Example sentences of "[coord] was [adv prt] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When she visited the hostels and goodwill centres or was out on the soup run distributing food and blankets to the homeless on the streets of London , the caring side of her nature came fully into play : " I think something of my mother came back into me . " |
| 2 | ‘ I 'll say , ’ Ven snarled , and was over by the door , blocking out the light from the sitting-room when , ‘ I never did like my women that clinging ! ’ he barked brutally . |
| 3 | Looking round for Blackberry , he saw that he had left them and was up at the top of the pool , where the narrow beach tailed away into a gravel spit . |
| 4 | And with that he reined the mare 's head about and was off down the lane , brandishing the crop , significantly , above his shoulder . |
| 5 | He did a sprightly two-step , twirled , and was off across the lawn , shouting , ‘ Come on , Darken . |
| 6 | By the time he told her he must go , and was off to the Republic for a day or two , she was placated . |
| 7 | He smiled back at them , shifting his weight smoothly from foot to foot as he reversed , turned again and was off at an ever accelerating pace round the bend of the lake and swiftly out of sight . |
| 8 | He was determined to let the clan see they 'd made no mistake in choosing him , and was off on a round of visits to all the main families , to impress them with his strength and intelligence , good sense and good humour . |
| 9 | But when I needed a breath of air , or wished to explore Reine , and was out of the attic for an hour or so , leaving him alone there , he became depressed and even a little disagreeable . |
| 10 | She would n't speak to him and was out of the door in an instant . |
| 11 | Gus halted the Aston Martin at the doorway instead of driving straight on to the garage , and was out of the driving-seat like a greyhound out of a trap , to dart round to the passenger side and hand Charlotte out . |
| 12 | Dr Neil dropped her hand smartly , picked up his bags , and was out of the room in a flash . |
| 13 | He wrenched open the front door , and was out of the flat before Loretta could speak . |
| 14 | She put four mince pies in a little basket she 'd decorated earlier when she made the other table decorations , put on her coat and was out of the back door in a flash . |
| 15 | Then , on the eve of the second Test in Madras , Gooch had his infamous encounter with a poisonous prawn that laid him low for several days and was out of the match with diarrhoea and sickness that laid him low for several days . |
| 16 | Ward had his door open and was out in a flash before we had even stopped . |
| 17 | Donald had forgotten to reset his alarm clock for Daylight Savings Time , and was out in the street at 5.30am : prime drug-dealing time . |
| 18 | I left school one day and was out in the fields muckspreading the next . |
| 19 | The pound lost over two cents against the dollar at $1.52 and was down against the mark . |
| 20 | Soon with the sunshine totally predominating I took my leave of this attractive island and was back on the Twin Otter en route for Barra . |
| 21 | Newman also left the station , found a cab and was back at the Hessischer Hof inside ten minutes . |
| 22 | Very soon he had retraced his steps and was back at the wooden chalet . |
| 23 | She drove out for an early lunch at a small diner down the road and was back at the cabin by half past twelve . |
| 24 | Belinda rose obediently and was back in a minute or two , then the posing began in earnest and there was silence on the veranda as Faye worked and Belinda waited . |
| 25 | At the second last she put in a tremendous leap and was back in the lead as Run And Skip started to fade , but Forgive 'N Forget on the stands side and Wayward Lad inside him were now going for home , and they passed Dawn Run on the approach to the last . |
| 26 | ‘ Hiss off , ’ Benny muttered , and was back in the truck well within the five minute limit . |
| 27 | Here she felt lonely and depressed , as it seemed as if she 'd made no progress and was back in the same vicious circle again . |
| 28 | Just before half-time City came back with a goal from Ian Baird it was well made and well taken … food for thought for the United defence and of course Smith who started off in the directors box but was down on the touchline after this incident in which David Penney charged into Junior Bent … |