Example sentences of "they [was/were] [adv prt] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | But they were up in arms on Saturday as Liverpool crashed to Wimbledon . |
| 2 | They were up in their dormitories by 5.45 p.m. , where they often played cards . |
| 3 | In Britain , cinema attendances have doubled in the past decade , and they were up in America last year . |
| 4 | They were round in shape , and about three-sixteenths of an inch in width . |
| 5 | They were on in the funfairs on the prom |
| 6 | By 1971 , the tension was so great that Kapwepwe broke with Kaunda and formed the United People 's Party ( UPP ) which depended on a flimsy alliance between the Bemba and other tribal groups who at that time felt they were out in the political cold . |
| 7 | Having sworn allegiance to the sovereign on 15 October , the Volunteers then had a special function to perform two weeks later : they were out in force at Divine Service on 29 November , forming a focal point for a day of General Thanksgiving for the glorious victories achieved by His Majesty 's troops by land and sea . |
| 8 | They were out in the street now and Aggie , for once in her life , stood helpless , knowing not what to do . |
| 9 | ‘ You have beautiful children , ’ he said when they were out in the cold . |
| 10 | They were out in the street and making their way back to Cotton Lane , and Billy had obviously decided to walk beside her as far as possible . |
| 11 | But while they were out in the garden during the afternoon they began talking to the man next door who had a motorbike and was leaving for the City on it at seven . |
| 12 | It was heard by the men in the inn , and in a second they were out in the road , running into the darkness of the fields . |
| 13 | We actively encourage them to take on tasks out with the role of resident to give them some leaning to their life , to give them some creativeness to actively tap some of the skills they have had as a housewife or when they were out in the community . |
| 14 | They were out in the street now . |
| 15 | They were out in strength , a milling crowd , grouping and regrouping , like ants disturbed . |
| 16 | Roman signed the register the man handed him and , telling him to send the luggage up , took Claudia 's arm , and they were out in the street before she could speak . |
| 17 | He waited until they were out in Reception before apologising again about what she must have overheard while she was eating her supper . |
| 18 | Maybe they were out in the garden , walking around stiffly , expressionless as vacuum cleaners , as they prepared the Giant pod for Argol of the planet Tellenor . |
| 19 | The road to Rimini by-passed the town and in a few moments they were out in the wilds again , labouring up a steep , tortuous medieval track on which modern civilization had done no more than slap a layer of asphalt and a road number . |
| 20 | Once they were out in the fresh air , away from this green tomb , their blood would cool . |
| 21 | ‘ Get in touch with Hearne , ’ he told Sister Cooney , when they were back in the office . |
| 22 | When they were back in the office again , Sister Cooney drew the matter down . |
| 23 | Not long after that they were back in each other 's arms . |
| 24 | Beyond the mill race , what once used to be a pool , with depths of 10 feet of water , a glistening of rainwater on the dried bed enticed two swans to think they were back in business . |
| 25 | Now they were back in the Lowlands again , once more bound to the rivet-gun and the crane , the furnace and the foundry . |
| 26 | They were back in Nottingham again on 29 July , making further enquiries . |
| 27 | Vic Wilcox demanded , an hour or so later , when they were back in his office after what he had referred to as ‘ a quick whistle round the works ’ . |
| 28 | ‘ You have a lot of Asians and Caribbeans working in the foundry , but not so many in the other part , ’ Robyn observed , when they were back in the peaceful calm and comparative luxury of Wilcox 's office . |
| 29 | They were back in the wildness of the night . |
| 30 | They were back in a narrow country road and there were powerful lights behind them . |