Example sentences of "[was/were] well [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The revenues of both companies were well down on the same month in 1991 , showing a large proportion of their sales coming form the cheaper ranges . |
| 2 | Sales varied but were well down by the end of the 1980s , and the paper remained a rather marginal venture . |
| 3 | Although actual passenger numbers on international scheduled services rose 4 per cent during the month , this was well down on the 11 pc increase for January . |
| 4 | In Paris er , were top of the M & A league but the volume was well down on the record nineteen ninety . |
| 5 | Sam 's boat was one of the last to sail in between the old forts , and Harry , who was standing at the end of the stone quay in order to crow over the birth of his son and demand payment of his winnings , saw with a twinge of jealousy that Gristy 's ketch was well down in the water . |