Example sentences of "[noun pl] were [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was all over after 41 laps when Hill 's engine blew … his hopes and those of all the home fans were up in the smoke … |
| 2 | Her legs were out to the side like that |
| 3 | I ca n't describe it , she had , her legs were out to the side , but they were pointing down like that |
| 4 | ‘ The kids were out in the lake on one of those pedal boats . |
| 5 | The Jews were back in the ground again . |
| 6 | ‘ All the cars were out on the forecourt and priced and the staff were very helpful . |
| 7 | Susan giggled when the two lads were up at the bar . |
| 8 | His eyes were back on the road and he did not see Madeleine 's mouth turn down in a pout . |
| 9 | He glanced across to her , then his eyes were back on the road . |
| 10 | The fact that the final article is likely to have been polished by Sir David English , the editor and long-standing friend of Margaret Thatcher , prompted speculation that the Number 10 knives were out for the Chancellor , and that his days might be numbered . |
| 11 | The Express , by contrast , detects unsheathed Conservative blades : ‘ Tory knives were out for the BBC … the Prime Minister is said to have told friends : ‘ my views on the BBC 's coverage are not printable . ’ |
| 12 | She has the whip-hand for the first time since the cock-up over the separation when they had to apologise for making it known that the knives were out for the Duchess . |
| 13 | They yesterday found out which rating band their homes were in for the tax which starts next April . |
| 14 | Wigs were out of the question because of the cost , and most of the changes John asked for in the designs were for simplicity in making and comfort in wearing . |
| 15 | The shoes were back on the desk top . |
| 16 | Her brother had taken the opportunity to entertain a large group of teenage friends while his parents were out of the country . |
| 17 | Not that I could n't ring you any time while they 're here , ’ she added hurriedly , as if feeling guilty of being underhand while her parents were out of the way . |
| 18 | Well one of you on cleaning fruit , getting all the stalks and stones out of the fruit , we used to have a sieve , not a riddle , a sieve with round , the wires were round in the sieve and you rub it , and the stalks would drop through and then you 'd put them out onto an iron baking sheet and sort out all the stones that and little bits that were in the fruit and you 'd be on cleaning fruit you might be one day , the other whichever one was the you 'd be cleaning and greasing baking tins , ready for the baker to put the cakes in or what have you , and then at night we used to grease all the bread tins ready for men to be allowed to drop the dough into the bread tins , and er stuff like that and cleaning up scrubbing down and |
| 19 | As far as we could tell the Moslem factions were out of the fray for the time being . |
| 20 | I know for a fact that these nets were back in the river , in the hands of poachers , a very short time after they have been captured by the commission . ’ |
| 21 | His great days were over by the middle of the 1830s , although he was still active , on a much reduced scale , until at least the middle of the next decade . |
| 22 | All the Alpha Betas and most of the Gammas were out on the landing and they ran out of room . |
| 23 | The blinds were down in the study to protect new furnishings from the sun , and the light was subfusc and aqueous . |
| 24 | Both dogs were out of the back of the van , straining on their leads to reach Water Gypsy 's gangplank . |
| 25 | All the balloons were up in the Channel when we finally got there , and we dodged all around them trying to find the closest field in England . |
| 26 | If things were out in the open — and St Mirren did offer to meet any condition if I would stay — then I could make an honest decision about my future . |
| 27 | The period of calm after the year-end 1992 figures were out of the way and digested ended with a bang this week as Wall Street woke up to what we have been flagging over the past month — that estimates for IBM Corp 's first quarter performance were far too high , and that virtually no business was being done . |
| 28 | Britain 's most famous ticket-broker said he will defy all his critics and remain as chairman , and claimed his problems were down to the media . |
| 29 | This is so irrespective of whose possession the goods were in at the time . |
| 30 | Lights were on on the Kingston road bridge soaring over the murky river . |