Example sentences of "[noun] were [adv] [v-ing] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The opposition were loyally supporting the Government , but were also pressing for a definitive statement . |
| 2 | Almost immediately referee , Paul Taylor blew his whistle , the poor Portsmouth fans made their sad way home to the south coast , the players with heads drooped , left the field and many of the United fans were already leaving the ground in the crowd of five hundred five thousand , two hundred and twenty six when Andy Melville scored that vital goal which gave United three very important League points . |
| 3 | In April reports appeared that both the superpowers and Pakistan were actively promoting the idea of including Zahir Shah , the exiled former monarch , in a future coalition government in Kabul , although the mujahidin alliance were split on the issue . |
| 4 | If I did n't know better , I 'd say Bolan and Starr were obviously partaking a bit too copiously at this time . |
| 5 | Actually , the Blox were furtively retrieving a windsurfer sail they had tied to the anchor chain with an injudiciously big bowline , allowing the sail to sink into some 40 feet of water . |
| 6 | If , amidst the generally apocalyptic atmosphere of the time , devout Jews were anxiously awaiting the advent of two Messiahs — one royal from David , one priestly from Aaron — they would have had their eyes fixed on a limited number of families . |
| 7 | Added one Chelsea socialite : ‘ You have to know that Fergie and Johnny were really enjoying the game of keeping everyone guessing . |
| 8 | Coastguard shore parties were also checking the coastline from Aberystwyth to the Lleyn peninsula in North Wales in case the missing men had come ashore . |
| 9 | A calm relaxing feeling flows throughout the body as though lead weights were slowly pulling the body down into the chair , heavier and heavier , more and more calm at every moment . |
| 10 | The first true Ferrari was seen at Piacenza in 1947 and by the time the World Championship was introduced in 1950 , Ferraris were soon gaining a reputation for being a reliable car . |
| 11 | The brothers were now offering an annuity for life of £150 , ‘ no condition whatsoever being annexed to it ’ . |
| 12 | The cheapest rate I came across was right down at the southern tip of the country where Invercargill 's Southland Aero Club were virtually giving a Tomahawk away for NZ$80 per hour solo ( £24.25 ) . |
| 13 | But since response from ministers by the 1840s was extremely circumspect the reformers were probably making a virtue of necessity . |
| 14 | The parents were therefore giving a reward contingent upon Joanne 's production of the undesirable behaviours . |
| 15 | And there 's another possibility — that the Indians were actually following the argument between the Jesuits and understanding it a lot better than we thought . |
| 16 | Some of his planners were already comparing the potential and costs of sea-borne forces with those generated by large land bases . |
| 17 | Therefore , as they observed , companies were increasingly emphasising the conservation or increase of shop-floor skills , and recognising the merits of an approach which relied strongly on craft-worker skills . |
| 18 | Even as American investment slumped from £100 million annually at its peak to around £30 million at the beginning or the 1970s , the US companies were still doing a lot more for the British film industry than the British seemed able to do for themselves . |
| 19 | The second question is the second certainly made by the Noble Earl was that the Department of Transport were urgently examining the situation , I trust with the Home Office at the same time and I would suggest that we might in fact discuss this matter if I might make er if I might make this suggestion to the Noble Earl , between now and the report stage , so that this matter can be clarified but I am sure that he will understand that we would not in fact be er feel able to erm ignore this issue er in the period between the beginning of the committee stage today and the third reading of this Bill , we do expect Government amendments to be introduced . |
| 20 | In 1990 dealers and auctioneers were still stressing the importance of Paris to the Tokyo market . |
| 21 | But what was happening now was that the bream were frequently dropping the bait before I could strike . |
| 22 | You have to remember a nation where new immigrants were constantly adjusting the culture , the language , the sounds and smells on the street , and where new ideas — like socialism , like anarchism or Bolshevism — were associated with literal newcomers . |
| 23 | Arthur Mailey , whose skill and amiable manner attracted F–S to cricket , was later to write that by F–S 's standards , other spin bowlers were merely allowing the ball to ‘ slip from their fingers ’ . |
| 24 | ICI investigators were today examining the wreckage of the Alloprene plant in Northwich , the scene of yesterday 's gas cloud alert . |
| 25 | Tito 's partisans and regular troops were still entering the area in even larger numbers . |
| 26 | The tanks and troops were still crossing the river as the Officer I had accompanied drew up beside me with the jeep . |
| 27 | But if rising construction and running costs were already casting a shadow over the economics of the British PWR programme , then a parallel process had significantly benefited the comparative advantage of coal-fired generation . |
| 28 | The circumstances that led to Britain 's growing intervention were also provoking a response among Egyptians . |
| 29 | In the top of a drainpipe next to our sitting-room , two sparrows were frantically building a nest . |
| 30 | TRADERS at the Buttermarket centre in Ipswich were yesterday counting the cost after losing their most valuable day 's trading . |