Example sentences of "was [verb] [adv prt] the [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Only when the head of accounting ( ’ an ‘ acceptable ’ woman 's role ’ ) took her to one side and showed her the company 's payroll did she realise that while she was bringing in the most revenue , she was being paid the smallest salary . |
| 2 | And then the whole thing swivelled round in my head , and I was looking down the same chimney from the top , and nothing was about to stop me falling down it . |
| 3 | Because once the ship come up that 's still a certain amount of water in the hold which that must be , cos then once you heave your door up then of course you load your ship again and then cos your ship was going down the more mud you put in , course mud is heavier than water |
| 4 | Was getting down the same as getting up and could you do it in platforms and slingbacks ? |
| 5 | Was getting down the same as getting up and could you do it in platforms and slingbacks ? |
| 6 | She sits stunned , as if she was dragged out the same water , half-drowned , an hour ago and has n't got over the cold . |
| 7 | Next day , as Ginger was ridden down the same road , he saw that the bins were still there . |