Example sentences of "[noun prp] [was/were] [adv] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the North West Division Two Deeside were also without a full squad but came fourth at Crewe and now lie sixth overall . |
| 2 | Josh and Becky were still at the doors , greeting people they knew . |
| 3 | At that stage Transvaal were still in the running for the night series trophy and his presence would obviously have made a difference . |
| 4 | Claire and Nickie were both in the process of changing pills when they fell pregnant . |
| 5 | We are beginning to play some good stuff but I still think we can step u Arsenal were quickly off the mark , going ahead after only five minutes when a long David Seaman clearance found its way to Lee Dixon , whose early pass picked out Alan Smith . |
| 6 | Anne and Millie were both in the kitchen and they were having a serious talk as well . |
| 7 | Expert mountaineer Mick Hardwick and his wife Sue were also on the plane . |
| 8 | He and Michele Dotrice were also on the top of the car at one point , and Michele was incredibly brave considering her fear of heights . |
| 9 | The Asiz were already at the scene of the accident , and the arrival of the company 's interpreter did much to help communication between the Asiz , the local fire brigade and the British Sergeant . |
| 10 | She and Grubb were together in the team that won the Nations Cup in Washington , before she went on to take the Toronto World Cup round . |
| 11 | When Tuesday arrived Shiona was still in the dark . |
| 12 | But Marie was already inside the room . |
| 13 | Meredith was still in the parlour , and Bunny . |
| 14 | Juan quickly established that Avila was nowhere near the rescue base ( had we followed the consul 's directions we would have ended up three hours away ) and within an hour he was driving us into the heart of the Sierra de Gredos . |
| 15 | The duty sergeant told me that Bert Shorrocks was still in the cells and due up in front of the beak that afternoon , but they had n't set eyes on my old man the whole weekend . |
| 16 | The letter was dated almost a week previously , and as Merrill read it she realised with dismay that Richard was already in the area and was suggesting that they meet in the lounge of Frobishers ' at seven o'clock on Saturday — this evening . |
| 17 | Some months earlier , while Richard was still in the foothills of the Pyrenees , a crisis had blown up in the rich , flat pasture land of western Berry , the most north-easterly part of Aquitaine . |
| 18 | Soper was firmly in the tradition of those liberals who tried to make the Christian gospel more acceptable to ‘ modern man ’ by explaining away the supernatural and miraculous elements . |
| 19 | There was no reply to the phone , but as we were going that way to spend the night at Sandspit , we called at the neighbours ’ and found that Pat was away for a few days . |
| 20 | It was even possible , Alison told Franca , who already knew , that Pat was actually in the process of deciding to give up drink ! |
| 21 | Hatch was still in the garden . |
| 22 | We knew that 6pm in Vancouver was 7pm on the prairies , 8pm in Winnipeg , 9pm in Toronto & Montreal and 10pm in the Maritime provinces . |
| 23 | The ambulance men took over , so calmly and reassuringly ; and Toby was soon in the van and on his way to the nearest hospital . |
| 24 | At least she could take some comfort from the fact that Rune Christensen was also in the hunt . |
| 25 | Information arrived from deep in Northumberland that King Edward was already on the move northwards , earlier than anticipated , having left Newcastle the day before at the head of a great army estimated at sixty thousand , well equipped with cannon and siege-engines . |
| 26 | MacLane was still on the running board , his arm wedged into the squashed wreck of the car . |
| 27 | the biology of the Chesapeake was clearly of an intricacy beyond present comprehension . |
| 28 | Southern Division had previously raised the question of a two-tier membership , and the NEC was still considering the matter . |
| 29 | The cry of a Tyrannosaurus Rex was more like the sound made by a human stomach full of wind after a bad night in a cheap restaurant , not the fierce cry of Steven Spielberg movie monster , said Matsumi Suzuki , a Japanese expert . |
| 30 | Ellen was also in the winning team last year which will make it a hat-trick if the 1993 season brings her another win . |