Example sentences of "they were [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In November 1987 they were up before the court on badger digging charges — one got off due to inadequate evidence . |
| 2 | They were up against the absolute certainty of guilt expressed by all the parties weighed against them . |
| 3 | ‘ It was funny to see those agents ’ faces when they discovered they were up against the famous Marc Vila ! |
| 4 | oh well whatever , no it was n't , they were on about the B B C |
| 5 | They were on in the funfairs on the prom |
| 6 | When I was nine and they were out for the evening I stayed up late to watch a horror movie and had nightmares . |
| 7 | The Firth was much broader here than at Dalmeny and , if it had not been a clear day , Corbett could have almost believed they were out on the open sea . |
| 8 | ‘ What was that about then , ma'am ? ’ probed Dexter , once they were out on the pavement , puzzled by his chief 's foray into the kitchen . |
| 9 | Every week they were out on the streets of Highgate or Chalk Farm preaching , and Eva belonged to the cadet 's singing brigade . |
| 10 | They were out on the anonymous A40 ; George pulled into a lay-by and gingerly fingered through the wallet with renewed twinges of horror . |
| 11 | When Lambert found Kimberley and Killion they were out on the field , looking at a map laid on the bottom wing of a plane . |
| 12 | They were out on the villa forecourt and Guido was loading the car , the same racy-looking open-top red Alfa Romeo that he had brought her to the villa in on the day of her arrival . |
| 13 | By the third day they were out into the Atlantic . |
| 14 | Within the hour they were out into the countryside , following the track which would lead them down to the old Roman road . |
| 15 | They stepped out across the moorland and the wind caught them , strong and cold , once they were out of the shelter of the wall . |
| 16 | In fact she always seemed more content when they were out of the village . |
| 17 | He was ‘ very opposed ’ to petrol rationing and maintained that rota cuts , organised systematically , would be the only effective method — and they were out of the question . |
| 18 | Quite often police were at the stage door making sure they were out of the theatre at the regulation time . |
| 19 | Several others turned back as soon as they were out of the shade of their flower because , as they pointed out , ‘ . |
| 20 | It seems clear that , with careful safeguards , we need some legal machinery , similar to the provision of Place of Safety Orders for children , by which an old person could be received into residential care for their own protection , at least for a limited period of time , which would afford a breathing space for all concerned and enable a proper assessment to be made of the situation — including the wishes of the old person once they were out of the violent or neglectful environment . |
| 21 | They had found the doll in the bass hamper where , Millie had informed her , it slept when they were out of the house . |
| 22 | Down there in the dunes , they were out of the offshore breeze and out of the sun . |
| 23 | They were out of the suburbs now , skirting the graceful slopes of Montenotte on one side , the level river on the other . |
| 24 | As soon as they were out of the traffic and heading northwards up the main Al trunk road , Madeleine snuggled closer to Harry . |
| 25 | The fishing nets and the postcards were no longer on display , and the woollens and the charming useless pottery had been packed away for the coming winter and the new season to follow-then they were out of the village , passing through a scattering of newer and less substantial houses and following the narrow lakeside road to Langstone . |
| 26 | ‘ You said they were out of the country . |
| 27 | They had no more snow , and the streams they crossed were free of ice ; the unnatural winter was less severe now that they were out of the hills . |
| 28 | Before they were out of the English channel a severe storm washed a man overboard and left Mrs Dutton so ill she had to be taken ashore in a pilot boat when the storm dropped . |
| 29 | And before she could utter so much as a squeak he clapped his hand over her mouth , swung her into his arms , and they were out of the flat and into his car without so much as a curtain twitching . |
| 30 | As soon as they were out of the grounds , petty concerns about Deana Davenport and hospital gossip washed cleanly away , made surprisingly unimportant by the relaxing hum of Tom Russell 's car as they drove . |