Example sentences of "they were [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was not allowed to play when Mum and Dad were in because they could n't stand the din , so I had to wait until they were down the pub to enjoy myself . |
| 2 | Instead they were down the road taking part in the pilot for a new Channel 4 indie pop programme , where their contribution to the proceedings was a ‘ spirited ’ rendition of the RIGHT SAID FRED hit ‘ Do n't Talk Just Kiss ’ . |
| 3 | ‘ They were down the side of the armchair in my room . |
| 4 | They were about continuity , they were about the desire of Painting to go on living . |
| 5 | ‘ They were about the same ’ , she writes , ‘ as the principles used in painting — get to the point as directly as you can ; never use a big word if a little one will do ’ . |
| 6 | ‘ They were about the only way people could see and hear and know about things outside the scope of their own town . |
| 7 | You see the i it was er we used to make curtains then for Littlewoods , Littlewoods as it is now , they 're still , you know , the they were about the forerunners of the er tt this er catalogue business , and if they gave us an order that would last us a long time , and that usually the eight points , which was meant to say there were eight threads to an inch . |
| 8 | They were about the same size and thickness as credit cards . |
| 9 | They were about the same age , but the embalmer seemed older . |
| 10 | Mr Hurd has talked about these articles as if they were about the imposition of old East European ‘ socialism ’ ( with Chancellor Kohl leading the way ? ) . |
| 11 | But when people like Norman Jay and Omar said they were into the track , it sort of backed up in my own mind that it was a safe tune — they 're not the sort of people who give you compliments just to make you smile . ’ |
| 12 | Rather , they were with the events of August 1968 and , in particular , with the self-immolation of the young philosophy student , Jan Palach , in January 1969 . |
| 13 | Both Mr Souness and Jim Smith , the Portsmouth manager , emphasised how delighted they were with the overall quality of yesterday 's tie . |
| 14 | Of course , it was useful to both Romania and China to let Moscow know how deeply involved they were with the Americans , because such knowledge could deter Moscow from interfering in their internal affairs . |
| 15 | After all , if a fellow was not allowed below waist level — and the all-in-one pantie girdle was impregnable without traitorous and lustful help from the inside — then what else was there but hours of despairing mauling of the mammaries , offered up as they were with the aid of uplift-under-wired-half-cup-sponge-rubber-lace-nylon and steel display cases . |
| 16 | She opened her mouth to say they were with the police , but abruptly changed her mind . |
| 17 | He remembered the release he had felt when he had first heard the teachings of Akhenaten , which had cut away the rotten trappings of the old beliefs , festooned as they were with the cynical speculation of the priests . |
| 18 | In addition , they will question a sample of complainants to determine how satisfied they were with the response . |
| 19 | Ah , somebody was oh they were with the gyppos or something . |
| 20 | Michael sniggered behind Moran as soon as they were on the road together but it drew such a quelling look from Maggie that he went quiet . |
| 21 | The Prince had had an inkling of what was to come in Wales , when the crowds had been so eager to see Diana that they could scarcely hide their disappointment if Charles and Diana took one side of the street each and they were on the side of the street he took . |
| 22 | ‘ They were on the look-out for a female DJ so everyone was very up for me from the word go . |
| 23 | David had always liked Mott The Hoople and admired them , and I think it was one of the few really unselfish acts he did when , when they were on the verge of breaking up , he wrote them a song — ‘ All The Young Dudes ’ . |
| 24 | She slept deeply while they were on the motorway , but woke as he came into London and had to stop and start in the heavy evening traffic . |
| 25 | They were called ‘ Fifth Amendment Communists ’ and they were on the ‘ Black List ’ which , officially , never existed . |
| 26 | All three quickened their pace to a near run and nobody spoke until they were on the safe side of the orchard wall . |
| 27 | ‘ I 'm not very good , I 'm afraid , ’ he said when they were on the floor waiting for the band to strike up . |
| 28 | As the most intellectually enlightened of the sects , they were on the side of the ruling power . |
| 29 | A common prostitute — you could n't call any woman a common prostitute because they were on the game with some chap . |
| 30 | They used to do that : the chief inspector walking down on a Saturday morning in full regalia and one of these fellows would nod and they 'd always walk to the corner , and the Chief would n't say anything about it because they were on the corner and not causing any obstruction . |