Sentence examples of "was in" in English

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When I was in high school I used to earn extra money babysitting. Quand j'étais au lycée, j'avais l'habitude de me faire de l'argent de poche en gardant des enfants.

He was in favor of equality for all. Il était en faveur de l'égalité pour tous.

He was in time for the last bus. Il est arrivé à temps pour le dernier bus.

She skimmed through the register to see if her name was in it. Elle feuilleta le registre pour voir si son nom s'y trouvait.

I believe that his action was in the right. Je crois que son action était la bonne.

As their conversation was in French, I could not understand a word. Comme leur conversation était en français, je ne pouvais pas en comprendre un mot.

Torajiro made it clear that he was in love with me. Torajiro a clairement dit qu'il m'aimait.

It happened that I was in Paris then. Il advint que je me trouvais alors à Paris.

I have been to Australia once when I was in college. Je suis allé en Australie une fois alors que j'étais à l'université.

Tom was in no mood to talk to Mary. Tom n'était pas d'humeur à parler à Marie.

He was in the hot seat. Il était sur la sellette.

It appears that he was in a hurry. Il semble qu'il était pressé.

He was in good health last summer. Il était en bonne santé l'été dernier.

She was in trouble because she lost her passport. Elle a eu des ennuis parce qu'elle a perdu son passeport.

I knew what was in his mind, just as he knew what was in mine; and killing being out of the question, we did the next best. Je savais ce qu'il avait en tête, tout comme il savait ce que j'avais dans la mienne ; et tuer étant hors de question, nous fîmes ce qu'il y avait de mieux après ça.

It was in London that I last saw her. C'était à Londres que je l'ai vue pour la dernière fois.

I was in bed all day long yesterday. Je suis resté alité toute la journée d'hier.

The first naked woman I saw was in a National Geographic magazine. La première femme nue que j'ai vue se trouvait dans le magazine National Geographic.

She was in a hurry to see the new baby. Elle était pressée de voir le nouveau bébé.

I could tell at a glance that she was in trouble. J'ai vu en un coup d'oeil qu'elle avait des ennuis.

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