Example sentences of "[pers pn] [was/were] [adv prt] at [adj] " in BNC.

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1 The following morning my crew and I were up at 4 am when the tide lifted us .
2 The next morning unslept I was up at five but because of rain it was much later when we started the six kilometres ' trail to the larger lake on the reserve .
3 here well I did tonight like cos I was up at half five
4 ‘ Manchester United offered me a contract that was only just better than the one I was on at Ayresome Park .
5 Then I would be accused of being a racist , take this for example , I was down at lower school , I had a black girl in my class , she did something or another .
6 ‘ I slipped it in my pocket and forgot about it till one day when I was down at yon ford and I took a swig and , by God , it 's potent . ’
7 I do n't know , you were up at six , just after .
8 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 .
9 Next morning she was up at seven .
10 And the cruise she was on at that time — well , that was to convalesce after a very serious operation , although , ’ he added wryly , ‘ she would probably kill me for mentioning it .
11 She was back at 6 , her plimsolls still very white .
12 They were up at 5 am to travel by train to Elstree to get there by 7 am .
13 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 .
14 Karen Reilly ( 18 ) and Martin Peake ( 17 ) died when soldiers opened fire on the stolen car they were in at Upper Glen Road .
15 It was over at last .
16 Well it was on at that time I was dropping pancakes and crumpets and the manager come up one morning and said that there was running late .
17 So , it was out at last , and it was not what she 'd expected .
18 I replied , describing the state it was in at that time , and what I hoped to do with it .
19 Well , it 's , it 's simple that if I got up at half past six , and took him up a cup of tea at quarter too seven , and when he was around at seven o'clock , I was grilling bacon and I was frying eggs , and I hope , I do n't know whether perhaps it 's my cold , but , I , I just used to feel terribly unwell after he 'd gone , for about two hours and my legs were so wobbly , I was sitting down on the sofa , I may go back yet to cooking him breakfast if I feel like it , but , the , I mean if I can say to these chaps that , there are times when I do n't feel like doing things , well , I reckon Dave that they are so glad to be in that house with the central heating , with the twenty four hour er , er a day water , and the comfort , there not going to argue .
20 And erm they had their opening , big opening night Thursday so he was , he was out , he was up at half past four that morning so I thought well we might as well go .
21 Lloyd claimed the last half hour , but when he was out at 233 for 4 he indicated that as far as he was concerned that was that .
22 I take it he was in at eight o'clock .
23 I would n't say he was in at eight o'clock .
24 IN May 1973 Vic Halom was in the Sunderland football team that won , wonderfully , the FA Cup ; on Tuesday evening he was back at raucous Roker Park , canvassing for votes .
25 By Monday , he was back at head office orchestrating the move .
26 He was back at seven o'clock , waiting round the corner from the shop .
27 I mean some of us were in at six .
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