Example sentences of "was [adv] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | BOOKMAKERS were spared a potential six-figure payout yesterday when Loki , one of the first ante-post gambles of the new Flat season , was inadvertently left out of tomorrow 's William Hill Lincoln . |
| 2 | The jockey , who was all whipped out by now , tried to remount . |
| 3 | But it was suddenly called off with just a week to go . |
| 4 | As such it was eagerly taken up by newly enfranchised members of Roman society . |
| 5 | Aha , when the pantomime started up that was just carried on in there . |
| 6 | He was always going on about how undignified and painful the examinations were . |
| 7 | When she was feeling down , Old Mother Walsh was always going on about how the snake was slithering in our direction . |
| 8 | Smoke was still puffing up from behind it . |
| 9 | The floor was often dug out by as much as three feet to increase headroom . |
| 10 | John Hendrie 's strike was originally ruled out for offside . |
| 11 | He was immediately ruled out of tomorrow 's home match with Nottingham Forest — and could be sidelined for three weeks . |
| 12 | It was well trussed up by now , and could n't move a finger . |
| 13 | The woman was then driven around for over an hour and believes part of the journey may have been on a motorway . |