Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun] [was/were] [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was n't only steam locos on parade because all the internal combustion collection was out in the loop and sidings , most of them adorned with enthusiast cameras and tape measures on . |
| 2 | 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 … |
| 3 | But the , you see if you look in the , I have information off the Birmingham secretary , er Secretary 's secretary , she was involved , she even was imprisoned in Switzerland erm when the peace movement was on between the two wars , and that was when they were , I believe it was a German woman that er that was on , you know in the committee , but I 'll have to refer to the Caring and Sharing book . |
| 4 | ‘ The one positive sign I 've seen recently is that public sector spending was up in the third quarter of 1993 . ’ |
| 5 | The portrait of Melusina hung above the fireplace and this year 's cat calendar was up on the left-hand wall . |
| 6 | Nicholas 's voice checked him for a moment but when he turned he saw that the taxi driver was out of the cab and attempting to restrain him . |
| 7 | On Wednesday night Linfield were out of the competition , beaten fairly it seemed by an aggregate score of 3-2 and facing a loss of around £15,000 on the failed European venture . |
| 8 | Lord Allanbridge said he took into account the stress Shooter was under at the time . |
| 9 | The next minute Guido was out of the car and the young woman was in his arms , kissing him on both cheeks , obviously delighted to see him . |
| 10 | Next morning Ruth was down in the kitchen early , eagerly hoping to find Sean there . |
| 11 | It is clear that if the Hohenzollern candidature were out of the way , peace would be assured . |
| 12 | His Union Rep. was up to the occasion and had scoured the notice boards for restrictions on locomotive types without success . |
| 13 | Non-core businesses including its retailing arm was back in the black with profits of £1.7m . |
| 14 | Even bear raid victim Amber Day was back on the move , up 5 at 73p by the close . |
| 15 | Less than two years after all the fuss about Release 3 Lotus 1-2-3 for Windows — needing at least a 286 with 2Mbyte of RAM minimum and nobody thought that hardware specification was out of the way ! |
| 16 | my mailing system was down over the weekend and I did not receive any mail . |
| 17 | University students were out on the streets last month . |
| 18 | When she got there , she remembered that the little gold key was back on the glass table . |
| 19 | Street lamps were on in the distance , greenish or blobs of orange light . |
| 20 | The hire car was down in the car park , the one near Miller 's End . |
| 21 | By the time Elisabeth was out of the Hall and on to the terrace , the guests at The Tamarisks were all frozen in shocked suspension , their forks lifted half-way to their mouths , their faces pale , their palms clammy . |
| 22 | Missing the mid-1992 implementation date was out of the question . |