Example sentences of "[pron] were [adv] [v-ing] [pron] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Let me give you the text of a talk I gave to the Bridport Women 's Institute , before the Scandal , and when Julian and I were still developing our blueprint for the world of the future . |
| 2 | The new obsessions , which were already making their mark in national politics abroad with parties such as the Greens in Germany , would take over . |
| 3 | She simply did n't know how to cope with the strange , inexplicable feelings of desire which were increasingly racking her mind and body . |
| 4 | He spoke slowly to the papers which were still receiving his attention . |
| 5 | He nodded towards the couple who were solicitously cooking his food for him , mouthful by mouthful . |
| 6 | In a cinema , for example , although you would no doubt forgive me if I shouted ‘ Move ! ’ at you if I had seen that a heavy chandelier was falling on to your head , you might not be so tolerant if I used the same formulation , requesting the same action , if you were simply obscuring my view of the screen . |
| 7 | You were just doing your duty . |
| 8 | It could be that you were suddenly changing your motion , or it might be that an extra force of gravity had been switched on . |
| 9 | ‘ No doubt you told yourself that you were only borrowing my money to pay your bloody gambling debts , but I call that theft ! ’ |
| 10 | I see that you were only doing your duty . ’ |
| 11 | To my mind it 's a pity you did n't take that attitude when you were first made aware of the situation , because when I returned from next door you were still yelling your head off at her and painting a vivid picture of what her life would be with an illegitimate child tacked on to her . |
| 12 | ‘ When I last saw you , you were barely out of your teens ; in fact you were still doing your training if I remember rightly . ’ |
| 13 | We were just finishing our tour of the many dressing , examination , and clinic rooms off the Hall when Mrs Fields was summoned to Matron 's Office to discuss her next holiday dates . |
| 14 | Italian government falls as it is revealed that Vatican money to rescue Olivetti came from the Mafia ; Cosa Nostra says ‘ we were just doing Our Thing ’ . |
| 15 | no , but the spiders , I remember that one that got , was on the daddy-longlegs and he was just sitting there and he would n't move and no one would walk down the stairs , so we were just giving it pouf pouf and all throwing things at him trying to get him to go . |
| 16 | They were both Londoners so this cheered me up no end , and we were soon making our way to the Mess for supper and then up to the office for me to meet some of the others . |
| 17 | We were soon making our way back to the road . |
| 18 | He was sitting in a chair — we were all having our picture taken — and I mentioned that it would be good if he could stand with us , so we could all be together . |
| 19 | And erm come here a young girl and a baby , and helping to install her in in on one of the flats , and just sort of e th there was something erm happened to be wrong with one of the rubbish chutes at that time , and we were actually kicking our way through rubbish on the stairs , erm near the chute to get erm to come up . |
| 20 | It was late in the day and we were still waiting our turn ; still wandering in search of the Promised Land . |
| 21 | Menfolk lit up stubby pipes and soon the air was full of the pungent smoke of twist tobacco , I think it was probably called X X Boggy Roll , and many a yarn was spoken while they were thus enjoying their break . |
| 22 | The Melanisms seemed to have retreated into their dark corners again , but Fenella had the feeling that they were simply mustering their strength again ; they had been baulked of their prey and they had retired . |
| 23 | From the cats ' point of view , they were simply fulfilling their need for exercise and their natural hunting instinct . |
| 24 | Leaders of opposition factions said that Mr Yeltsin 's easy ride meant they were simply holding their fire for a more opportune moment to challenge the government during the nine-day Congress . |
| 25 | Finally they relented when she argued that they were simply wasting their money . |
| 26 | In 455 , the year after Aëtius 's murder , and the year in which Valentinian III was assassinated , they were clearly extending their territory , since they are recorded as being driven back by the Gepids . |
| 27 | ‘ I was shocked in the sense that I knew what inspectors could do , but I was n't worried because I thought they were just wasting their time . ’ |
| 28 | We we well er er see they were on their rounds and then they 'd be going round by Nedd and and probably Scourie they were just doing their circular . |
| 29 | They were just doing their job . |
| 30 | Thinking they were just showing their age — most tourists here are 50-plus — my companion and I clambered in . |