Example sentences of "[pers pn] were [verb] another [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think if you were to use another sheet altogether it would be for me at least unnecessary work . |
| 2 | What did she have to say when you told her you were taking another woman on this little ‘ business ’ trip ? ’ |
| 3 | In 1982 , we were given another 5% rise although inflation was well over 50% . |
| 4 | When preparations for the desert were under way , we were given another child , four-month-old Sam . |
| 5 | We were given another haircut , issued with ID cards and complete uniforms . |
| 6 | Much as we longed for another child , and overjoyed as we were that we were to have another daughter , we both said that it was the hardest thing we had ever done , to see a lovely young mother say goodbye to her daughter . |
| 7 | The news broke that we were to have another squadron of Pathfinders , but these were going to be crack troops flying Mosquitoes , a much smaller aircraft than the good old faithful Lancaster , and much faster . |
| 8 | For my hands were not together — They were holding another hand — I felt the weight and the warmth of it for quite a long time … |
| 9 | Two days later , Clare 's mind was unexpectedly diverted from her personal problems — no job , no man — when the CND office telephoned to ask her for voluntary evening help : they were organizing another protest after a nuclear accident . |
| 10 | You said they were building another garage did n't you ? |
| 11 | Then they were running another way , running , not to the warren but over the fields in the cold , and Bigwig dropped the berries — blood-red drops , red droppings hard as wire . |