Example sentences of "was [adv prt] near the " in BNC.
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| 1 | So it was indeed a classic nightmare where I dreamt that I was the only person searching for the child , and the only person who saw that this vast Argosy was down near the coastline , and I landed in a most difficult position near the aircraft and found nobody else about . |
| 2 | It was down near the centre of the island down past er mill dam . |
| 3 | That was up near the Arsenal football ground . |
| 4 | Steele did for a century partnership and then Willey did the same ; but when Greig was out near the close of play , with the board on 303 for 5 , there was a pitch invasion by , for the most part , West Indian fans . |
| 5 | They were in a restaurant , he said , and the payphone was out near the toilets ’ |
| 6 | Yes , we saw a white one , that was round near the leisure centre . |