Example sentences of "[adv] was [v-ing] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not only was maintaining the British war effort imposing an ever-increasing burden , but subsidies to allies seriously inflated that burden . |
| 2 | ‘ Because he regarded you as a rival , both on the tracks and off , and by claiming paternity he was claiming he 'd made love to me first , before you , and so was claiming the superior position . ’ |
| 3 | Part of the ritual of returning home was hearing the loud injunction to passengers to remind them to change if necessary : ‘ Fontanellato , Soragna , Busseto , Noceto , Medesano , si cambia ! ’ |
| 4 | I went down from the upper grandstand as fast as I could , which was far too slowly because everyone else was doing the same thing . |
| 5 | Do n't forget that King Fahd issued a fatwah to the effect that the earth was flat , and that anybody that said it was round was insulting the Muslim religion . |