Example sentences of "[Wh pn] were already [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was a clear understanding between the RCM and the Home Office that youngsters who were already into their teens when they arrived in Britain in 1938 and 1939 should undertake some form of vocational training . |
| 2 | But he had to release his hold on her mouth as he dragged her up the stairs , so she screamed at Agnes and her mother , who were already on the stairhead , ‘ He 's killed him ! |
| 3 | Moynihan and his growing body of supporters ridiculed this proposal , and many commentators felt that the administration would find it very difficult to reject Moynihan 's demand for an immediate social security tax cut ( which would benefit all citizens ) whilst pursuing a reduction in capital gains tax which would be of chief benefit to those who were already among the most wealthy . |
| 4 | As news of the exodus spread , more East Germans , who were already in Prague , made their way to the embassy yesterday . |
| 5 | The resultant backlash of unwelcome public attention forced the Government , who were already in a legislative frame of mind , to act swiftly . |
| 6 | The Scuttlers , Peaky Blinders and Area Sneaker himself all pre-dated the christening of the Hooligans , and in other towns there were similar gangs — the ‘ Grey Mare Boys ’ from Bradford or the ‘ High Rip ’ gangs of Liverpool — and London also had an earlier tradition of gangs such as the ‘ Tiger Bay ’ , the ‘ Monkeys ’ Parade' gang at Bow , or the ‘ Bowry Boys ’ of Poplar who were already in evidence in the late 1880s . |
| 7 | Over 200 arrest warrants for suspected members of the Mafia , some of whom were already in prison , were issued in Sicily and other parts of the country on Nov. 17 ; a further 69 warrants were issued on Nov. 27 . |