Were already billed vs Already were billed

Both "were already billed" and "already were billed" are correct, but the more common structure is "were already billed." The adverb "already" usually comes before the main verb in English sentences.

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Were already billed

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is the more common structure in English. The adverb "already" precedes the main verb "billed."

Examples:

The customers were already billed for the services.
We were already billed for the repairs.
They were already billed for the concert tickets.

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So far, the terrible weather hasn't hit D.C., but local residents aren't taking chances as people stock up for what is already being billed as...
Since you were already married before...
But by then cattle were already raised unnaturally.
The centurions were already trying to make flesh bodies.
But they were already moving on.
You were already gone, and...
No, you were already in your own flat.
I though you were already at the canteen.
By the time I realized what was happening, they were already changing.
From the eyewitness reports, there were already fly larvae infesting the flesh.
People were already talking about him in the past tense.
I mean, Karen and David, they were already sick.
Many of these were already left unresolved in Amsterdam.
By that time, many pigs at the abattoir were already exhibiting clear clinical symptoms.
No, I think we were already there.
His teeth were already like Roman ruins.
Area police were already on the job.
Dr. Hitomara refused to evacuate until his staff were already out.
When we got home, the police were already here.
Back in Tokyo, the Pachinko parlors were already closed.

Alternatives:

had already been billed
had been billed already
were billed already
were already charged
were already invoiced

Already were billed

This phrase is correct but less common in English.

While this structure is grammatically correct, it is less frequently used in English. The adverb "already" follows the auxiliary verb "were."

Examples:

The items already were billed incorrectly.
The payment already were billed to the wrong account.
The charges already were billed to the customer.

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So far, the terrible weather hasn't hit D.C., but local residents aren't taking chances as people stock up for what is already being billed as...
I once stayed over an extra day in Liverpool Because you were billed to appear, And then the performance was canceled.
However, all the messages were billed, despite the fact that Tre Italia does not transmit these messages.
On that basis, it seems that the services were billed according to the actual costs.
I thought you already were married.
I thought we already were out in the boonies.
Here I thought we already were.
Wait a second, I thought you guys already were divorced.
I thought you already were his manager.
I thought you already were a dead man.
After a big bad event, you only become more of the person you already were.
You'Re A Prisoner Even More Than You Already Were.
No, I'm suggesting that you already were angry before you came in.
But you used to say that you thought you already were.
I didn't need to come looking for you, they already were.
We're pretty sure they already were a terrorist when they got to Quantico.
We're pretty sure they already were a terrorist when they got to Quantico.
Of course they already were in the right bed.
He Wanted the land to redistribute it others fought to grab all the land and get even richer than they already Were.
You just said "wants to be paralyzed," But you used to say that you thought you already were.

Alternatives:

already had been billed
already had been charged
already had been invoiced
were already billed
were already charged

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Were already billed vs Already were billed