Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] were [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A team led by Basil Rose used a cloud chamber to measure the momentum of the neutrons coming from Zeta 's plasma , the measurements which they made in the spring of 1958 , showed that the fusion reactions producing them were between nuclei with on average a net directed momentum . |
| 2 | Do you know you were on the verge of rank insubordination ? |
| 3 | ‘ I did n't know you were into bondage , Blanche . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ I did n't know you were in the hotel ’ |
| 5 | We did n't know you were in here . |
| 6 | I mean what , what how did you know you were in love ? |
| 7 | I mean , you 'd never know you were in a box , would you ? |
| 8 | I do n't know you were in here and I were in there , in your sitting room , she were happy to make tea , she were right working |
| 9 | And , because Edward Heath is so meticulous , we do know who were in all these different houses . |
| 10 | He had time to have a word with everyone and on the occasions when I met him in England he was more than helpful — unlike some of his colleagues in the Press room who pestered you for information when at Leopardstown , then pretended you were from another planet when you went to a big meeting in England . |
| 11 | ‘ Last night , when you say you were on the Wheel with him ? ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Sir , how come you were behind us in the corridor and now you 're in front of us here ? ’ |
| 13 | By all that 's holy , I 'd almost forgotten we were in a place where they sell beer . |
| 14 | ‘ I did n't know we were on first-name terms . ’ |
| 15 | So the first man in the smithy in the morning had to pick up a hammer and strike the anvil three times — just to let the old man know we were on the job . |
| 16 | How did you know we were on that train ? ’ |
| 17 | Apart from the odd person coming in who might be dampening down a collar of their leisurewear , looking a touch harassed , you 'd never know we were in the eye of a storm . |
| 18 | You say we were on our way out any way . |
| 19 | At the end of the Saturday debate we were in more disarray than at any stage since either coming to power or Margaret Thatcher taking over the leadership . |
| 20 | We bore left , and I found we were in t |
| 21 | What power he had , what admiration he extorted , what looks there were in girls ' eyes . |
| 22 | Not because I thought I should have been picked there were at least 15 guys playing better than me but because I had n't performed as I felt I should have done . |
| 23 | But they did not know they were to be presented with tickets to whisk two people off to Claridge 's . |
| 24 | ‘ We do not definitely know they were on the flight but it is very unlikely they were not , ’ said Mr Beswick . |
| 25 | I did n't know they were after Hasan . |
| 26 | If I really believed then I would know they were in heaven , in eternal life , and I should be so glad about that . |
| 27 | How did you know they were in the street , did they have a call ? |
| 28 | Of course , it was useful to both Romania and China to let Moscow know how deeply involved they were with the Americans , because such knowledge could deter Moscow from interfering in their internal affairs . |
| 29 | The views of the teachers tended to be directly related to how involved they were in managing a department and thus how involved they were in spending capitation . |
| 30 | The views of the teachers tended to be directly related to how involved they were in managing a department and thus how involved they were in spending capitation . |