Example sentences of "was [verb] [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The committee appointed to enquire into the copper trade and mining ( 1799 ) , said in their report that copper bolts had never been considered strong enough , and that the practice of copper bottoming was stopped by about 1750 , as a result of the losses , and the fact that at one time a third of the navy was in dock under repair . |
| 2 | Agriculture had been in steady decline since the 1870s , and after a brief post-war boom was to sink back into it again in the 1930s . |
| 3 | Her initial instinct was to hit out at him in violent retaliation , the insults unendurable and unanswerable in any other way , and yet at the same time , some still , small place of recognition at the centre of all that red-hot emotion was acknowledging the kernel of truth hidden within the offensive words . |
| 4 | Double Silk , owned and still ridden at home by retired , 66-year-old farmer Reg Wilkins , was plunged on from 7–2 to 5–2 favourite . |
| 5 | Abruptly the dream finished and she was plunged back into reality . |
| 6 | Her face was plunged back into shadow . |
| 7 | And before I could resolve the problem I was struggling up in bed , in the pitch blackness , reaching for the shrilling telephone . |
| 8 | But Seb was struggling up from the table . |
| 9 | Powell felt both clubs were impetuous buys which Virgin could ill-afford at a time when it was struggling out of recession . |
| 10 | She jumped out and ran the few feet to where a man was struggling out of his jeep , which had tipped onto one side with the two left wheels suspended above the open gully . |
| 11 | Only on the final climb of Sally Gap did he clinch victory as his rival , Gary Baker , was struggling back from two punctures . |
| 12 | A tent of dyed homespun was erected out in front , while some caterers got busy preparing Punjabi specialities over a clay oven at the back of the house . |
| 13 | Any lingering dreams died and she was propelled back into her normal character speedily . |
| 14 | Marco was kneeling up in his seat , turning round to check the control panel . |
| 15 | ‘ I was kneeling down on the beach beside a lake when I felt this appallingly painful tingling sensation in my knee . |
| 16 | Mother Francis was kneeling down beside Frank Hegarty 's mother . |
| 17 | He was kneeling down by the wall holding out his hand to me . |
| 18 | First , Peter was plucked out of his normal employment by the voice of Jesus . |
| 19 | Diem , an ardent Catholic , a former mandarin , was plucked out of a Maryland seminary to become premier by the Americans in 1954 . |
| 20 | And that was plucked out by its roots , and two rows were set up on the green ; boys and girls were in each row . |
| 21 | Mrs Foster was fluttering around like a nervous bird . |
| 22 | He said Florida , which was mauled by about 50 separate tornadoes , was the only state so far to request federal disaster assistance . |
| 23 | At the time , Belinda had merely thought she was resting up for the party . |
| 24 | Then Robbie Earle saw his spectacular bicycle kick hit the bar , and Terry Gibson 's free kick was palmed over by Southall . |
| 25 | In the next room half of Beverly Hills High was freaking out to The Doors . |
| 26 | ‘ I have n't a clue — I was freaking out at the time . |
| 27 | When his father was tucked up for the night , the son would wander out into the garden and enjoy the cool air as a contrast to the fug of the sick-room . |
| 28 | ‘ But I was tucked up in bed early — not difficult in Dresden you know , they do n't have West German television down there — oh ! |
| 29 | That evening , when Rachel was tucked up in bed sleeping , the moment came when Fred could contain his suspicions no longer , as Carrie had expected . |
| 30 | Five minutes later she was tucked up in bed , sleeping happily once again , while Jake had retreated to his little ante-room . |