Example sentences of "[was/were] [adv] [prep] a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Chorlton , mhm , he examined me , erm , he , he said now they were on about a slide on my heart . |
| 2 | Leonora doubted that biscuits were much of a cure for what ailed her , but she bit into one meekly , deciding that the best policy was to fall in with Penry Vaughan 's wishes whenever possible , to keep the peace . |
| 3 | We were only about a yard from the fairway , but we had trouble finding the ball . |
| 4 | Even more striking were the elephants that once lived on Malta , and were only about a metre in height . |
| 5 | I says , do n't tell me , I said , he did the same thing to me the other day , and it were only within a couple of days of each other . |
| 6 | But the family were together for a tour of Harry 's dormitory , where the new boy — known at Ludgrove as a ‘ squit ’ — will sleep with three pals . |
| 7 | The trio were together for a Christmas in Vienna concert in the city hall . |
| 8 | SHOPPERS at Bordon 's new Somerfield store were in for a surprise on Saturday , when the supermarket staged a Disney fancy dress competition . |
| 9 | A referee 's mistake lost them the match against Auckland and they were in with a chance for a long time in the Test — there was only one — before being beaten 11–3 . |
| 10 | A very considerable number of sub-licences which were normally for a period of six to 12 months were granted during the relevant years of assessment and the aggregate profit therefrom during these years amounted to some HK$57m . |
| 11 | Indeed , I would go further and conclude that at least in relation to the last three payments the plaintiffs were not under a mistake of law but were strongly of the view that they were under no liability to pay . |
| 12 | The sky clears in the childbirth sequence because of Shatov 's sublime murmurings about the arrival of a new human being , but also because the midwife has her sleeves rolled up , because she is attacking a difficult and strenuous professional job , organizing essentials , masterminding the whole exercise , scolding Marie Shatov who allowed Shatov to get between her and the family in which she was a governess ‘ with the egotistical object of marrying you , laughing at the distraught husband on his knees unable either to bear the sound or block his ears before the birth ; and when all is tidied up , ‘ after some pleasant–es about ‘ the happy couple' ’ which were not without a touch of contempt and superciliousness , she went away as well satisfied as before . ’ |
| 13 | And when I confessed the other day in the King 's Head that we were off on a trip to Dartington , there were cynical smiles . |
| 14 | James Knights told me that he and his mate were once in a fight with two Burton men , and his mate — a Halesworth man — died in his lodgings two days later . |
| 15 | I am convinced that if the hon. Gentleman were ever in a position of responsibility in the House — the likelihood of which is becoming increasingly remote — he would also find himself advised that it would be foolish to put before the House proposals which in a few weeks or months might fall outside the law . |
| 16 | The minds of the legislators were still in a state of confusion . |
| 17 | To be honest the atmosphere was one of secret intimacy where most of the audience were still in a state of suspended disbelief that this was happening . |
| 18 | Distinctions were soon lost , and after a spell of being known as Alba the country became once and for all Scotland , though some of its boundaries were still in a state of flux . |
| 19 | During my travels across the Siberian Steppes , some years ago , I chanced upon a team of Russian palaeontologists , who were clearly in a state of heightened exuberance . |
| 20 | When the band stopped they were both on a tide of pleasure ; yet , she stepped away from him as though evading her share in the pleasure . |
| 21 | Alan Rothwell , who played another post office clerk in the film and soon afterwards became known on TV as David Barlow in Coronation Street , remembered Crawford as ‘ a good mate and good fun ’ , adding , ‘ We were both on a sort of level at the time . |
| 22 | Vauxhall dealers Welch of Newport , Gwent , were also on a roll with five new cars being sold . |
| 23 | Coleraine , like Omagh , were also without a win before this meeting and they failed to get their game together allowing Omagh to capitalise on their hesitancy . |
| 24 | The siting of the circles were often on a saddle with a good view round to neighbouring hilltops . |
| 25 | A large proportion of the miniatures are attributable to known artists such as Jean Bourdichon : four sheets by this artist were originally in a Book of Hours belonging to Henry VII of England and are among the great finds of the collection . |
| 26 | It was a Sunday afternoon and they were out for a stroll in the park . |
| 27 | The theatre was not large , and the bulk of the audience were out in a couple of minutes , umbrellas raised , heads dropped , darting off into the Village to look for their cars , or a place where they could put some drink in their systems , and play critics . |
| 28 | We were now at a point of safety , half a mile from the village of El Ouata , so I was allowed access to supplies in the Land Rover . |
| 29 | It seemed that both parts of his duchy were now in a state of unrest . |
| 30 | We were sitting on rather low chairs , and he was very tall , so that when he placed himself at my corner his impedimenta were almost on a level with my nose . |