Example sentences of "they were [adj] [adv] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the first period of their game against Solihull Barons , they were 2-0 ahead and hit the upright four times . |
| 2 | in fact all of our horses main meeting , me mother and Jim they were all up and running and if , they were front runners , you know and they were all finished and James he backed a two hundred to one shot , I says you 're joking , aye it was up there with 'em mind and it finished twelfth , he said well it was a good bet |
| 3 | They were all less than four years old . |
| 4 | But after 74 miles , they were all together as they charged up the last climb to the finishing line . |
| 5 | They were all in But the tinned stuff , everywhere now is n't it . |
| 6 | Five minutes later they were two up when the home defence got into an awful tangle and Denver was at hand to shoot home . |
| 7 | However , they were effective only when injected , and something better was desirable . |
| 8 | They were adamant however that women were not skilled workers . |
| 9 | They were six-five ahead and Drew and Ricky had their heads together at half-time . |
| 10 | Only in the third set did Partners find any form and at one stage , they were 13–11 up until service errors handed the hosts the points . |
| 11 | To people who went on about their likeness the girl was assiduous in pointing out that every feature when compared was different , but they were recognisable instantly as mother and daughter , as the woman in the shop said , they were from the same mould . |
| 12 | They were 18–0 up and cruising when Richard Thompson touched down another push-over , but Wakefield replied with a fine try . |
| 13 | They were 18–0 up and cruising when Richard Thompson touched down another push-over , but Wakefield replied with a fine try . |
| 14 | And they were nicer then than now . |
| 15 | They were married soon after Simon made his Radio One debut hosting a Saturday evening show in May 1986 . |
| 16 | Oh just until they were dry maybe if it was a grand time of wind , maybe say three days . |
| 17 | Richard and Beth were hers at last , the family she had been cruelly denied ; because of love , and guilt and shame , they were closer now than they had ever been . |
| 18 | I 'd read about , I read erm read in erm some paper or other not so very long ago , about erm a funeral and the that was going along the road of course , and they came to a to a erm hotel and they were och , they were going for miles and miles and miles and they went into this hotel and the they party the funeral party went into the hotel and had a good few drinks and they were well away when they came out and they they they went away without the coffin , for two miles , two miles before they discovered that they did n't have the coffin . |
| 19 | If normal good sleepers are woken from Stage I sleep or Stage 2 sleep , and asked whether they were awake or asleep , they tend to report definitely feeling asleep only In Stage 2 sleep , " 2 although this is not necessarily true for poor sleepers , who may deny they were asleep even when the EEG traces show clear signs of Stage 2 sleep . |
| 20 | They were interesting rather than entertaining and yet , to this day , remain Morrissey 's favourite band . |
| 21 | This survival reflects the extent to which the daily papers ' contents and appeal tied in with these various alternatives : they were complementary more than competitive . |
| 22 | So they were both back and that meant that Jasper was too . |
| 23 | Of those who resist cable she says ‘ just remember that the same arguments were put forward against ITV over 25 years ago ; they were wrong then and they will be wrong again . ’ |
| 24 | During the past few days anxiety had shadowed his eyes like bruises ; they were brighter now and eager in their attention to the door through which his wife must soon enter . |
| 25 | They were happy together and both were fulfilled in their work . |
| 26 | They were happy enough when Leroy May ran in to make it 1-0 against Darlington on saturday but that was it . |
| 27 | When used in a properly fitting , thin joint they were reliable enough but , when the joint fitted badly so that the glue-line was thick , the shrinkages and internal stresses set up when the glue hardened often caused the glue to craze and to fall to bits in the joint . |
| 28 | A thin rim of encrusted mud , drying off now , helped to outline the marks , but even so they were elusive enough until pointed out . |
| 29 | Piggy wanted a sign from the adult world as he thought they were civilised even though they were at war . |
| 30 | And they were , they were okay though but er it was dark . |