Example sentences of "[was/were] [adv prt] [prep] [pron] [num ord] " in BNC.
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1 | Soon we were down to our last lumps of coal . |
2 | Coffee and a stroll up to the nearest AVIS and we were off to our next destination . |
3 | She was aware that her mother had already had her first drink , and was on to her second , if not third glass of wine , if the bottle was anything to go by . |
4 | Soon it was on to our second garden of the day ; Hodges Barn at Shipton Moyne . |
5 | Mm he was on about it last night , he says well I think all we really need is to look at is two hundred pound up front , buy the equipment , couple of decent speakers , a graphic equalizer and the twin deck tapers |
6 | But Val was on about it last summer . |
7 | His father would now and again telephone me saying that David was down to his last few pounds and that he worried about money . |
8 | He contemplated a few drags until he realized he was down to his last three matches , and reluctantly put the cigarette back in his pocket . |
9 | When he looked for his money , he found that he was down to his last few shillings . |
10 | His wealth is a matter of awestruck tabloid speculation ; his parsimony a thing of show-business legend : " Andrew was almost broke when he was down to his last £3 million , " one friend remembers . |
11 | One irate caller promised : ‘ If I was down to my last spoonful of petrol , with a hundred miles still to go , I 'd drive past an Elf station . ’ |
12 | Cos I was out with my first daughter at quarter to eight in the morning to catch the bus to take her to adopted aunty |