Example sentences of "[was/were] [adv] [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I simply thought I should warn you that they were effectively in a garret … |
| 2 | Eventually , the management decided they were on to a loser , and the matter was allowed to sink into history . |
| 3 | Sir Nicholas Fairbairn , a former Solicitor-General for Scotland , said some lawyers were deliberately spinning out cases and were on to a meal ticket . |
| 4 | I know he w she were on about a room were n't she ? |
| 5 | Yeah Craigy were on about a bus , a bus and erm little'un said bus . |
| 6 | Chorlton , mhm , he examined me , erm , he , he said now they were on about a slide on my heart . |
| 7 | I thought I thought you were on about a book that |
| 8 | The lights were on in a second and the usherette was at the screamer 's side . |
| 9 | Leonora doubted that biscuits were much of a cure for what ailed her , but she bit into one meekly , deciding that the best policy was to fall in with Penry Vaughan 's wishes whenever possible , to keep the peace . |
| 10 | We were only about a yard from the fairway , but we had trouble finding the ball . |
| 11 | Even more striking were the elephants that once lived on Malta , and were only about a metre in height . |
| 12 | Some were only on a month 's loan . |
| 13 | Six died he were , he were only in a week |
| 14 | I says , do n't tell me , I said , he did the same thing to me the other day , and it were only within a couple of days of each other . |
| 15 | But the family were together for a tour of Harry 's dormitory , where the new boy — known at Ludgrove as a ‘ squit ’ — will sleep with three pals . |
| 16 | Helvin moved in , and they were together for a decade . |
| 17 | The trio were together for a Christmas in Vienna concert in the city hall . |
| 18 | Harbury and Linda Finch were together at a table when she got there . |
| 19 | But if you watched Swindon 's game on Sunday … you were in for a treat . |
| 20 | A few months ago it seemed that oil markets were in for a chill spring . |
| 21 | I did n't know the forecast , but could see we were in for a storm . |
| 22 | SHOPPERS at Bordon 's new Somerfield store were in for a surprise on Saturday , when the supermarket staged a Disney fancy dress competition . |
| 23 | Even then we were in for a surprise you see , because at the end of the You know how most houses have a rectangular plot within which the house is put ? |
| 24 | There was sweet nothing in the way of nectar and what duped flowers had burst out of the ground were in for a shock when the frosts came . |
| 25 | The English were in for a shock . |
| 26 | I also understand that Basildon has erm got the same fate , so you know , it looks as if were in for a campaign there . |
| 27 | He is one of the finest strikers so I suppose you ca n't totally blame the defence but by this time I thought we were in for a beating . |
| 28 | If you stayed into watch the FA cup final on Saturday … you were in for a disappointment . |
| 29 | A referee 's mistake lost them the match against Auckland and they were in with a chance for a long time in the Test — there was only one — before being beaten 11–3 . |
| 30 | We were in with a medal chance . |