Example sentences of "were [adj] [verb] [adv prt] of the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Worthington 's promotion to captain is the only good news this week for his club Sheffield Wednesday whose four England representatives — Andy Sinton , Chris Woods , Des Walker and Carlton Palmer — were all left out of the side to face Poland . |
| 2 | Cormack waited until they were all clambering out of the cars inside the boat , dragging jackets and bags . |
| 3 | It was Crane 's horse that had bolted but there was no doubt that if they were all to get out of the forest alive Crane would have to be mounted . |
| 4 | The townsfolk of Kirkbymoorside realised that while the snow lasted , the farm-wives would be unable to reach the market with their produce so Annie and Elizabeth were secure in the knowledge that whenever they were able to get out of the valley , their customers would be waiting . |
| 5 | An even more tragic fate befell many who , amid the crazed stampede , were able to get out of the fort . |
| 6 | So the first defendant was entitled to ‘ all costs charges and expenses … on a full indemnity basis ’ and the receivers were entitled to retain out of the mortgaged property their remuneration as fixed by the first defendant . |
| 7 | In Forsinard Estates Ltd. v. Dykes [ 1971 ] 1 W.L.R. 232 a mortgaged property in Scotland had been sold and an issue arose as to the costs which the mortgagee 's London solicitors were entitled to retain out of the proceeds of sale . |
| 8 | They were both gazing out of the window like homesick boys , as if desperately wishing to be elsewhere . |