Example sentences of "were [adj] [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were 4–0 up with seven minutes left when the game boiled over with two sendings off , three more goals and the referee escorted from the pitch by police and security guards . |
| 2 | It would , after all , only be for a week or so , after that they were due back at Purley . |
| 3 | On the day that his master and mistress were due back from London , he was determined to have as much as possible completed , in order to impress Stephen with the amount done during his absence . |
| 4 | They were due out on December the second and as members will know I 'm involved in those discussions on behalf of the . |
| 5 | but they were right out in the open breakfast and all the meals out here . |
| 6 | They show that those tests have nothing to do with the amount spent per pupil in individual authority areas — some of the biggest spenders were right down at the bottom . |
| 7 | Erm it may be that the people who were right down at the bottom like that were people who were doing other things as well and were say blacksmiths or whatever |
| 8 | Second , and more important , they were mass-produced out of durable materials and so have survived in large numbers . |
| 9 | ‘ They came to an uninhabited hut where they made a fire to dry their clothes , for all of them were wet through to the skin , and an old sail was spread upon the bare ground , which served as a bed for the Prince , who was very well pleased with it and slept soundly . ’ |
| 10 | The short days were half over by the time I ventured from the hut ( where my motorbike was also preserved . |
| 11 | They were 10-15 down at half-time . |
| 12 | ‘ We were fresh out of art school , we had nothing , no money , we were alone in the world , but we knew that we were artists , and we wanted to make that the artwork , ’ says George . |
| 13 | ‘ But I just want the same character and fight we showed when we were 3-0 down to Chesterfield . |
| 14 | Italy were 2-0 up within 24 minutes when Baggio 's Juventus team-mate , Pierluigi Casiraghi , slammed home a pass from Demetrio Albertini . |
| 15 | The injustice of life stung her bitterly — Sylvester getting them Bones and co as if they were straight out of the champions ' parade at the Horse of the Year Show and not even knowing that some horses jumped and some did n't , and thinking that all weedy little Hoomey needed was motivation to become Seb Coe the second … |
| 16 | Under identical circumstances antelopes were visible up to 200 yards away . |
| 17 | Elsewhere Sam Torrance and Gordon Brand Jnr were six under in beating Curtis Strange and Paul Azinger on the final green , Ian Woosnam and Nick Faldo were five under in overcoming Mark Calcavecchia and Mark McCumber on the same hole and Mark James and Howard Clark were three under in dispatching Lanny Wadkins and Freddie Couples 3 & 2 . |
| 18 | Rudling added a giant of a conversion so Gloucester were 12-9 down until the very last kick of the game which turned out to be a penalty . |
| 19 | I was in a car with my wife-to-be and we turned on the radio ( I turned on the radio really — My wife could n't care if Leeds went bankrupt tomorrow ) to find out that Leeds were 3–0 down with 15 minutes to go . |
| 20 | The First Division strugglers were 3–0 down after only 24 minutes to goals from Craig Maskell ( 2 ) and Martin Ling but fought back to almost snatch a point . |
| 21 | Further pressure caused Mariners ' handling to deteriorate and with three penalties successfully kicked by Bannatyne , 'Mere were 13–0 up by halftime . |
| 22 | In a home match against Huddersfield Town , Newcastle were 3–2 down after conceding a questionable penalty to the visitors . |
| 23 | Colin Hamilton 's Gogar were 5-2 up on Mike Hay 's Atholl after six ends . |
| 24 | Milton Keynes were three up in six minutes … |
| 25 | Elsewhere Sam Torrance and Gordon Brand Jnr were six under in beating Curtis Strange and Paul Azinger on the final green , Ian Woosnam and Nick Faldo were five under in overcoming Mark Calcavecchia and Mark McCumber on the same hole and Mark James and Howard Clark were three under in dispatching Lanny Wadkins and Freddie Couples 3 & 2 . |
| 26 | United were three down to David Hirst , Mark Bright and John Sheridan after 61 minutes . |
| 27 | The Pirates were three down at Humberside before rallying to take the lead but the Seahawks salvaged a 6-6 draw with a late goal by Grant Slater . |
| 28 | He said : ‘ We were three down after the first leg against Stuttgart , but there was a great feeling we could do it . |
| 29 | Ferguson admitted : ‘ We showed a wee bit of nervousness in the first half , the sort of anxieties that were there when we were three down against Everton . ’ |
| 30 | JJ Kenny 's Forest Hills were 8-2 up on Peter Loudon 's Letham Grange after six ends ; Douglas Dryburgh 's Aviemore were leading 6-4 against David Aitken 's Galleon after six ; and the holders , Hammy McMillan 's Stranraer , took 2 at the sixth to lead Warwick Smith 's Perth by 6-2 . |