Example sentences of "they were [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ They were about the only way people could see and hear and know about things outside the scope of their own town . |
| 2 | ‘ They were about the same ’ , she writes , ‘ as the principles used in painting — get to the point as directly as you can ; never use a big word if a little one will do ’ . |
| 3 | They were about the same size and thickness as credit cards . |
| 4 | They were about the same age , but the embalmer seemed older . |
| 5 | Each time I 'd wondered how they carried such a heavy load : how the pine-needles even stuck together , bound as they were with a single length of rope . |
| 6 | Both Mr Souness and Jim Smith , the Portsmouth manager , emphasised how delighted they were with the overall quality of yesterday 's tie . |
| 7 | He remembered the release he had felt when he had first heard the teachings of Akhenaten , which had cut away the rotten trappings of the old beliefs , festooned as they were with the cynical speculation of the priests . |
| 8 | They were on a raised section of the Ring , the road that acted as the circumference of downtown , and all Jed could see was freeway , sky , and rows of swaying grey poles . |
| 9 | If they were on a joint engagement and he was trying to make an important speech , he found it irksome that the following day the papers were more exercised with the length of her hemline than his words . |
| 10 | B : oh they were on a long while I think before that + |
| 11 | They were on a narrow winding road which skirted Batchworth Heath when it happened . |
| 12 | I mean they used to take things er the wedding ring , the jewellery if they 'd got any , towels , sheets , er suits , shoes , er did n't did n't want to sell them , did n't want to get rid of them , they just wanted to borrow money on those , and he used to charge you interest and ticket money when you took it in , and then you 'd got to pay interest when you took it out as well so it was , they were on a good thing . |
| 13 | Stones spurted from the horses ' hooves and then they were on a wide stretch of sand , galloping full speed , flying in the face of the wind ; the sea , the sky , the cliffs streamed past Sara 's stinging cheeks . |
| 14 | But , under the system now envisaged by Mr MacGregor 's officials , higher education students would get a certificate proving they were on a recognised course and apply by post to the Glasgow-based Student Loans Company for a loan . |
| 15 | They were on a slight hill on the edge of a little copse , and in the distance she could see the lights of boats on the sea . |
| 16 | Though of course they were on a smaller scale than this piece . ’ |
| 17 | In a few minutes they were on a smaller road , with the lough in view . |
| 18 | He was a little surprised by her request , as it was getting dark , and they were on a lonely hill some way from her house . |
| 19 | Model told the officer they were on a caravanning holiday in the nearby New Forest . |
| 20 | Just as they were puzzling over the next move the man rang back to tell them that they were on a wild goose chase . |
| 21 | They were on a main road , wide , well signposted . |
| 22 | They snapped apart as though they were on a rubber band . |
| 23 | They were on the front doorstep , or round the front doorstep , probably say on the front doorstep , trouble is they found the front doorstep on the side |
| 24 | Presumably cars from 36–40 were chosen for these experimental features as they were on the newest trucks . |
| 25 | They were on the other side of the bed , crossed over , shaped like a swastika . |
| 26 | Nigel 's arrangement of the white slaves , as he called the domestic machines , positioned as they were on the first floor , entailed many journeys upstairs to inspect their progress . |
| 27 | There they were on the first , belated , league Saturday of the season , celebrating their arrival in the first division , unveiling new-look Sunbury as a showpiece of healthy ambition and running Bath so close that the perennial might of the champions was instantly called into question . |
| 28 | The Rye are proof that this idea works : they were on the first tour two years ago and are now probably the hottest property in the region . |
| 29 | But today they were on the defensive . |
| 30 | In the first half they were on the defensive for all but five minutes . |