Example sentences of "[was/were] [adv prt] [prep] [pos pn] [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 His father would now and again telephone me saying that David was down to his last few pounds and that he worried about money .
6 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 .
7 When he looked for his money , he found that he was down to his last few shillings .
8 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 .
9 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 . ’
10 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
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