Example sentences of "they [was/were] [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Instead they were down the road taking part in the pilot for a new Channel 4 indie pop programme , where their contribution to the proceedings was a ‘ spirited ’ rendition of the RIGHT SAID FRED hit ‘ Do n't Talk Just Kiss ’ . |
| 2 | I was not allowed to play when Mum and Dad were in because they could n't stand the din , so I had to wait until they were down the pub to enjoy myself . |
| 3 | ‘ They were down the side of the armchair in my room . |
| 4 | He could ask the magistrates to infer that the defendants were actually aware of the presence of bystanders , and that they were as a corollary aware that their conduct was disorderly . |
| 5 | Though they were as a rule sparing in the use of force , this was for reasons which seem not to have included sympathy with civil disobedience . |
| 6 | Its little green-booted feet made running motions , though they were about a metre off the kitchens slate-tiled floor . |
| 7 | They were about a foot apart , by themselves , and lying in a pool of blood . |
| 8 | Mr Hurd has talked about these articles as if they were about the imposition of old East European ‘ socialism ’ ( with Chancellor Kohl leading the way ? ) . |
| 9 | You see the i it was er we used to make curtains then for Littlewoods , Littlewoods as it is now , they 're still , you know , the they were about the forerunners of the er tt this er catalogue business , and if they gave us an order that would last us a long time , and that usually the eight points , which was meant to say there were eight threads to an inch . |
| 10 | They were about continuity , they were about the desire of Painting to go on living . |
| 11 | I bought the fish from a local breeder when they were about an inch long . |
| 12 | They were about an inch to one and a half inches in thickness and nearly two feet square . |
| 13 | Bursting into this , the main apartment of the castle , lit still by the flickerings of two large log fires , they were into a scene of confusion . |
| 14 | But when people like Norman Jay and Omar said they were into the track , it sort of backed up in my own mind that it was a safe tune — they 're not the sort of people who give you compliments just to make you smile . ’ |
| 15 | In addition , they will question a sample of complainants to determine how satisfied they were with the response . |
| 16 | Ah , somebody was oh they were with the gyppos or something . |
| 17 | Of course , it was useful to both Romania and China to let Moscow know how deeply involved they were with the Americans , because such knowledge could deter Moscow from interfering in their internal affairs . |
| 18 | She opened her mouth to say they were with the police , but abruptly changed her mind . |
| 19 | After all , if a fellow was not allowed below waist level — and the all-in-one pantie girdle was impregnable without traitorous and lustful help from the inside — then what else was there but hours of despairing mauling of the mammaries , offered up as they were with the aid of uplift-under-wired-half-cup-sponge-rubber-lace-nylon and steel display cases . |
| 20 | Rather , they were with the events of August 1968 and , in particular , with the self-immolation of the young philosophy student , Jan Palach , in January 1969 . |
| 21 | They were on a promontory which had been built up with blocks of granite . |
| 22 | they were on a night shift too then . |
| 23 | They were on a school trip to Pembroke Dock in West Wales and were setting off on their last visit when the crash happened . |
| 24 | The mix of keening voices , dreamy storylines and unusual , far-off sounds brings to mind The Band when they were on a roll , and David Hidalgo in particular sounds like he 's done his best ever work — conjuring up old ghosts and loser friends and working up a deal of sadness and unique moods from familiar instruments . |
| 25 | I was telling everyone how Annabelle met Steven in Kenya when they were on a safari holiday and |
| 26 | ‘ What angers me is that they were on a government controlled game reserve and planned it carefully . |
| 27 | They were on a course at Donnington . |
| 28 | They were on a course at Donnington , they were living in , they invited me over , I said ooh , up to something |
| 29 | Here , however , Christians could be found — at least in some areas — in greater concentration than in the West ; socially and culturally they were on a level not very different from their non-Christian peers . |
| 30 | That procedure became operative so effectively that I think the management subsequently realized that unless they had shop stewards who were capable of discussing the matter intently you know , and objectively , then they were on a loser , because they then stood to lose more productivity than hitherto . |