Example sentences of "[noun prp] was [adv] [v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] " 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 | 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 ] . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Edward was still living at home , preparing without a coach for the Civil Service examination . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | It was a beautiful sunny day and Jane was nearly bursting with happiness . |
| 7 | 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 ’ ) . |
| 8 | 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 ’ ) . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Ruth was still spluttering with laughter when she realised Fernando was n't . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Meanwhile , in the potion laboratory , Mildred was desperately trying to overbalance the jar by climbing up the side and leaning on it . |
| 13 | The blow struck only partly home , because Satan was already twisting in mid-air , trying for another bite as he dropped away . |
| 14 | Even if such remarks are not to be taken literally , Craigbarnet was clearly living in poverty and was burdened with a ‘ numerous family ’ . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Kevin was always talking about syntax because he was reading philosophy and this is the kind of thing philosophers talk about . |
| 17 | WESTMINSTER was today buzzing with anticipation as MPs gathered for tonight 's crucial vote on the Maastricht Treaty . |
| 18 | Even as Acheson pondered the problem Smith argues that the US was already moving toward support of the French although it might not have been so much a matter of whose hand was on the tiller as how the compass was being set . |
| 19 | Moreover , Europe was still recovering from wartime devastation , and had achieved neither political coherence nor a sound enough military/ industrial base to provide a viable alternative to the North American connection . |
| 20 | Francis was almost weeping with anger and frustration . |
| 21 | Diana was now growing in self-confidence , a quality recognized by her elevation to school prefect . |
| 22 | The SPD was also calling for defence spending cuts [ see also below ] , including the cancellation of the European fighter aircraft ( EFA or Eurofighter ) , which was to be built by a European consortium including British Aerospace [ see p. 37212 ] . |
| 23 | The same fusion of techniques can be found even earlier , while Elvis was still recording for Sun . |
| 24 | Sally-Anne was almost choking between rage and fear . |
| 25 | By ten that evening Polly was literally reeling with exhaustion . |
| 26 | Patrick was again experimenting with balance , deliberately trying to build a construction that would over-balance ( a word given to him by the teacher during their earlier discussions ) . |
| 27 | Bardot was still recovering from shock after narrowly missing being shot earlier this year by hunters killing her pets . |
| 28 | Jimmy was still looking in horror at the wall where Frye had disappeared . |
| 29 | Louise was now quivering with indignation . |