Example sentences of "[was/were] [v-ing] [verb] [pron] [noun sg] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | On balance , however , it looks as though by May 1183 Henry II and Richard were beginning to lose their grip on the war . |
| 2 | At the same time , however , Greece , Ireland , Portugal and Spain were threatening to exercise their veto on the question of European union if it meant increasing their own contributions to the EC budget . |
| 3 | McLaren 's abiding fears that Virgin were working to undermine his influence on the group had some substance . |
| 4 | The last pig was struggling to keep its footing on the ramp when the door to the best room opened and Smallfry stepped into the hall . |
| 5 | The news appears to scotch rumours that Sybase was looking to spend its money on fellow database vendor Unify Corp , which over recent years has also majored on database independent development tools , although more geared to character-based and transaction processing applications . |
| 6 | ( At this time the EC was attempting to co-ordinate its position on the recognition of Croatia and Slovenia — see p. 38685 — and on Dec. 9 more than 10,000 people , primarily of Croat origin , held a rally in a Maastricht stadium calling on EC leaders to recognize Croatia . ) |
| 7 | She 'd thought he was going to turn his back on Timothy Gedge and on herself and run into the house so that they would n't see his tears . |
| 8 | The Board was the bridge ; he was going to keep his hand on the wheel . |
| 9 | Allison and Ronnie were devastated at losing their ‘ special ’ baby and the strain of having so many miscarriages was beginning to take its toll on their marriage . |
| 10 | Tony Reynolds runs British Motorsports for the Disabled and was planning to keep him company on the journey . |