Example sentences of "were [adj] [adv prt] with " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were 4–0 up with seven minutes left when the game boiled over with two sendings off , three more goals and the referee escorted from the pitch by police and security guards . |
| 2 | I was in a car with my wife-to-be and we turned on the radio ( I turned on the radio really — My wife could n't care if Leeds went bankrupt tomorrow ) to find out that Leeds were 3–0 down with 15 minutes to go . |
| 3 | Portakabin , manufacturers of portable buildings , were once again the major sponsors of the event and the managing director Mr Patrick Shepherd and his wife Chris , were present along with other representatives from Portakabin . |
| 4 | Now she was a mother of five and the three young ones were all down with the fever . |
| 5 | they were all down with it |
| 6 | By the end of that Test they were two down with two to play , and it is difficult to think of any England tour where such a low point had been reached . |
| 7 | When Arsenal met Hull in the Cup semi-final in 1930 , and were 2–0 down with ten minutes to go , Chapman 's ordeal on the bench grew to a fever-pitch of intensity . |
| 8 | It happened after we were 2–0 down with 15 mins left ! |