Example sentences of "[was/were] [prep] [adv] [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the Crown Court over 90% were for up to a year , and 50% under six months . |
| 2 | We were always convinced we were in there with a chance . |
| 3 | Mum and Dad were over here for a holiday a while ago and they went to the Cotswolds which they said were beautiful . |
| 4 | All I did was to out on a raid — unofficially . |
| 5 | As everyone was by then in a state of complete exhaustion they did little for the next two or three days except sleep . |