Example sentences of "[was/were] [v-ing] in [prep] the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were zeroing in on the wallflowers , splitting up couples and effortlessly getting them to mix . |
| 2 | This worked very well , but in 1988 people were pushing in from the sides instead of joining the queues , and tempers were becoming frayed and the situation somewhat dangerous as people trampled over the numerous electricity cables and water pipes . |
| 3 | By 1930 , from 400,000 to 450,000 people were travelling in from the suburbs to work in Paris : 180,000 into the Gares Saint-Lazare , Montparnasse , and des Invalides , 90,000 into the Gare du Nord , 85,000 into the Gares de l'Est and de la Bastille , and 45,00 into the Gares d'Austerlitz , d'Orsay , and de Lyon . |
| 4 | But light was spilling in through the seams of the door at the far end of the room ; crimson , glowing light from whatever lay on the other side . |
| 5 | He was peering in on the proceedings from the kitchen , while his best friend , Mafouz , had retreated to the stairs and was looking down , intently , on Mr Malik 's elegantly coiffeured hair . |
| 6 | There were times when I was starting in at the cattle that it stood between me and the road . |
| 7 | Led by a small boy in shorts and singlet and over-large wellingtons , a herd of cows was coming in from the fields . |
| 8 | Creech Jones , the Colonial Secretary , had been a champion of colonial causes before he took office : now he was falling in with the policies of powerful officials like Sir Andrew Cohen . |
| 9 | The sun was slanting in through the windows and heating the place up . |
| 10 | Limp orange light was leaking in around the edges of a grey blind . |
| 11 | When Caroline awakened , the sun was streaming in through the windows . |
| 12 | The sun was streaming in at the windows of her room . |