Example sentences of "they [was/were] [adv] [verb] [adv prt] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | LONG BEFORE Negativland got right up U2 's collective nose , they were busily cranking out a different kind of musical anarchy . |
| 2 | The F T Associates which is er includes the Economist in Spain was up a lot and Westminster Press was er was down , but of course Westminster Press took a major redundancy charge , they were also bringing on a new plant at Brighton and therefore running two plants simultaneously which is very costly er and they launched on Sunday . |
| 3 | They were now proceeding up a driveway bordered on each side by shrubs : and then quite suddenly they emerged into an open area . |
| 4 | They were now gathered around a large rock , on which stood a rather ordinary looking , dark haired , middle-aged man . |
| 5 | They were now walking along a narrow lane that was no more than a rutted cart-track . |