Example sentences of "were [adv prt] [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But Ianthe seemed not to know how to answer Sophia 's remark and soon they were on to another topic — the strangers in the parish and whether it was likely that they would come to church . |
| 2 | When you were on about that love , what pa was saying about , you know , like every night , that our kids , when , they had their pyjamas on , and they 're like , to get hold , I 'm lying watching television , I 'm usually falling asleep , but I put the kids , you know . |
| 3 | God you 'd 've laughed they were on about that as well at same time and he says to Steve what do you reckon to idea , he says it does n't sound bad , he says what do you reckon to idea as I says no . |
| 4 | I were on about that today , I ca n't remember who I talked to . |
| 5 | they were on about that they ship them abroad and th , they were interviewing a lad in London he said oh , he used to get up in the morning and er go down to the phone box and phone this contact they know and he 'd tell you what cars you wanted pinching this day and they pinch them to order ! |
| 6 | I , he asked me the one , you know , we were on about this morning , the only one we looked at , fifty miles an hour and he asked me that one and I knew it . |
| 7 | The lights were on in all the houses up Maple Drive . |
| 8 | Lights were on in all the rooms facing the front and the curtains were drawn . |
| 9 | No lights were on in any of the houses and the only living thing in sight was a brindled cat who froze on the pavement , surveyed the bleak October night , and padded arrogantly across the road . |
| 10 | We could hear them banging about , shifting things and wondered nervously if we were in for another move . |
| 11 | I should n't be surprised if we were in for some more snow . ’ |
| 12 | I thought we were in for some stability . |
| 13 | Oh yeah , it 's getting quite cold , I reckon were in for some snow . |
| 14 | Theodora got in exactly at nine every day and punctiliously greeted whoever of the clergy were in at that hour . |
| 15 | So Barbara , meself and a couple of the kids came along , , a couple of the kids were in on this , backing away sort of thing , and of course she went on this used car lot , and she 's looking at these Volkswagens , and John was doing his bit , I believe you like Polos . |
| 16 | Almost as many movies were made here , but ‘ shooting days ’ were down by half ; independents on small budgets ca n't afford to waste time . |
| 17 | Operating costs in 1992 were down by some £29 million ( 22% ) compared to 1990 , partly achieved by the continuing redundancy programme which cost the company £1.7 million to implement last year . |
| 18 | To think that during the Blitz , families , stout-hearted folk , were down in these caverns holding hands beneath blankets and whistling the stirring refrains of Dame Vera Lynn . |
| 19 | I thought you were over for that |
| 20 | Instead , he lost 9-1 , 9-0 , 10-9 , and all three encounters were over in little more than two hours . |
| 21 | But my observation told me that the moments of personal suffering were over before that ; the bird 's individuality had been reclaimed . |
| 22 | They looked both sly and exhilarated , as though they were off to some party that would end in tears . |
| 23 | In fact they were off for most trials . |
| 24 | Sadako Ogata , the UN High Commissioner for Refugees ( UNHCR ) , had announced earlier that all operations were off except those in central Bosnia . |
| 25 | BR20Ms returned that night to attack Valetta and Hal Far , but Hurricanes were up on this occasion , preventing half of the attacking force from reaching their targets and forcing them to return with their bombs . |
| 26 | ‘ They must have bugged her for the same reason we went to see her : she was somebody unofficial but experienced in underground work — They 'd know they were up against some British group not the CIA . |
| 27 | Her aunt and uncle were out at some official function . |
| 28 | Fish and chips , council housing , State pensions and holidays at home were out for all the young . |
| 29 | I think he were going for a , a month , a month and a half summat like that , and he said it were out of this world . |
| 30 | He definitely would n't kiss her now that they were back on this joking footing again . |