Example sentences of "[noun] [was/were] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As soon as the words were out , she heard her mistake . |
| 2 | The words were out before he could stop himself . |
| 3 | It had occurred to Cecilia as soon as the words were out of her mouth that five minutes to twelve , which was the time when she had seen Jasper , was rather early for a lunch hour to begin . |
| 4 | She felt foolish as soon as the words were out . |
| 5 | The words were out before she could monitor them . |
| 6 | The words were out before she could stop them . |
| 7 | The words were out before she could stop them . |
| 8 | Léonie 's arms and legs dissolved with relief now the words were out , had flown off squawking . |
| 9 | Just as her words were out one of the charity women came chattering in through the open doors to the terrace . |
| 10 | The words were out . |
| 11 | As soon as the words were out she could have kicked herself . |
| 12 | She regretted asking the question as soon as the words were out . |
| 13 | As soon as the words were out Shannon heartily wished them unspoken . |
| 14 | The words were out before Isabel could stop them , despair and bitterness giving them a stark finality that was absolute . |
| 15 | Once the words were out , she was appalled by how raw and painful and sordid they sounded . |
| 16 | As soon as the words were out of her mouth she regretted them . |
| 17 | He 'd regretted the invitation as soon as the words were out of his mouth . |
| 18 | The moment the words were out of her mouth Leonora could have kicked herself . |
| 19 | As soon as the words were out , she could have bitten her tongue , but it was too late . |
| 20 | Burnt-out old hacks explained a sudden new lease of life , promising their days in the public-relations ghetto were over . |
| 21 | In Gloucestershire break-ins were up by 30% , second only to Cheshire . |
| 22 | The Second Division side were down 7-3 at half-time — a Brian Laidlaw try for Melrose , converted by Gary Parker , to a penalty for Peebles by Graham Mutch . |
| 23 | After the opposition were out for 171 , the CCG team reached the required total with two overs to spare , largely thanks to an opening stand of 95 by Jeremy Hook and Philip McKenna . |
| 24 | It was all over after 41 laps when Hill 's engine blew … his hopes and those of all the home fans were up in the smoke … |
| 25 | Not surprisingly , mean concentrations of DDT and related compounds were up to seven times higher in the blubber of male common dolphins from the southern California area than from any species sampled elsewhere in the Pacific , including Japan . |
| 26 | Her legs were out to the side like that |
| 27 | I ca n't describe it , she had , her legs were out to the side , but they were pointing down like that |
| 28 | And when I went and got him up this morning his legs were out the bottom of the cot again ! |
| 29 | Reg took over as caretaker-manager but after only ten minutes of their second match realised that Athletico were out of their depth in Division One and , sure enough , the club was bundled into the Second , finishing the season fifteen points adrift at the bottom . |
| 30 | Last week 34 of Darlington 's 44 doctors signed an open letter protesting at the article , saying his claim waiting lists were down and NHS spending up were false . |