Example sentences of "[was/were] high [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Maggie did n't know exactly what his position was , but he was high up on the management side . |
| 2 | The body was high up on the shoal , was n't it ? |
| 3 | This was high up above the Bay , on top of the hill . |
| 4 | There , she was high up above the woods , but instead of being able to see all that was going on below for miles around , as she had expected , all she could see was — leaves ! |
| 5 | He was high up in the syndicate , which tied him in to Truro Daine . |
| 6 | The window of the charge room was high up in the wall , but through it Wycliffe could distinctly hear the strident voice of a woman teacher talking to her class . |
| 7 | The back of the ship was high out of the water , and I was very thankful for this because all the ship 's food was there . |