Example sentences of "they were [prep] the [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 | Both Mr Souness and Jim Smith , the Portsmouth manager , emphasised how delighted they were with the overall quality of yesterday 's tie . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 |
| 8 | Presumably cars from 36–40 were chosen for these experimental features as they were on the newest trucks . |
| 9 | They were on the other side of the bed , crossed over , shaped like a swastika . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | But today they were on the defensive . |
| 14 | In the first half they were on the defensive for all but five minutes . |
| 15 | If they needed further proof of their belief that they were on the right track , they were given it when they went to arrest Griffiths and were met by a hail of bullets ; after a chase in which Griffiths killed one man and wounded others , he was shot dead while resisting arrest . |
| 16 | Optimistic that they were on the right track , but aware that much still had to be done , first thing on the morning of Monday , 13 March Fleischmann sent a fax to Harwell and then talked on the phone the next day remarking that their information was incomplete , that they had much more to do before they would be confident enough and expressing irritation that they were being ‘ rushed into premature publication ’ . |
| 17 | As soon as Luce had been helped in and settled the gondolier plied his oar , and in less than a minute they were on the Grand Canal . |
| 18 | By mid-afternoon they were on the lower slopes of Lustley Foin . |
| 19 | They were on the dusty painted dresser , on the shelves , and on a tin tray before a freckled old mirror that had been hanging in the bathroom . |
| 20 | They were confident that they were on the winning side of history and did not need to take precautions against exile in the autumn of their lives . |
| 21 | They are just as wrong on this occasion as they were on the previous one . |
| 22 | They were on the same floor . ’ |
| 23 | It 's quite true that er wheels from subsidiaries in Dagenham and bodies would be on the road inside two hours of having left another factory because they were on the same industrial site . |
| 24 | For the moment , they were on the same wavelength . |
| 25 | I looked through the hole again and saw that they were on the top step . |
| 26 | They were on the choppy , wavelike hills before Milford , a narrow road with too much Friday evening traffic heading south , against them , for Maxim to risk trying to overtake an elderly truck in front . |
| 27 | All three quickened their pace to a near run and nobody spoke until they were on the safe side of the orchard wall . |
| 28 | They were on the lovely island putting together the whole package ; visiting tourist boards , airlines , exclusive hotels , doing their utmost to get the best at the best rates for their clients . |
| 29 | Although they were at the agricultural policies undoubtedly continue to be relevant , still have a significant part to play in many current situations . |
| 30 | Now they were at the elegant pavement café beside the library . |