Example sentences of "[vb base] you [was/were] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Last night , when you say you were on the Wheel with him ? ’ |
| 2 | I mean you were at the meeting that 's why I 'm referring to you . |
| 3 | ‘ You mean you were in tonight ? ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Like you were at the tables last night and the night before that ? ’ |
| 5 | ‘ I know you were at Gamages for a while . |
| 6 | ‘ I know you were against it , and right to be probably , but it does seem the only practical way out of the difficulty — she does adore Tom , you know , and she 's dreadfully lonely … . ’ |
| 7 | We know you were in America together . |
| 8 | I hear you were at the Empire the other night ? |
| 9 | ‘ I hear you were on the box last night , ’ said small , cheerful voices in Dyson 's ear . |
| 10 | But you were bad with your eyes all the same , I remember you were in a darkened room for days . |
| 11 | ‘ Well , suppose you were on a planet with very , very strong gravity . |
| 12 | Suppose you were in charge of the CIA , or the British Secret Intelligence Service , or Mossad : what would be your best way of getting rid of Saddam ? |
| 13 | I believe you were at the theatre ? ’ |
| 14 | I believe you were in publishing ? ’ |
| 15 | Well you must be getting on for a hundred , because I believe you were in the Boar War , were n't you ? |
| 16 | I think you we d' ya know I think you were at night school Gordon when I think about it . |
| 17 | I think you were in a shitty hall Nance . |
| 18 | ‘ It 's a pity you did n't run into her , Freddy , on your way to the Gents — I presume you were on your way to the Gents . |
| 19 | I presume you were at this morning 's ? ’ |
| 20 | ‘ I rang that night shelter you were at this morning and the girl I spoke to told me you were on your way . |
| 21 | Maybe you just had dinner with her , and wish you were with her now . |
| 22 | But then I just , oh shit and yeah I wish you were at the shack with me last night it would have sorted them out . |
| 23 | If the MD asks you What if interest rates drop to 6% , you can use the scenario manager to show how the end result would differ from the figures you have calculated — and throw in a few other interest rates as well , just to impress him/her and make that rise you were after a touch more attainable . |