Example sentences of "and were [verb] [prep] some [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For the next hour the fairground gradually filled with people , mainly families with young children or teenagers who had become bored with their tour round the factory and were looking for some excitement . |
| 2 | We did n't expect it to last as long as it has , and were hoping for some relief by the end of the year . |
| 3 | Hotels are the usual choice of venue and were used in some cases . |
| 4 | At the height of its development , two main temples lay side by side amidst other structures and were approached through some form of monumental gateway to the east . |
| 5 | There was also " … a considerable quantity of small ore which was got at the beginning of the work and can not be weighed until stamped or broken by an Engine and washed for which purpose they are going to erect one to go be water with all speed and were disstressed for some sycamore wood for the water wheel . " |