Example sentences of "[pron] [was/were] [adv prt] [prep] [pos pn] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cos I was out with my first daughter at quarter to eight in the morning to catch the bus to take her to adopted aunty |
| 2 | One irate caller promised : ‘ If I was down to my last spoonful of petrol , with a hundred miles still to go , I 'd drive past an Elf station . ’ |
| 3 | Coffee and a stroll up to the nearest AVIS and we were off to our next destination . |
| 4 | Soon we were down to our last lumps of coal . |
| 5 | Soon it was on to our second garden of the day ; Hodges Barn at Shipton Moyne . |
| 6 | He contemplated a few drags until he realized he was down to his last three matches , and reluctantly put the cigarette back in his pocket . |
| 7 | When he looked for his money , he found that he was down to his last few shillings . |
| 8 | His wealth is a matter of awestruck tabloid speculation ; his parsimony a thing of show-business legend : " Andrew was almost broke when he was down to his last £3 million , " one friend remembers . |