Example sentences of "and [was/were] [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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1 | So she went with the architect and he was wanting to show us this kind of and we were like , were cold and were back to the hotel , we did n't even go into the house . |
2 | and , who work in Risley 's Effluent Plant Projects Office , were quick off the mark in the second race and were back in the boat house long before the second boat , crewed by and , had completed the required four laps . |
3 | ‘ I 'll say , ’ Ven snarled , and was over by the door , blocking out the light from the sitting-room when , ‘ I never did like my women that clinging ! ’ he barked brutally . |
4 | Looking round for Blackberry , he saw that he had left them and was up at the top of the pool , where the narrow beach tailed away into a gravel spit . |
5 | And with that he reined the mare 's head about and was off down the lane , brandishing the crop , significantly , above his shoulder . |
6 | He did a sprightly two-step , twirled , and was off across the lawn , shouting , ‘ Come on , Darken . |
7 | By the time he told her he must go , and was off to the Republic for a day or two , she was placated . |
8 | But when I needed a breath of air , or wished to explore Reine , and was out of the attic for an hour or so , leaving him alone there , he became depressed and even a little disagreeable . |
9 | She would n't speak to him and was out of the door in an instant . |
10 | Gus halted the Aston Martin at the doorway instead of driving straight on to the garage , and was out of the driving-seat like a greyhound out of a trap , to dart round to the passenger side and hand Charlotte out . |
11 | Dr Neil dropped her hand smartly , picked up his bags , and was out of the room in a flash . |
12 | He wrenched open the front door , and was out of the flat before Loretta could speak . |
13 | She put four mince pies in a little basket she 'd decorated earlier when she made the other table decorations , put on her coat and was out of the back door in a flash . |
14 | Then , on the eve of the second Test in Madras , Gooch had his infamous encounter with a poisonous prawn that laid him low for several days and was out of the match with diarrhoea and sickness that laid him low for several days . |
15 | Donald had forgotten to reset his alarm clock for Daylight Savings Time , and was out in the street at 5.30am : prime drug-dealing time . |
16 | I left school one day and was out in the fields muckspreading the next . |
17 | The pound lost over two cents against the dollar at $1.52 and was down against the mark . |
18 | Soon with the sunshine totally predominating I took my leave of this attractive island and was back on the Twin Otter en route for Barra . |
19 | Newman also left the station , found a cab and was back at the Hessischer Hof inside ten minutes . |
20 | Very soon he had retraced his steps and was back at the wooden chalet . |
21 | She drove out for an early lunch at a small diner down the road and was back at the cabin by half past twelve . |
22 | At the second last she put in a tremendous leap and was back in the lead as Run And Skip started to fade , but Forgive 'N Forget on the stands side and Wayward Lad inside him were now going for home , and they passed Dawn Run on the approach to the last . |
23 | ‘ Hiss off , ’ Benny muttered , and was back in the truck well within the five minute limit . |
24 | Here she felt lonely and depressed , as it seemed as if she 'd made no progress and was back in the same vicious circle again . |