Example sentences of "was [adj] they " in BNC.
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| 1 | She got out of her car and though the men in the other car saw she was pregnant they pushed their car into a side street and drove off . |
| 2 | Welch had a gun jam and was low on fuel , Taylor was wounded in the arm and leg and they landed to refuel , before this was complete they were airborne once again . |
| 3 | That was awful them |
| 4 | It was possible they might be waiting for him . |
| 5 | It was possible they thought nothing of the sort , but she still felt she had to do something to show she was not entirely alone and friendless . |
| 6 | It was possible they did n't know . |
| 7 | ‘ They said there was little they could do about it , although they have been excellent and have stepped up their patrols . |
| 8 | Consequently there was little they could do early that night when a mammoth sea caught them dangerously broached-to , but the buoyancy of Mae West life jackets wedged in the bow and stern kept the waterlogged canoe afloat till the storm eased around midnight — some 24 hours after it blew up . |
| 9 | The guerrilla role changed once again , for there was little they could do against well defended airstrips when the natives gave away patrols before they were within striking distance of Japanese posts . |
| 10 | Without substantially re-thinking their politics , there was little they could do to resist these forces . |
| 11 | But there was little they could do about it except wring their hands at each fresh horror in its columns , analyse its transparently partisan coverage , and point out how its competitors were dragging their standards downmarket to try to keep up with its soaraway sales . |
| 12 | Although many Carlists and Falangists naturally disliked the Unification , with their fighting men busy at the front there was little they could do to resist it , especially since they shared the general Nationalist respect for ‘ authority ’ . |
| 13 | Critics might complain of what one of them called " the mysterious and irresponsible manner in which foreign politics are arranged " ; but there was little they could do to change the situation . |
| 14 | The district council had offered to go to Boston to discuss the situation with Digital executives but they had been told there was little they could do . |
| 15 | Oh , was that them ? |
| 16 | Was that them ? |
| 17 | If they believed her story , and it was doubtful they would , they almost certainly would fail to realise what an astounding event it was that had taken place in the classroom that afternoon . |
| 18 | When it was fine the host and his guests went riding , visited places of interest , and walked in the gardens , and when it was wet they played games indoors . |
| 19 | Well they they just went out and and cut the round about you see even though it was damp they cut it though it was wet , |
| 20 | well I know when , I know when Alan and Jade were both made emplo , unemployed and Alan withdrawal his dole and when Jade was unemployed they took the dole off Alan and give him sixty pound a week which was you know |
| 21 | I was staggered they managed to get such a large mouthful in a relatively small mouth ! |
| 22 | He described the terrorists as ‘ discredited and unwanted ’ and said it was clear they had only one purpose — the triumph of evil . |
| 23 | By daylight it was clear they had missed their rendezvous , and at about 0800 they set course for Malta , taking a back-bearing from Mount Etna . |
| 24 | That confrontation was none of Sharpe 's business ; his concern was with the two horsemen who now faced him in the wood.They glanced past Sharpe , judging how best to rejoin their comrades , though it was clear they wanted Sharpe 's life first . |
| 25 | The two cardinals were so loudly applauded that it was clear they represented the wishes of the majority . |
| 26 | It was clear they agreed with Ellis . |
| 27 | Watching them line up their wheelchairs , moving them in the box which is two yards by a yard , it was clear they wanted to win . |
| 28 | , so I put her out in the end it erm it was surprising everybody knew what was going to happen they knew what I was going to do right when I come back in after swi place was empty they 'd got out that door before I 'd got her out the door but erm no it 's it 's very insulting . |
| 29 | Her brother Jeff was guiding them alongside the jetty now . |
| 30 | The wheels were so loose I was afraid they 'd fall off . |