Example sentences of "[noun] they were [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | When Lambert found Kimberley and Killion they were out on the field , looking at a map laid on the bottom wing of a plane . |
| 2 | The Greeks did very little during the winter because of bad weather but each spring they were back on the water , checking that everything was nautika or boatworthy . |
| 3 | It was heard by the men in the inn , and in a second they were out in the road , running into the darkness of the fields . |
| 4 | By the time he got his foot to the brake pedal they were down among the mud and the car slid on for several yards before coming to a halt . |
| 5 | By the third day they were out into the Atlantic . |
| 6 | Every week they were out on the streets of Highgate or Chalk Farm preaching , and Eva belonged to the cadet 's singing brigade . |
| 7 | Within the hour they were out into the countryside , following the track which would lead them down to the old Roman road . |
| 8 | And within three minutes they were out of the house and into the car , and only then did Henry ask , ‘ What 's it all about ? ’ |
| 9 | Next thing they were down with the measuring up and we 'd just got a four thousand pound rate bill ! |
| 10 | The road to Rimini by-passed the town and in a few moments they were out in the wilds again , labouring up a steep , tortuous medieval track on which modern civilization had done no more than slap a layer of asphalt and a road number . |
| 11 | No doubt they were down in the cellar sheltering from the bombardment . |
| 12 | ‘ You shall have both , ’ he promised , and within a very short time they were back in the blissfully cool hotel . |