Example sentences of "[was/were] [adv prt] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Léonie and Thérèse were down the other end , putting on their boots . |
| 2 | Did you check their tenancy agreement , because it was a pretty Machiavellian , Dickensian tenancy agreement , if you 're found smoking in bed for example , you were out the next morning , those sort of things , and I think you really ought to look at that very carefully . |
| 3 | When both of us were back the new arrangements would come into full working . |
| 4 | The Swedes were moved out , but were back the following day . |
| 5 | ‘ I hear the constable was down the other day , if you do n't mind me saying so , ’ Mrs Clamp said , and coughed politely . |
| 6 | The village was very isolated in the past , and until the road down into Curral das Freiras was built in 1959 , the only access was down the narrow , twisting , tortuous path which you can still see from the village . |
| 7 | ‘ Last time I went ter the pictures it was up the Grand picture 'ouse in Grange Road . |
| 8 | One umpire was up the other end , the other was too busy controlling his refractory pony to watch what Randy was up to . |
| 9 | Everything depended on the weather and if your luck was out the hired man 's time could be up and not much hay in . |