Example sentences of "were [adv] [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 31 | The tree frogs were far out on the branch now . |
| 32 | ‘ I 'd be surprised if we were back in before the end of this Parliament , ’ he said three weeks ago , almost emphatically enough for the majority of Tory MPs who want to steer clear of the Bundesbank for as long as possible . |
| 33 | We were immediately back into the ambience of the nursery where , if anything even vaguely indiscreet was in danger of being said , it would instantly be muffled by the warning whisper : ‘ Hush , not in front of the children ’ . |
| 34 | When they were well out of the way we made tracks for home and I looked forward to a quiet evening . |
| 35 | And if you were well in with the staff and the owners of the quarry you 'd have more bonus . |
| 36 | The golden boys , those who never give the bad news , who make sure that when the plant breaks down they are not available to inform anybody , and have made absolutely certain they were n't around during the run-up to such a disaster , are rewarded . |
| 37 | They were n't out of the woods yet — far from it . |
| 38 | There 's not six men left , and all the cattle are away , for they were n't out at the shielings yet . |
| 39 | Maybe some were n't in at the share-out . ’ |
| 40 | They were barely out of the club before Rory turned on Adam , no longer able to keep the lid on her simmering anger . |
| 41 | ‘ I only played half the games yet we were never out of the top five and qualified for Europe . |
| 42 | The land was dead and uninhabited , and the carrion birds were never out of the sky . |