Example sentences of "[noun pl] were [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Western-financed dams received all the attention ; the numerous jobs that needed to be done if the dams were going to be of any use had scant priority . |
| 2 | No longer did the garrison feel that their sufferings were taking place for the amusement of the crowd . |
| 3 | These words were defining him , setting the limits in which he could move and the terms in which he could plead , argue or defend himself . |
| 4 | His words were ringing in her ears now although they had had little impact before . |
| 5 | Her words were ringing in her ears as she eventually made her way through Customs . |
| 6 | " Your father did n't die for Ireland , " Katherine snapped , silencing him , and even as the words were tumbling out , she was regretting them . |
| 7 | Before she knew what she was going to say , the words were tumbling out , tripping over each other in her nervousness . |
| 8 | The words were beginning to cease being just shapes and pictures . |
| 9 | But he did not finish the all-but-spoken thought , for the words were sending back an echo from his own pages , the ones now in the hands of his agent . |
| 10 | He paused to consider the effect his words were having . |
| 11 | He was staring at her , amazed at the reaction her words were having on him ; it was , in a way , as if she were suffering an agony similar to his own . |
| 12 | He paused to see what effect his words were having . |
| 13 | Surere stopped , to see what effect his words were having on Huy . |
| 14 | This was heresy , or at least beyond his comprehension Erica could see the effect her words were having . |
| 15 | The words were going into Charity 's brain but she was n't really registering them , her focus was so concentrated on the rhythm of the CPR . |
| 16 | As he looked round , he saw that his words were starting to have some effect . |
| 17 | The colleagues would watch him to see what impression their words were making . |
| 18 | His voice was no more than a faint whisper now but it was as if his words were spraying vitriol on her face , because she tossed her head from side to side as if throwing off the spray . |
| 19 | She looked up into those eyes , suddenly as deep and soft as velvet , aware that his words were spinning shapelessly in her head . |
| 20 | The words were leading him the wrong way . |
| 21 | The words were rushing out and Emily realized with surprise that she was actually nervous of this composed young woman standing before her . |
| 22 | This is in contrast to section 18 , which permits the defendant to claim that he was not aware that his words were threatening , abusive or insulting . |
| 23 | It was as if the words were coming from inside her and someone else was speaking them . |
| 24 | If , as we found during 1973 and 1974 , the risk characteristics were changing , then the ‘ usefulness ’ of the Trusts would be diminished , unless of course managers have a more accurate forecasting ability than the market price makers . |
| 25 | In 1930 , though , Eliot wrote to Dobrée that he thought order and authority dangerous catchwords and was horrified at the modern scorning of democracy ; he worried about the way national and racial characteristics were becoming contested issues . |
| 26 | The three main aspects were increasing contacts between European scholars , the aim ‘ L'Islam en Asie du sud et sud-est ’ and the aim ‘ approche comparative ’ . |
| 27 | Scientology circles were shaken by allegations that L. Ron Hubbard was dead and a group of opportunists were forging his signature . |
| 28 | Late one night I whispered to him that I was worried that the Yanks were taxing him too hard , that his lucid arguments and eloquence were being weakened by constant niggling at everything he said . |
| 29 | ‘ The Yanks were loving it . ’ |
| 30 | She thought Lord C and the Director would n't be too happy to know the Yanks were spying on them . |