Example sentences of "[was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We were hanging about for 19 hours altogether . ’ |
| 2 | Because of this delay in time , it is perhaps an exaggeration to say that the expansion of English maritime activity between 1460 and 1520 prepared the way for seizing opportunities which were opening up in many parts of the world ( 63 , p.163 ) . |
| 3 | Yet it seems quite certain that our direct ancestors were walking around on two feet with an upright posture like our own at least four million years ago and no creature in the non-human line of descent seems ever to have done that . |
| 4 | Most shoppers were splashing out on practical items and steering clear of the luxury goods , he said . |
| 5 | And winger Franz Carr ruined two promising build-ups with poor crosses when Deane and Hodges were lining up for clear strikes at goal . |
| 6 | J. D. Hooker collected plants on expeditions to the southern polar regions and to the Himalayas , and soon plants ( in Wardian cases ) were flooding in from all parts of the world . |
| 7 | People were going round with long faces looking glum right until Christmas Eve . |
| 8 | But even as preparations were being made to fly them home , talks were going on with independent schools all over England in the hope of finding them free places.Andrew Auster is one of the organizers of the scheme … and he 'll be taking some of the orphans at the Downs School in Colwall : |
| 9 | But as you look at it nowadays you can see if they were going back to these days would we still have the same interest . |
| 10 | People would still be living here who had been in residence since before the war and were holding on to controlled tenancies until dislodged by offers of cash or other accommodation , but they would not be there much longer . |
| 11 | The scuttlebutt says their contracts were not yet signed and that the pair were holding out for better terms and conditions . |
| 12 | The scuttlebutt says their contracts were not yet signed and that the pair were holding out for better terms and conditions . |
| 13 | The Tamils called on Premadasa to ensure that food and medical supplies were getting through to Tamil citizens in the North-East Province . |
| 14 | While the numbers of young people had dropped as the overall population grew older , in County Durham , 50% of over 16s were staying on at sixth forms or colleges such as his . |
| 15 | I 'll make the point again Martin that just as on Saturday when goals were flying in at both ends and eventually it finished three two , I kept saying do n't believe the scoring is all over in this game , that 's my feeling now . |
| 16 | They were coming over in bloody gangs , right , there was the little ducks , you know the ones with green heads , so we were giving them bread and then all of a sudden the other side |
| 17 | Some of those attending were travelling up to 30 miles and acknowledged that they suffered some physical and mental fatigue but could make no suggestion as to how to avoid it . |
| 18 | Once more , as in the early days , movies were charging around in all directions and not really getting anywhere . |
| 19 | In 1990 there was a breakthrough in public consciousness when entire libraries were being closed in the Midlands and other parts of Britain , and other libraries were cutting back on new books , or freezing purchase grants . |
| 20 | Mike Vater could be forgiven for thinking we were running around like headless chickens but he was visibly relieved when the trailer back came down and the stove and dinner emerged . |
| 21 | Openings for quarrels were bubbling up in several places in the 1730s . |
| 22 | We were puttering up river late in the afternoon and the sun was beginning to go down over these huge trees and a flight of big birds , herons or something , were taking off like pink seaplanes as someone said and the second assistant suddenly stood up and yelled out This is paradise , this is fucking paradise . |
| 23 | Residents eating locally-grown vegetables were consuming up to 11 times the maximum amount of lead regarded as safe by the World Health Organization . |
| 24 | They were standing around in frozen postures like a group caught when the music stops in a game of Statues . |
| 25 | I quoted reports of the quick friendships which were springing up between Burmese villagers and the BOR , and included the following paragraphs : |
| 26 | But the Prince and Princess of Wales never let their public face slip and even on the day of the announcement were carrying on with planned engagements . |
| 27 | A government report of Sept. 27 found that millions of litres of radioactive water were seeping out of leaky tanks at Kozloduy , which provided around 40 per cent of Bulgaria 's electricity . |
| 28 | But in a sense we were missing out by these sorts of policemen being unco-operative ( there were no policewomen like this ) , for those who have things to hide , even if it is only laziness , are a part of every police force . |
| 29 | Only on the final climb of Sally Gap did he clinch victory as his rival , Gary Baker , was struggling back from two punctures . |
| 30 | Noble sold the mill and by 1887 it had been taken over by Moses John Mason who , at his peak , was producing up to four tons of millboard per week . |