Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] [adv] [indef pn] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They , along with compositors , paper makers , wool sorters and colliers , had developed the rolling strike , or strike in detail , whereby shops were turned out one at a time with those in work supporting those who were withdrawn . |
| 2 | They were forming up one below the other , skis parallel to the hill . |
| 3 | Over the past 10 years we have already come from a situation where road runners were getting virtually nothing from the sport , to a far more respected and well-provided role . ’ |
| 4 | In the buildings with a number of storeys they frequently used a different order on each storey , whilst the columns were lined up one above the other and the entablatures acted as string courses . |
| 5 | After a few weeks , they were sent away one at a time to Hendon Works for repainting and returned renumbered 345–347 . |