Example sentences of "you [was/were] [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It went quicker the closer you were to a clock . |
| 2 | Who time should go faster the closer you were to a clock , they did n't know , and none of the castle 's waiters and attendants had any explanation either . |
| 3 | You could , if you were of a mind to , head for the Pennines and finish up on Hadrian 's Wall . |
| 4 | Whether you were of the left or of the right , for 40 years , you knew which side you were supposed to be on , and there were few ideological dilemmas . |
| 5 | If anything , you 're more intriguing as a woman than you were as a girl . |
| 6 | WHEN YOU WERE WITH THE GO GO 'S , YOU LED A PRETTY MAD LIFE . |
| 7 | Then I discovered you were with the chief , being ticked off , ’ he said mischievously . |
| 8 | Erm erm so y you were , you were with the tenants ' erm association , eighty two eighty three ? |
| 9 | You were with the public , direct contact with the public and er I would hate to have been sat in an office and just looked at four walls . |
| 10 | ‘ But you were with the Friar , ’ he said at last . |
| 11 | No , do n't try being evasive with me the way you were with the police , because it wo n't wash . |
| 12 | Thank you you were on the , you were on A drive . |
| 13 | I just posed the question : ‘ When was the last time you were on a donkey and got sucked off ? ' ’ |
| 14 | ‘ Of course we were always worried because when you were on a troop ship there 'd be 10 men for every space in the lifeboats . |
| 15 | If , if er if you were on a case er well if you could get out for a , for an hour in the afternoon for a walk , but that was about all . |
| 16 | The pool was large for a private one , lying at the bottom of a vast expanse of immaculate lawn and surrounded by a high yew hedge which effectively hid it from all directions ( unless you were on a horse or a double-decker bus ) . |
| 17 | ‘ Well , suppose you were on a planet with very , very strong gravity . |
| 18 | Whatever happened to you , you were on a charge if you were n't at the point that the sergeant expected you . |
| 19 | You 'd do it if you were on a bank executive and you said well only five percent of people ask for independent advice , why do we bother with all that lot ? |
| 20 | Suppose I 'll have to put them both with a five can always buy her a plant or some or a box of chocolate 's , oh sorry Melvin brought you these , forgot you were on a diet |
| 21 | ‘ The dust on your clothes : it would be mud if you were on a farm . ’ |
| 22 | if , if you were on a street then , if you were a burglar and there 's a house there with a burglar alarm on |
| 23 | If you were on a house that was causing problems , you got what was called babysitters , which meant two screws on the house all night . |
| 24 | He 'd tell over you and the next thing you know , you were on a fizzer form . |
| 25 | You know if you have the telly on number eight so you were on the video channel ? |
| 26 | Even when you were on the beach it seemed to land in your lap . |
| 27 | No , you said you were on the dole ! |
| 28 | Mrs Burrows called this afternoon while you were on the shore and said that Harry was most anxious you should take part in some theatricals the young people want to perform at Easter . |
| 29 | ‘ You were on the night Mary Connon died . ’ |
| 30 | , ah no , but you , but you were n't aware of that because you were on the floor , as I was saying five minutes ago . |