Example sentences of "[noun prp] was [adv] [v-ing] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Western observers commented that Gorbachev was apparently looking to religion to help provide the spiritual renewal which he saw as an essential part of perestroika . |
| 2 | Ken Pitt : ‘ I think the great problem was David was always very insecure and because he was n't achieving the renown he wanted , like most artists he began to worry , bearing in mind that David was now living at Haddon Hall with a few of his friends , all of whom were unaware of what was going on in the office and how we were planning David 's career , what progress we were really making . |
| 3 | Some press reports claimed that Taiwan was also negotiating with Russia over the purchase of Su 27s . |
| 4 | In fact the United States was already tilting towards Israel in order to prevent its economic collapse but intending to ‘ progressively reduce the amount of economic aid to Israel , so as to bring it into impartial relationship to aid to others in the area ’ . |
| 5 | Israeli politicians and officials claimed that the PLF attack proved that the PLO was still engaging in terrorist activities despite Arafat 's December 1987 statement renouncing all forms of terrorism [ see p. 36438 ] . |
| 6 | Instead , sensing a criticism — which this was not , Aunt Lilian was simply asking for information — she gave one of her loud laughs and said , well , she personally thought it was a good thing for a young married woman to cultivate the little niceties of life . |
| 7 | Although the authorities declared that the customs ban only applied to large consignments of books , which had to be sent via the Ministry of Culture in Bucharest , Hungary was still complaining in June that the Romanian post office was failing to deliver Hungarian-language publications to subscribers , who were forced to form their own distribution networks . |
| 8 | Edward was still living at home , preparing without a coach for the Civil Service examination . |
| 9 | Ronni was still fizzing with indignation — how dared he make fun of her ? — when , sure enough , a car arrived at the front door , laden with dishes dovered in tin foil . |
| 10 | IVAN Lendl was today looking to Britain 's grasscourt season to resurrect his flagging career after failing miserably in his bid to land a fourth French Open title . |
| 11 | It was a beautiful sunny day and Jane was nearly bursting with happiness . |
| 12 | A deal with EMI beckoned , and 15-year-old singer Stinky Turner was soon going on stage in his pyjamas and bawling , ‘ You insult my intelligence but I a not a fool ! ’ to the band 's legion of admirers ( affectionately known as ‘ The Rubber Glove Firm ’ ) . |
| 13 | A deal with EMI beckoned , and 15-year-old singer Stinky Turner was soon going on stage in his pyjamas and bawling , ‘ You insult my intelligence but I a not a fool ! ’ to the band 's legion of admirers ( affectionately known as ‘ The Rubber Glove Firm ’ ) . |
| 14 | Suzi was never going to backpack round the world or become a rock star , and if she had been forced to go and live away from home — to study nursing , for instance — she 'd have mouldered away from homesickness . |
| 15 | Ruth was still spluttering with laughter when she realised Fernando was n't . |
| 16 | At the time , Lineker was just coming to terms with the fact that his baby son , George , was battling against leukaemia . |
| 17 | Frank was now kneeling by Andrew 's side , straightening his limbs . |
| 18 | Prime Minister Giuliano Amato was urgently conferring with coalition allies and state presidency officials in a bid to keep afloat his increasingly frail , eight-month-old coalition . |
| 19 | Meanwhile , in the potion laboratory , Mildred was desperately trying to overbalance the jar by climbing up the side and leaning on it . |
| 20 | McDonough was still playing for Luton Town when he was arrested at the Ritzy nightclub in Dunstable in February this year . |
| 21 | On the other hand , John Wayne was enthusiastically campaigning for George Wallace , the segregationist governor of Alabama . |
| 22 | The blow struck only partly home , because Satan was already twisting in mid-air , trying for another bite as he dropped away . |
| 23 | Umpire Woodward was also standing during delays most thought were unnecessary in the Napier Test between New Zealand and India in 1990 , and at last year 's Wellington v Sri Lankans match ( ‘ We will not tolerate a repeat , ’ said national chairman Peter McDermott and executive director Graham Dowling at that stage ) . |
| 24 | Even if such remarks are not to be taken literally , Craigbarnet was clearly living in poverty and was burdened with a ‘ numerous family ’ . |
| 25 | Bozer was apparently acting in protest at not having been fully consulted by President Turgut Özal on Turkey 's stance in the current Gulf crisis . |
| 26 | Ludens was here talking to Pat . ’ |
| 27 | Blanche was still thinking about Tatyana Nowak . |
| 28 | Scott asked , noticing that Gregson was still gazing at Carol . |
| 29 | Kevin was always talking about syntax because he was reading philosophy and this is the kind of thing philosophers talk about . |
| 30 | Captain FitzRoy was also getting on Darwin 's nerves by this time . |