Example sentences of "[adv] [pron] were [noun] [pron] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Besides those who waited to journey together there were others who came up out of the forest alone and who seemed to belong there , men licensed by the Lord Warden to carry on their trade in certain parts of the forest , woodmen , trappers , charcoal burners , for the most part a silent surly sort of men who emerged from the forest , went briefly about their business , had little to say for themselves , and then disappeared into the solitude again . |
| 2 | Formerly there were glow-plugs which had to be warmed before the engine would fire . |
| 3 | Oh well it were painter who died . |
| 4 | And then there were people who specialized in it , I do n't suppose from a moment there are now . |
| 5 | Undoubtedly there were men who made substantial fortunes , but there is not sufficient evidence to say whether they were exceptional merely in the scale of their gains or because they contrived to prosper when others failed . |