Example sentences of "were in the [noun] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not like they were in the dreams he had had recently , where they could torment him without his being able to retaliate . |
| 2 | It was an intentional slap in the face , this reminder of why they were in the position they were . |
| 3 | When they were in the market she insisted on his buying a pair of white loons , which were just coming into fashion . |
| 4 | When the old woman and the boy were in the summerhouse they looked up and smiled and showed her what they were making . |
| 5 | So , indeed , was Sophie , and as soon as they were in the car she asked , ‘ Is your story true ? |
| 6 | Tt er well we had like I I say , we w we were i we were in the hands we were in the hands of the er Italian army , the er regular army from Italy , we were in their hands er for quite some time . |
| 7 | When we were in the room it smelled , cos Si , Dave , Jolly . |
| 8 | And when the men were in the house they were in bed . |
| 9 | As my car and house keys were in the bag we had to change all the locks . |
| 10 | If we jump the gun and point a finger at Stefan Werner without sufficient evidence and it turns out we were in the wrong he 's got enough sway to splash UNACO across the front page of every newspaper in Europe . ’ |