now at the stage of selling things to keep the cash flow going . |
| 28 | I was now at the mercy of others and nobody in a position of authority had , so far , shown any great desire to help . |
| 29 | When he come , when his first one on , said she bet nobody , why Alice come last night at six o'clock but I did n't put them on , I was only at the , I take to the shops you know you do , you have to put the name who you 're talking to on |
| 30 | I think the fact that I was abroad at the time may have had something to do with it — having left the country I 'd also left my conscience behind . |