Example sentences of "we [was/were] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Dash it all , ’ she said , ‘ Lord Woodleigh spoke very sharply to the fellow when we were on the boat . |
| 2 | But it was still comforting to have with us little Liena , our 19-year-old interpreter who was a very competent rock climber and all-round mountaineer , for she had climbed Elbrus in the past and could give assurance that we were on the right course . |
| 3 | While we were on the beach below another tourist tried to climb up to the ruin ; but a flock of dive-bombing gulls , screaming histrionically , drove him off . |
| 4 | Now we were on the move . |
| 5 | We were on the south side of a small sea fjord , the head of which formed a junction for the road to Nusfjord . |
| 6 | This would be all very well if we were on the high road to eliminating death altogether ; but this is a claim that not even the boldest scientist can make . |
| 7 | When we were on the Big Wheel . ’ |
| 8 | The difference between the way we saw life as young people — especially the amoral attitude to sex — and the conventional way of portraying it on screen was so great that I knew we were on the verge of a big change . |
| 9 | Perhaps our wine fell into the hands of looters , though we were on the Pakistani side and Muslims are n't supposed to touch alcohol . ’ |
| 10 | This single action and comment implied a huge transformation in but one simple step , for suddenly we were on the edge of non-projected activity — ‘ some people outside my house ’ places the children in a markedly different relationship to the drama . |
| 11 | We were on the greens fine , but we could n't get off them . |
| 12 | We were on the green for five shots , and Mr Lu was on the side of the green for two . |
| 13 | We did n't see the ball go in because we were on the 9th tee , but we heard hell of a din behind and Tom said , ‘ Some guy must have holed out . ’ |
| 14 | We were on the loose in France for a couple of months . |
| 15 | We were on the doorsteps , the bobbies having a smoke . |
| 16 | We were on the top flat , so I could n't get out to play ; my Ma was feared I 'd fall down the stone stairs and break my neck . |
| 17 | No , we did n't see it , but we were on the scene soon afterwards . |
| 18 | We were on the starboard tack , fighting into the trades as we clawed our way out from the Bahamian shoals into the deep waters of the Atlantic . |
| 19 | We were on the edge of such a pit . |
| 20 | ‘ You looked out of the window when we were on the Concorde . |
| 21 | Times were not good , we had basically clung to outdated ideas and we were on the verge of closing . |
| 22 | We ca n't remember any , but the first time we were on the cover was one of the high points of our short and illustrious career ( pass the sickbag please , stewardess ) |
| 23 | Number One , would you tell McKenzie to warn the four seamen who were with us tonight that they are on no account to mention the fact that we were on the Delos . |
| 24 | We eventually got the repairs done free of charge , despite the fact that we were on the verge of receiving a repair bill totalling £100 . |
| 25 | It was n't till we were on the boat that I gave Oliver a thought , to be honest . |
| 26 | He slipped something in my wine and the next thing I knew was that we were on the Continent . |
| 27 | We were on the King 's Road . |
| 28 | When we were on the ship , the Portuguese captain listened to my story . |
| 29 | In the course of the evening a note was handed in from Mrs Campbell of Jura House saying she had heard of our arrival and as she was sure there was no comfort in the Hotel she hoped we would come there in the morning and stay with them while we were on the island , assuring us also that she would do all in her power to further the cause for which we had come . |
| 30 | They got the feeling that we were on the ropes and I , I mean if |