Example sentences of "[noun sg] [was/were] [v-ing] on [pron] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Civilisation was encroaching on her dreamy state and she resented it . |
| 2 | The child was lying on her narrow bed , sobbing loudly . |
| 3 | There was no more conversation until they reached Mr Zamoyski 's shop , where the cobbler was sitting on his front step , looking disconsolate . |
| 4 | A copy of the morning paper was lying on his tooled leather desk top ; he pushed it across to Tom , stabbing at the story with a manicured index finger . |
| 5 | The rest of the clients in this category were working on their own or in partnership . |
| 6 | ‘ You should know you 'll not change your father now and he means everything for the best for the whole house , ’ she argued forcibly but the strain was showing on her own drawn , anxious features . |
| 7 | The publicity of Michael Banks 's death had now been replaced in the public 's mind with news of fresh disasters , and the show was running on its own impetus . |
| 8 | Time 's wingéd chariot was sitting on his rear bumper , flashing its headlights . |
| 9 | ‘ If I were your woman , God forbid that I should ever be so cursed , I 'd cut all my hair off ! ’ she hissed back through gritted teeth , devastatingly aware of the effect his nearness was having on her traitorous body . |