Example sentences of "[was/were] [adv] [verb] [adv prt] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Probably publicans were just carrying on an old tradition of involvement in popular sports . |
| 2 | LONG BEFORE Negativland got right up U2 's collective nose , they were busily cranking out a different kind of musical anarchy . |
| 3 | The F T Associates which is er includes the Economist in Spain was up a lot and Westminster Press was er was down , but of course Westminster Press took a major redundancy charge , they were also bringing on a new plant at Brighton and therefore running two plants simultaneously which is very costly er and they launched on Sunday . |
| 4 | They were now gathered around a large rock , on which stood a rather ordinary looking , dark haired , middle-aged man . |
| 5 | They were now walking along a narrow lane that was no more than a rutted cart-track . |
| 6 | ‘ Caroline and I were simply arguing over an appropriate bedtime for you . ’ |
| 7 | According to one of the skippers , each hunting trip cost on average over US$130 more than the crew received for the catch — the fishermen were simply carrying on a proud and noble tradition , even though it cost them money . |
| 8 | It was not suggested that either the solicitors , who were simply carrying out a straightforward conveyancing transaction , or Mrs G herself , had any criminal or quasi-criminal intent or were aware of the suspected intent of the alleged drug trafficker . |
| 9 | In France , meeting with the head of Ariola Records , the company responsible for distributing Virgin in that country , Branson listened with interest as the managing director told him excitedly that Ariola were about to pull off an enormous coup by signing Julien Clerc , France 's Frank Sinatra . |
| 10 | Whereas The Snail that Climbed the Eiffel Tower had allowed Minton to rework , in lighter and more decorative form , imagery coined in his landscape drawings of the mid-1940s , Time Was Away opened up a whole new repertoire . |
| 11 | The Cabriolet was already taking on an adaptable demeanour , but when I hit the distortion channel things became serious ; these humbuckers are capable of some pretty heavy stuff . |
| 12 | For once I was not travelling along a public road and here I was thinking about falling and having a broken ankle and nobody knowing to look for me . |
| 13 | Entomology was also taking on an economic role as its application to pest control became evident . |
| 14 | He said the Law Society already had a working party reviewing the criminal justice system and he was now setting up a similar group to identify areas which needed radical change in the civil field . |
| 15 | Behind her the enchanted dancers spun on ; the focus of the circle was now drifting along a violet-lit corridor . |
| 16 | Robbie found that instead of sobs she was now fighting back a hysterical desire to laugh . |
| 17 | I was then put on a waiting list to see the back specialist at the local hospital . |
| 18 | Yes , she was undoubtedly holding down a real job , in a man 's world ; and where she had gone , other women would follow . |
| 19 | Twoflower , meanwhile , had thrown back the lid of the Luggage and was hastily pulling out a heavy black cube . |