Example sentences of "[noun] were [v-ing] to [pron] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mungo 's clammy pyjamas were clinging to his chest . |
| 2 | It was not only that animals were suffering to their detriment , but their abusers were themselves brutalised in the process . |
| 3 | ‘ The five survivors in the CR 42 formation were swinging to their right towards and below me , which made it difficult to attack the three planes nearest me , so I chose the outer of the two planes on their left , laid off a deflection and opened fire again . |
| 4 | He could see by the dark light that came down from the night sky , a sky that glowed with vivid city lights , that on stands in nearby cages other eagles were listening to his story and staring at him silently . |
| 5 | Office and factory girls were hurrying to their work , some boarding trams and some walking . |
| 6 | wrong , but they did n't like to play cos all those from up the lane were coming to their club sort of thing . |
| 7 | Because of a lecture I gave last weekend I 've to write a paper on how P R audits can be applied to the military which is great fun and an acknowledgement that people of a senior level were listening to my lecture but , um it 's put quite a bit of work on me . |
| 8 | The temple bells were clanging to their climax as Ramlal hurried past the door , clutching his precious document , and laughing to himself at the thought that the God had got nothing from him at all . |
| 9 | The sun was falling towards the horizon and birds were hurrying to their evening roosts . |
| 10 | It was the psychedelic 60s and drugs were beginning to their part in the Arts Lab , and I recall at one point David lecturing the audience on the dangers of taking drugs . ’ |
| 11 | Police said the couple were walking to their hotel from a restaurant when a man drove a car up beside them , pointed a gun and ordered them to lie down . |
| 12 | Possibly in response to the stimuli given by the bishops ' public statements , the bishops found that local councils were coming to their aid and support in opposing the proposed educational revolution . |
| 13 | If Florian or Nicky were to draw the obvious conclusion from the fact that she and Luke were returning to her apartment together , becoming aware of the affair Luke had wanted to keep secret , now when it was ironically no longer an affair — |