Example sentences of "were [adv prt] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ They were down the shelter … or out of the way , for once . ’ |
| 2 | By the time he 'd got inside , I 'd taken Martin 's arm and we were down the alley outside the Pontefract Castle just as the doors opened . |
| 3 | ‘ My first year at the club was tough when we were down the bottom of Division Two , but this is the biggest challenge I 've faced . |
| 4 | ‘ There were only three of us at first , and we were up the field all day , every day . |
| 5 | But London experiences the " provinces " as if they were up the Amazon , up a mysterious not to say treacherous jungle path . |
| 6 | Fernyough hit eight 4s and three 6s , but once they were out the tail collapsed and Huyton totalled just 122 . |
| 7 | And when I went and got him up this morning his legs were out the bottom of the cot again ! |
| 8 | So he agreed to give her the camera , show her how to use it ; he 'd make sure the family were out the afternoon she came round to get the film developed . |
| 9 | He had all the ladders were out the van , and he were using all George 's tools . |
| 10 | As soon as they were back the room filled up with people : Kānchho 's wife and family , Kalchu 's other brother , Māilo , and his son and daughter , the ā gri from the house next door . |