Example sentences of "[noun prp] [was/were] [adv] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As it turned out , the Machins were there in force , solemn in the church , gloomy by the graveside . |
| 2 | In the North West Division Two Deeside were also without a full squad but came fourth at Crewe and now lie sixth overall . |
| 3 | I thought you and David Fairfax were n't on speaking terms , " Sara said . |
| 4 | Reg took over as caretaker-manager but after only ten minutes of their second match realised that Athletico were out of their depth in Division One and , sure enough , the club was bundled into the Second , finishing the season fifteen points adrift at the bottom . |
| 5 | Arnold , Williams and Douglas scored second half tries for Gosforth , Johnson adding a conversion and a penalty , but Morley were always in control . |
| 6 | The new men of the Kremlin were not above the simplicity of taking a former idea and adapting it to their needs . |
| 7 | Josh and Becky were still at the doors , greeting people they knew . |
| 8 | At that stage Transvaal were still in the running for the night series trophy and his presence would obviously have made a difference . |
| 9 | I guess it was like the primitive interrogation techniques both malais and FAKINTIL were not above resorting to : you could see the stratagem but that did n't stop it from being effective . |
| 10 | Rex and Ruth Rathbun were out in front of their house , Rex with a two-way radio . |
| 11 | But David were on about er how to start off in bowls . |
| 12 | Porter and Paisley were frequently to be found leading such marches and various Ministers for Home Affairs found themselves being denounced by loyalists at Orange rallies . |
| 13 | The investigator said he would try his luck with the scenery-watchers in the dome-car , with apparently the same result , and from there he presumably went in to see the Lorrimores , who apart from Xanthe were still in seclusion . |
| 14 | In proposing a rupture between liberal internationalism and nationalist socialism , Hyndman and Blatchford were ahead of their time . |
| 15 | His temperament , in fact , was rather more a golfer 's than a racing driver 's and I ca n't be sure that the likes of Arnold Palmer and other big sportsmen who 'd made good in the States were n't in some way role models for the young Mario . |
| 16 | Mary Finnigan : ‘ While David and Angie were away with Ken Pitt at the song contest I received a telephone call from David 's father asking when David would be back . |
| 17 | Claire and Nickie were both in the process of changing pills when they fell pregnant . |
| 18 | Arsenal were through to the next round , and it was the turning point in the club 's history . |
| 19 | We are beginning to play some good stuff but I still think we can step u Arsenal were quickly off the mark , going ahead after only five minutes when a long David Seaman clearance found its way to Lee Dixon , whose early pass picked out Alan Smith . |
| 20 | Although the KDP were also in revolt at the same time , there were too many differences between them for there to be any prospect of co-ordinated action . |
| 21 | This in in sharp contrast to the 1970s and most of the 1980s when the UGT and CCOO were bitterly at odds . |
| 22 | At the start of the second half , Orrell were back in the match . |
| 23 | Anne and Millie were both in the kitchen and they were having a serious talk as well . |
| 24 | Here we have a possible explanation of why the Cro-Magnons might have exterminated the Neanderthals : the Neanderthals were very like them , and therefore constituted a threat . |
| 25 | And then Mary said she felt as if Hilbert were there with them as they rifled through chests and drawers and cupboards , she could feel his presence standing behind them , looking over her shoulder . |
| 26 | William and Mary Ann were there in all their glory , as we might expect : he with a spotted waistcoat and flamboyant flowery buttonhole , she with an expanse of fur on her head and around her shoulders . |
| 27 | Maybe Mr and Mrs Lewis at 119 Cedar Avenue were not in their usual positions , snoring back to back in the bed they bought twenty years ago . |
| 28 | Both Jenny and Kathleen were up to various things and I 'd been having a go myself , but although my name was appearing on more and more waiting lists , nothing substantial seemed to be happening . |
| 29 | Expert mountaineer Mick Hardwick and his wife Sue were also on the plane . |
| 30 | He and Michele Dotrice were also on the top of the car at one point , and Michele was incredibly brave considering her fear of heights . |