Example sentences of "[pers pn] were [adj] [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Is that one of the reasons why you were keen to invest in the first place , even one of the reasons why you decided to back the new housing development ? ’ |
| 2 | But anyway when y you were first sent with the British battalion to , was that ? . |
| 3 | erm er council experience , erm what er you said that you were first put on the parks and recreation department . |
| 4 | As I took my place with two jamjars in my first Saturday morning kids matinee queue , apprehensive lest the currency had been devalued or even replaced with money , I observed that not only were Royals the heroes in the films but that my choice of cinema was between the Queens and the Royal , and I was warned that before the performance you were supposed to stand for the pianist 's rendition of ‘ God Save the King ’ . |
| 5 | In the fifties it was very run-down and it was possible to buy the glory of a house with a painted ceiling and good stucco if you were prepared to do without the luxury of heating and hot water . |
| 6 | And if she says you were wrong to ask for the things , tell her that I say you were right , and that I was pleased to help . |
| 7 | There is a closing sequence now the reason that you were able to close in the manner that you did with that bloke is a natural ability , but if I 've said to you to teach somebody else it you would say I can not do it , but I ca n't teach somebody else , because you 're not actually aware of the sequence that you 're working , can you see what I 'm saying to you ? |
| 8 | Your reply should therefore include not just what you actually did but any special skills you were able to bring to the job and any particular equipment you have been trained to use . |
| 9 | However , if you were able to travel in the third dimension , you could cut straight across . |
| 10 | In our interviews with teachers we were anxious to hear about the way in which they used the library and the project acquisitions and to establish their impressions of use made by their colleagues . |
| 11 | When I was an undergraduate student studying sociology we were all warned of the dangers of romanticism . |
| 12 | Then one cold afternoon later that winter when we were all huddled round the fire for warmth from the snow falling outside , Dad sighed , looked at his mother 's photo and said , ‘ I wonder how yer Granny is faring in this cold weather ? ’ |
| 13 | In some way we were all affected by the impact of the Food Safety Act 1990 and the amendments to food hygiene regulations . |
| 14 | Apparently they do a commemorative gig every year at the same pub where we were all based at the time . ’ |
| 15 | It is probable that , for a large part of our lives , little emphasis was placed on the use of imagination , colour and rhythm and yet we were all born with the potential to use our right brain just as much as the left . |
| 16 | and I looked at people , we were all saying why we waiting here , why we waiting and we saw people rushing off so we thought we 've got to rush off after them and we were all put on the train and sent to Charing Cross which was n't where most of us wanted to go or anything like we wanted to go |
| 17 | We were all dressed in the regulation issue khaki overalls , but Waters had three stripes on his sleeves in case we did n't know what a sergeant was . |
| 18 | So we were all herded in the common room together . |
| 19 | SIX MONTHS ago , we were all waiting for The Stone Roses to crossover into the US charts — that was the talk . |
| 20 | SIX MONTHS ago , we were all waiting for The Stone Roses to crossover into the US charts — that was the talk . |
| 21 | So one day , very hot and insecty , with a faint breeze coming in off the sea , we were all lying in the grass on the flat area just to the south of the house . |
| 22 | When the Red Brigade kidnapped Moro we were all thrown into the investigation , under the direction of the Political Branch . |
| 23 | We were all shooting at the crowds , as if the guns were not loaded , and only meant to frighten them . |
| 24 | I did n't know what to say , and they said , well where were you , well er , I said we were all standing on the balcony and we , we did n't hear you , erm , it was ab I mean looking back now , it 's funny , but it was ludicrous at the time . |
| 25 | Oh Sunday it was really bad cos he had these people turn up for lunch and erm , said it 's Sam arranged to come and collect him quarter to six and then we went up to Fore Gate for lunch and then we came back here and had erm we were all standing in the kitchen here , knock on the door , a walked in , I 'd completely forgotten about it |
| 26 | ‘ One moment we were all sitting outside the Art School discussing the latest models , and the next moment the boy had wandered off by himself . |
| 27 | We were all sitting in the great taproom . |
| 28 | So we were all sitting in the living room . |
| 29 | ‘ That 's when both parties are and the Ball at Hurlingham — and when we were all going to the Muckrakers Club for a really good evening . |
| 30 | We were proud to participate in the CCPR Wembley Festivals of Movement and Dance in 1955 , 1958 and 1963 , which some of you will remember , and so it was with particular pleasure we accepted the invitation to join in the celebrations to be held on 20th April at the Royal Albert Hall . |