Example sentences of "was [adv prt] [adv] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well this Carrie was on today about it . |
| 2 | But I think possibly as Philip said his drugs are affecting his eyesight , but then they 'll need , he 'll have to have them tested and , and then , because he was on yesterday about them again |
| 3 | E so we start off with E. Rai it was on actually to the point three not point nought three . |
| 4 | Sometimes he was in ahead of me . |
| 5 | She looked at the clock and noticed it was twenty-past one — everyone was in now except Michael . |
| 6 | I was down here at Sunset and I could see him out there doing it . |
| 7 | But once again they have n't worked hers out , I mean she told them she was down here in January and she still has n't had a bill yet for the end of this year . |
| 8 | Revenue was down slightly from $8.70 billion to $8.57 billion . |
| 9 | The number of agricultural pollution incidents fell by 7 per cent , however , while the number of Category 1 ( major ) farm pollution incidents was down dramatically by 32 per cent on the previous year . |
| 10 | Premium income for the six months was down marginally at [ 1,011.9m ( 1992 : [ 1,021.9m ) as the impact of rate increases across all classes was again more than offset by a lower policy count . |
| 11 | Premium income for the quarter was down marginally at [ 491.1m ( 1992 : [ 498.9m ) as the significant impact of rate increases across all classes was offset by a lower policy count . |
| 12 | British Gas was up at 1 , at , up 1 at 223 , British Steel was down 1 at 125 , British Telecom was up too at 284 , Rolls Royce was down too at 187 and T S B was up 1 at 130 . |
| 13 | One girl had a fight and she was down there for weeks . |
| 14 | When I was down there for the weekend I was speaking their accent . |
| 15 | But having h done that and having gone off his toe , he the wardrobe was n't in front of him so much as it was down there by now , and he 'd still got hold of it you see , so because of the momentum , of going that way down two steps and one further one he shot forward and went right over the edge of the wardrobe . |
| 16 | I was down there in the late fifties |
| 17 | Commenting on its figures ( see page seven ) , Datapoint Corp says that the decline in revenue as of January 30 was down mainly to unfavourable foreign currency translations and an interruption of the French subsidiary 's operations following a fire in its leased warehouse — but there are some bulls of the shares around these days : analyst Howard Harlow of New York 's Whale Securities sees a major turnaround and a doubling in value of the shares over the next 12 months ; he sees earnings of $0.60 a share in 1993 followed by $1.20 a share in 1994 . |
| 18 | Ronnie Hampel , chief operating officer , said ICI was over half-way through its reshaping plan . |
| 19 | She heard Tim give a shout and saw him stretch out an arm and point towards her , but she-had no fear of capture ; she was over halfway across the marsh . |
| 20 | Just time for a quick honeymoon followed by a few fond farewells , and the intrepid sailor was off again on board his old ship on 17 February , leaving his second wife to look after her newly-acquired stepchildren , Elizabeth Eliza and Robert Edward , in his absence . |
| 21 | WITHIN WEEKS OF the family returning to Abu Dhabi , the spring ‘ vac ’ had begun and the Second Son was off again with the ever-faithful Hassan . |
| 22 | I was invited a year or so later to the Royal Garden Party held in honour of the Queen Mother 's eightieth birthday , so there I was off again to London with a film crew in attendance . |
| 23 | The friar was up just before dawn and celebrated his Mass , Bonaventure and Benedicta being his only congregation . |
| 24 | ‘ It is astounding that he was up there for all that time in such a busy area without anyone noticing , ’ said Det Insp Martyn Evans . |
| 25 | Steve was up there for half an hour while I shivered with cold and neurosis . |
| 26 | ‘ And yet he was up there for nearly a year , ’ said Viola , casting eyes heavenwards again , like Mr Stiggins speaking of rum . |
| 27 | I was up there for six weeks , I passed the course and was posted back to Brigade H Q to a wider posting to a regiment . |
| 28 | Muhammad went up the mountain — ; He was up there for more than an hour — |
| 29 | How can it be pulled out it was up there for ages |
| 30 | But er , ah , you know , it gets up into the garden but I do n't think it , it 's got anywhere near the house er this time , cos I was up there on Thursday and I , you could see where it had been , but it was and I mi I 'd have got very worried about er |