Example sentences of "[was/were] [adv] [adv] and [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Some of these prisoners were arrogant and felt proud to die for their cause ; others were less so and resigned to their fate . |
| 2 | The early potatoes were well up and looking very healthy , I was happy to see . |
| 3 | They were warned of the danger of giving credit — or too much credit at any rate — to mostly illiterate other ranks who were here today and gone tomorrow , and allowing them to run up debts which they had not the slightest chance , or intention , of paying . |
| 4 | The two hedgers and ditchers were flat out and snoring in the corner pew . |
| 5 | If the rifle was all right and had n't got sand inside the sights or anywhere else awkward to clean , it would almost have been worth it . |
| 6 | He would come down soon anyway and say he was all right and going out on the moor again . |
| 7 | I wanted to see Sabine was all right and say I was sorry . |
| 8 | The Waste was utterly still and save for the dark Tower in the centre utterly empty ; the birds which enlivened the forest avoided it , the morning sun , shining obliquely across it , lit the Tower down one side leaving the other in deepest shadow . |
| 9 | Iris was already up and splashing in the bath . |
| 10 | Jenkins , just too old for combat , was the only groom left at Brougham , but he was already up and mucking out the boxes , for he still had six horses to do . |
| 11 | When she wakened Ernest was already up and dressed . |
| 12 | Carole was already up and dressed . |
| 13 | Ruth did not sleep much , and when Ernest came downstairs next morning she was already up and doing . |
| 14 | In early May at 6 a.m. there was hardly a sound , but the sun was already up and giving the hint of a beautiful day to come . |
| 15 | But Daniel was already up and climbing again , yelling abuse . |
| 16 | Damon was already up and running ; Bodo was champing at the bit . |
| 17 | He was already inside and sitting himself down by the time I spoke . |
| 18 | It was just off and forgotten . ’ |
| 19 | Even when Peter Langan was still around and threatening an imminent breach of the peace , this was always one of the most comfortable restaurants : stacks of paintings , a cheering bustle and bright lighting that somehow managed to appear discreet . |
| 20 | But Jess was not to learn what she said , because Miss Jarman suddenly realized she was still there and said brusquely : ‘ What do y'think you 're at ? |
| 21 | This system was used before the advent of on-line catalogues to ensure that at least one copy of a book remained in a library system , which was often county-wide and contained many branches . |
| 22 | He was as trembly and thrown out as the foal . |
| 23 | He was well off and had therefore no difficulty in accomplishing this . |
| 24 | She was late already and wanted to tidy herself up before her appointment and it was nearly two o'clock . |
| 25 | Herbert was there too and wrote the same day that ‘ It 's heavenly here — the air is wonderful and one never feels tired … ’ |
| 26 | So I was down there watching The Yardbirds and the English bands that were starting , and one time there was this band — for some reason I was there early and watching the sound check — with this blond guy who had very long blond hair , and knee-length sort of sued , fringed , Sherwood Forest , Robin Hood-looking boots , playing a bit of sax on stage . |
| 27 | He was either out and had n't switched on the answering machine or he was tormenting her by ignoring the telephone . |
| 28 | I worked for the rest of the morning and in the late afternoon , rang Highbury to tell them I was safely back and ask how they fared . |
| 29 | The scientific approach to the world of nature developed as a way of looking to see what was actually there and interpreting it in the light of its own evidence instead of simply accepting received , traditional wisdom . |
| 30 | Psychoanalysis had evolved into a highly therapeutic undertaking , which was very very and institutionalized for therapy , and the black books had already been blackened , as it were . |