Example sentences of "[was/were] [prep] [noun] [coord] [adv] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That means equipment which would be free if you were in hospital or even in your own home is costing Mrs Butler £116 a month . |
| 2 | Tears stung her eyes a moment at the thought of her sister losing her identity ; Jezrael asked herself if the grief was for Ches or selfishly for her own loss . |
| 3 | It was in Ulm and perhaps in Aachen too that you developed your life-long aversion to small theatres ? |
| 4 | Her marriage was in ruins but here in this place she found peace . |
| 5 | Perhaps I was in shock but instead of simply feeling horrified by this intelligence I was curious . |
| 6 | ‘ I was at university and then in the Home Office for a time . ’ |
| 7 | But I was at home and close to my drugs , and I was most deeply grateful for my escape . |