Example sentences of "[was/were] [adv prt] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We were on to Dead Lib again . |
| 2 | But Ianthe seemed not to know how to answer Sophia 's remark and soon they were on to another topic — the strangers in the parish and whether it was likely that they would come to church . |
| 3 | When you were on about that love , what pa was saying about , you know , like every night , that our kids , when , they had their pyjamas on , and they 're like , to get hold , I 'm lying watching television , I 'm usually falling asleep , but I put the kids , you know . |
| 4 | God you 'd 've laughed they were on about that as well at same time and he says to Steve what do you reckon to idea , he says it does n't sound bad , he says what do you reckon to idea as I says no . |
| 5 | I were on about that today , I ca n't remember who I talked to . |
| 6 | they were on about that they ship them abroad and th , they were interviewing a lad in London he said oh , he used to get up in the morning and er go down to the phone box and phone this contact they know and he 'd tell you what cars you wanted pinching this day and they pinch them to order ! |
| 7 | I 'm not saying that one cos that 's what we were on about earlier |
| 8 | I , he asked me the one , you know , we were on about this morning , the only one we looked at , fifty miles an hour and he asked me that one and I knew it . |
| 9 | The lights were on in all the houses up Maple Drive . |
| 10 | Lights were on in all the rooms facing the front and the curtains were drawn . |
| 11 | No lights were on in any of the houses and the only living thing in sight was a brindled cat who froze on the pavement , surveyed the bleak October night , and padded arrogantly across the road . |
| 12 | If you were in for 9 in the morning , you were out at 9.30 and the other fellow must not book in till 9.31 a.m . |
| 13 | We could hear them banging about , shifting things and wondered nervously if we were in for another move . |
| 14 | I should n't be surprised if we were in for some more snow . ’ |
| 15 | I thought we were in for some stability . |
| 16 | Oh yeah , it 's getting quite cold , I reckon were in for some snow . |
| 17 | So you were in for ten minutes and rushed them out and out again then |
| 18 | Theodora got in exactly at nine every day and punctiliously greeted whoever of the clergy were in at that hour . |
| 19 | Karen Reilly ( 18 ) and her friend Martin Peake ( 17 ) died when soldiers opened fire on the stolen car they were in at Upper Glen Road . |
| 20 | Karen Reilly ( 18 ) and Martin Peake ( 17 ) died when soldiers opened fire on the stolen car they were in at Upper Glen Road . |
| 21 | I mean some of us were in at six . |
| 22 | So Barbara , meself and a couple of the kids came along , , a couple of the kids were in on this , backing away sort of thing , and of course she went on this used car lot , and she 's looking at these Volkswagens , and John was doing his bit , I believe you like Polos . |
| 23 | As we walked along the path to the supermarket 's car park , I realised the danger susceptible adults like me were in from precocious and promiscuous children like this . |
| 24 | Four were down for 112 before Best and Richards took the score to 192 . |
| 25 | Once again , the Saturday 's play was washed out , but on Monday morning five wickets were down for 100 and , with Lloyd having badly pulled a hamstring while fielding , the follow-on definitely loomed . |
| 26 | Gooch won an important toss , put West Indies in , and before long five wickets were down for 29 . |
| 27 | We improve our operating margins , reduced our bad debts , and even though we had to make some reductions in numbers , the reorganisation costs were down on 1991 . |
| 28 | Last year it was one of the few paint companies in the South American country to make a profit , although results were down on 1991 . |
| 29 | The chief executive , Partick Dromgoole , said sales in September were down on last year . |
| 30 | Initial reports suggest that visitor numbers were down on previous years , but that the quality of enquiry was high , helped by the positive reaction of visitors responding to specific areas of business on display . |