Example sentences of "[pers pn] were [adv] [v-ing] [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | They 've started recently , they d they did n't do it for years , we had n't been training anybody and that was unusual because when it was the big factory you were always bringing in the school leavers |
| 2 | We were just picking up the malai national programme . |
| 3 | ‘ Nothing to do with us ’ , says the Press Office , ‘ we were just renting out the space ’ . |
| 4 | We were soon building up the idea of productivity … |
| 5 | I never had a chance to see if anyone had been hurt or not because we were already accelerating up the next stretch of road . |
| 6 | ‘ Talk about being desperate to get back out on the road , but we were actually counting down the days between finishing the album and starting this tour , ’ quoth guitarist Andy Couzens . |
| 7 | Well a a a at the time , they 'd just changed over from the erm Tenants ' Development Association , to the Tenants ' Action Group , so it was a bit disorganized to begin with , cos we were still sorting out the , everything from what they 'd left over and things , so , but once we 'd got that all so once they 'd got that all sorted out , yeah , it was . |
| 8 | Today they were simply soaking up the atmosphere and enjoying a tour of the province 's most popular sites , including a shopping trip to Belfast city centre and a visit to the Giant 's Causeway . |
| 9 | Yanto had picked him up from his home ten minutes before , and they were now racing down the A38 towards Bristol on their first outing on the bike . |
| 10 | They were obviously staking out the place . |
| 11 | No doubt they were still digging up the little graveyard . |