Example sentences of "[was/were] setting the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The four of them , ignoring him , were setting the trolley up again , jabbering among themselves in Kamalian . |
| 2 | The Americans were setting the pace . |
| 3 | ON MONDAY , the second day of the Marui Pipeline Masters , the waves were glassy and tubular and the local hotshots were setting the pace . |
| 4 | An hour before games were due to begin , the club was plunged into darkness by a major fault at the local sub-station , just as officials were setting the stage for the event . |
| 5 | In the finale , as the whole orchestra was pronouncing the triple supplication ‘ Do-na-no-bis-pa-cem ’ , all at once a wonderful gesture escaped you : you plunged your left fist deep down as if you were setting the torch to the side of a funeral pyre . |
| 6 | Doug felt that , as his head of department , Mary was setting the agenda of the meetings , even though she had not seen the videos he made while teaching : ‘ There may be conflict there . |
| 7 | Here the station was setting the tone for a new British self-image , one more related to the power of medieval romance than classical imperial rule . |
| 8 | He knew anyway what John was doing , which was setting the fuse . |
| 9 | When she got down again her mother was setting the table for high tea ; Clara , mutely . |
| 10 | could do , I mean if I was setting the exam I probably would , sort of , you know people know roughly about , I mean they 're all going to drive cars one car . |