Example sentences of "[was/were] [det] [adv] [prep] [art] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ No , they were all completely off the cuff .
2 Then Patrick changed the subject and when they were all away on the new tack he took Rain aside .
3 When at last we were all safely in a carriage , he would saunter off to buy a paper , and other people were coming in .
4 They were all there on the last day , even down to the original.horse-drawn trams , rattling or gliding past in stately line-astern , a fleet from decades gone , past the Central Hotel and the ‘ Mal ’ , up Hope Street , and bidding farewell to Argyle Street under the gateway of the Hielan' Man 's Umbrella .
5 We were all there on the same level , we were all there with the same problem .
6 We were all there on the same level , we were all there with the same problem .
7 We were all actually on the er same association so we were alright .
8 We were all together in the ‘ team room ’ watching the News when an interview with Lillee came onto the screen .
9 In addition there were those both in the State Department and in the Pentagon who were determined to end Britain 's special nuclear status .
10 Feebury 's best seasons with the Palace were those immediately after the 1st World War for , when competitive football restarted , Albert made full appearances for us in our final season in the Southern League and then missed just one match in Palace 's 3rd Division championship team of 1920–21 .
11 Diderot 's standards were those primarily of a moralist , questioning how morality might be fashioned through painting , but he was sensitive to artistic aims ; his essay on painting was admired both by Goethe and Baudelaire .
12 The others in need were those still in the care of their families .
13 It would have been different if the other girls had been in the flat , but they were both away for the weekend .
14 From the sounds of their voices it was obvious they were both somewhere near the centre , she decided .
15 It was noticeable that Docklands Express and Cool Ground were both together in the middle of the field , neither having yet made a move .
16 Was that just after the second war or just afore it ?
17 Was that so in the old days do you know ?
18 It was all just like a pathetic fallacy .
19 It was all so unlike the train life of our own dear Queen .
20 It was all trembly round the edges like her shadow in the candle flame .
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