Example sentences of "were [adv prt] [prep] [art] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Inevitably , months later , some actor will hiss , ‘ Heard you were in for the first half the other night , ’ prompting instant fabrication of husband having a miscarriage and mad cow disease in row F ) . |
| 2 | If they were down to the last dregs of their confidence after their Hillsborough defeat it did not show and it took Kelly 's superb reflexes to deny Newell after only three minutes . |
| 3 | They were down to the last roll of flowered wrapping paper– The shop had the look of a battlefield the morning after . |
| 4 | Surprisingly , nablab sales in the off-trade , which is traditionally less affected by recessionary pressure , were down by a third . |
| 5 | Arsenal were through to the next round , and it was the turning point in the club 's history . |
| 6 | In turn I told her a little about my own background , as though we were out on a first date . |