Example sentences of "[noun] were [v-ing] [adv prt] to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her eyes were looking out to sea . |
| 2 | And I was downstairs with Lottie ; and we were taking coats , do you see ; people were coming in to lunch or dinner — I forget — we were taking the coats , and a man went upstairs — I do n't know who he was — and he had a big head , and it was completely bald ! |
| 3 | Some little groups were going off to west and east , but most hung on with a sense that the next thing now demanded to be done . |
| 4 | Leigh , who drew a quarter 's salary in March 1565 , was another graduate of the University of Cambridge ; good boys from the School were going on to University . |
| 5 | Sharpe and Harper were going back to war . |
| 6 | Did he not know that 33 per cent of married women were going out to work , and that did n't mean they were competing to do Mrs Griffiths-Jones ’ dishes ? |