Example sentences of "were already [adv prt] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the night I turned up in my red leotard and dippy skirt with a heavier than usual coat of paint on , to find , to my horror , that Cleo Roccas of Kenny Everett fame and a young lady much featured on Page 3 , called Gilly , I think , were already up on the stage , surrounded by a sixty-strong swarm of Street of Shame photographers , all climbing up each other 's anoraks and screaming ‘ Lean forward , Cleo — a bit further , give us a smile , lick your lips , Gilly — lovely , lovely — hitch that skirt up a bit … ’ |
| 2 | Both sides struggled to find their rhythm during that opening 45 minutes , perhaps a legacy of the fact that they were already through to the quarter-final stages . |
| 3 | When I got there they were already out on the beach sizing up the surf . |
| 4 | Some were already out on the lake , quiet and dabbling . |
| 5 | The bins were already out by the time Cornelius reached home . |