Example sentences of "was already [verb] at [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The captain was already shouting at the sailors , and the ship was turning , turning to the west , away from the light . |
| 2 | They passed a counter above which hung trusses of pigeons , pheasants and other less identifiable but more disturbing birds ; Helen grabbed Edward 's arm to hurry him on but he was already gazing at a row of hares suspended by their feet from a rack . |
| 3 | The movement aggravated the sensations she was already experiencing at the contact with Travis 's warm body . |
| 4 | Thoroughly alarmed by now , Control pondered what to do , but by the time they phoned Colwyn Bay No 1 box , the train was already standing at the platform , and started to move off . |
| 5 | One of the regions adjacent to Surrey which is referred to in Frithuwald 's charter is Sonning , the province of the Suningas in east Berkshire , and it is possible that one of the three sub-kings who witnessed with Frithuwald ruled here , in which case Wulfhere 's presence in Berkshire was already established at the time of Frithuwald 's grant . |
| 6 | Thessy was already waiting at the yard gate where our taxi thumped and quivered . |
| 7 | Tuesday was the Music Exam which was not difficult as I was already working at the Theory of Music at the Royal College . |
| 8 | When Chuck crossed to the cook tent , carrying his rifle for the early start they planned for the final day , his father was already sitting at a table in the open , sipping a steaming mug of black coffee . |
| 9 | Bedford was already bursting at the seams with refugees of all kinds . |