Example sentences of "they [was/were] [adv] [verb] [adv] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now , it looked as if they were newly decorating so whether the water got into there or not , but it did n't look as if they were in the process of decorating so I hope it did n't for their sake . |
| 2 | They were already fulfilled long before you ever met me ! ’ |
| 3 | Socially , they were rarely seen together except at John Lehmann 's . |
| 4 | They were rather taken aback when they realised they would be learning about the way the planning system operates ! |
| 5 | They were still sitting together when Hotspur came from the prince 's apartments . |
| 6 | Women were interrupted less as bosses than as subordinates , but overall they were still interrupted more than men . |