Example sentences of "[verb] we were [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 Well I never saw the sea on fire but f when we wen went into the sea I mean we were directly beneath the platform , and at that stage I mean the whole platform was on fire .
2 I wanted to say to him , ‘ I mean , I know we were both in the Footlights , but do you realize how many thousands of us there are ?
3 It was just like we were back in the cell , sitting down , having a chat and a roll-up .
4 We got a call saying we were right on the money last issue with the rumour that DEC will scrap up to 10,000 people on Monday December 7 , Pearl Harbor Day .
5 Now it was on to " Ultima Thule " and we felt we were really in the far north , nearer to Norway than to the UK mainland as we approached the jagged headland of Sumburgh , ringed ominously with the chart symbol for a " rost " [ tide race ] on our chart .
6 As we drove back to Chelmsford we all wished we were back in the sunshine of southern Germany .
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