Example sentences of "[was/were] in [noun] [conj] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His owners were in difficulties and he was bankrupted . |
| 2 | She wished desperately that Ellen were in London that she might send Lizzie to judge how Oreste fared and what he understood , but as it was she had no means of knowing . |
| 3 | We do not know what interest rates were in Israel but we do know that the annual rate of interest in the ancient Near East was very high : in Babylonia and Assyria it was 20–25 per cent for money loans , 33 per cent for loans in kind and frequently more ; in Upper Mesopotamia and Elam rates were higher , reaching 50 per cent for money loans ; in the Ptolemaic period in Egypt rates seem to have been around 12 per cent . |
| 4 | It might be something of a race , then , once the Scots were in sight and it was perceived that they were going to cross , with ten thousand horsemen to get over . |
| 5 | And though they tried not to be sad as she had asked , many were in tears as they listened to the reading Kelly had chosen . |
| 6 | Our clothes were in layers and we had no problem deciding each what to wear ; it was the same outfit . |
| 7 | Three of them and the lorry-driver 's mate were in Marcus when we came on . |
| 8 | But we saved twelve , and two were in surgery when I left . ’ |
| 9 | They had n't known we were in NZ and we had n't known they were . |
| 10 | No we were in bed but we , we , we go into a right about eight o'clock and we watched a video |
| 11 | I told him they were in bed and I dashed up the stairs , two at a time , to fetch them . |
| 12 | We were in love and we thought people who were in love got married . |
| 13 | But the barges were in darkness and they could not see us . |
| 14 | Buildings were in flames and I could hear the screams and moans of the trapped and injured . |
| 15 | I can do all those nice things in Jan , Feb and March , and not to mention when I get home tearing my garden to pieces , that 's gone to pot , which is as well , because it does n't make it , see , see one thing I find about coming down here , I see the really smarter shops than I would unless I were in Norwich and it makes me realise still after this , I do n't crave for the things in shops . |
| 16 | They were in power but I mean who 's to say that the pe there 's not gon na be a civil war and they 'll be thrown out of power . |
| 17 | Councillor is on record , in fact not long after taking his job , that he does n't care much for state education , he prefers , grant maintained schools , the assisted places scheme , which I 'm pleased to say , Lord Mayor , we do n't operate in this district and neither did the Tories when they were in power and I applaud them for that |
| 18 | The few people I treasure were in touch and I told them exactly what was wrong . |
| 19 | Police said nine people six men and three women were in custody after they were arrested on suspicion of planning disruption at the game . |
| 20 | Mellor was on a Middle East tour as a junior Foreign Office Minister in 1988 and international news teams were in tow as he picked on the officer during a visit to the Gaza Strip 's biggest refugee camp . |
| 21 | today , in school we had a two members of a family planning association and er , we were in group and we actually had the guys in our class , they 're seventeen , maybe eighteen sitting laughing and sniggering between themselves ! |
| 22 | Last week a party of Dublin deaf were in Belfast and I had the opportunity to put my new skills into use . |
| 23 | But more surprises were in store as I unearthed my first Roman coin . |
| 24 | When Val came to me , in October 1989 , she had arthritis in both her hands and feet , her shoulders and neck were in pain and she also suffered from chronic sciatica . |
| 25 | Armstrong was still there and in one piece , though I walked around him to check that all four wheels were in place before we got in . |
| 26 | Already the tanks ahead were in action and it seemed as though they had made contact with , and destroyed the majority of the enemy flank guard . |
| 27 | No warning had been given by the soldiers because they believed their comrades ' lives were in danger and they were under fire from the hijacked car , the hearing was told . |
| 28 | No warning was given by the soldiers because they believed their comrades ' lives were in danger and they were under fire from the hijacked car , the hearing had been told . |
| 29 | Brigade pegged Malahide back to 130 for 9 in their 50 overs , but were in trouble when they slumped to 6 for 2 in reply . |
| 30 | All school books had to be covered in brown paper , and you were in trouble if they became dog-eared . |