Example sentences of "and [pers pn] were [adv] [adj] [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Katy and I were living in a small flat and we were so low that we did n't even bother with a Christmas tree . |
| 2 | And they were just worried that if they did n't join in , they were n't part of the club then er |
| 3 | And , when , finally , she did emerge from her curtain cubicle to face the other girls , they took it very well , for they could afford to be charitable , and they were secretly glad that Clara 's style was cramped , for without some handicap she would have been a more serious threat . |
| 4 | The " Annie Thompson " design had pre-empted the Bermuda shorts and they were so tight that there was no escape save struggle with the tiny flap . |
| 5 | The Poles , through Commissioner General Marian Chodacki , said that what went on to their stamps was their business , and they were genuinely mystified that Danzigers whose ancestors had risen up against the Teutonic Knights should feel offended by stamps that celebrated their victory . |
| 6 | They were free to look over the top of the box to see what size the bricks really were , and they were quite aware that their own view was distorted because one of the portholes contained a magnifying lens . |