Example sentences of "[was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] at [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was pretty odd for Blackheath but not in comparison with the people who were hanging out at the It office . |
| 2 | All eyes were looking up at the pit lane screens as every lap , every move , was relayed on to the tube |
| 3 | Entitled Swizzlewick , it ‘ starred ’ a Mrs Smallgood , a Councillor Salt — the chairman of the NVALA committee was a Birmingham councillor by the name of Pepper — and Ernest the postman , Ernest being the name of Mr Whitehouse and ‘ Postman 's Piece ’ the name of the house they were living in at the time . |
| 4 | At the time a lot of people felt we were selling out at the bottom , but I have n't heard that accusation recently . ’ |
| 5 | They were each offered a can of cold beer from a coolbox , and within a short time they were lining up at the barbecue , a plate in hand . |
| 6 | I think from that report there was a there was a requirement or request that perhaps the theatre should actually have a public meeting to talk about which way the theatre was going what things were going on at the theatre and that 's what the meeting is for this evening . |
| 7 | Erm I think it 's also now pretty much common ground that the capacity of York city is around three thousand three hundred , but I think in in in taking an view on that , and in taking any view o on future windfalls , it is necessary for the panel to keep in mind that historically in the nineteen eighties windfalls were coming through at a time when it was not a adopted local plan for the city of York , so to some extent anything by definition of a substantial size was likely to be a windfall , erm , but also more to the point than that definitional point , I would expect to see , and I think what Mr Curtis has said earlier on that the local plan is likely to tighten up on criteria for release of sites , both small and large , he referred to the shortage of open space , and I would expect to see a policy change in short , a policy climate change , within the city of York that would constrain past historical rates of windfall release . |
| 8 | After a quick glance back through the shop ( Maisie and Ruthie were staring out at the street in silence ) Henry slid one sheet of the printed paper into Gordon 's typewriter . |
| 9 | one thing 's for sure the appointment of John Gorman is a popular one on the terraces … he 's given the fans what they crave for … and that 's loyalty … from first thing this morning supporters were rolling up at the County Ground to have their say |
| 10 | there 's just five days to go to the start of the new football season … it 's the big kick-off this Saturday … and both Swindon and Oxford were warming up at the weekend |
| 11 | there 's just five days to go to the start of the new football season … it 's the big kick-off this Saturday … and both Swindon and Oxford were warming up at the weekend |
| 12 | When the greetings and exclamations were over , they told me that they had been staying on Mull for a few days , and had just arrived on Moila , and were putting up at the post office with Mrs McDougall . |
| 13 | ‘ Coming sir , ’ they both trilled , and soon we were sitting down at the dining table in a corner of the living-room . |
| 14 | Two were carrying on at a polytechnic , and one was training to be a teacher at a college of Higher Education . |
| 15 | She went around with a group of friends of about the same age , and one evening they were messing around at a friend 's house when his parents were out . |
| 16 | One evening , while they were dining out at a restaurant , he decided to buy some condoms from a machine . |
| 17 | ‘ I have n't a clue — I was freaking out at the time . |
| 18 | I was hanging around at the back of the church because I wanted a word with the vicar . |
| 19 | Sue likes me … lots of people like me … when I was helping out at the meat counter the other week , Jim said we should go bowling one night . |
| 20 | I turned to share the wonder of it , but she was gazing up at the bloom of flame surging from the chimney 's mouth , and beyond where the evening-star glittered against the deepening blue sky . |
| 21 | She was gazing down at the town and smiling her private , remembering smile . |
| 22 | Court Four of the Royal Courts of Justice in London was packed with judges and barristers to hear the support lent to Lord Lane , who announced in February that he was stepping down at the age of 73 , 18 months before the compulsory retirement age for judges . |
| 23 | Marc was stamping about at the top of the steps , knocking the snow off his boots . |
| 24 | Lucky because Ken Backhouse was walking by at the time . |
| 25 | Not only did the train travel fast , it spread fast and soon the world was opening up at a pace not previously imagined . |
| 26 | I was toddling around at the time getting into mischief the way any normal , healthy three-year-old boy does . |
| 27 | ‘ The sort of people John Smith was winding up at the Trade Union Conference about a return to a Golden Age , when they were back in the driving seat and great rights for their members , and a friendly government again — some of those people are beginning to make noises . |
| 28 | He glanced from time to time out of the window , as if to see what was happening down at the jetty . |
| 29 | I had a kind of ear infection which caused giddiness and I had to come out of the West End play I was appearing in at the time , The Rose Tattoo . |
| 30 | While Greg was living up at the farm she forgot to bring down milk for the cat . |