Example sentences of "[coord] [pron] was [v-ing] [adv prt] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well , no , and everyone was running up the slate |
| 2 | And then the whole thing swivelled round in my head , and I was looking down the same chimney from the top , and nothing was about to stop me falling down it . |
| 3 | We could n't sense that , a few hundred feet above us up the ridge , David Simpson 's and Jane Lapiner 's house had shaken apart , that rocks had thundered down the cliff face opposite my house , that a mile to the north at the precise moment that we were walking through Jim 's house and I was spreading out the blueprints on the hood of my car to continue our conversation , an overturned electric coffee pot in the Petrolia store had already started a blaze that would finish off the store and our adjoining post office in about 45 minutes . |
| 4 | It was dark and I was walking along an unmade road alone . |
| 5 | Take-off time arrived and the oil temperatures were still somewhat below the criteria , but I opened the throttles and very shortly the tail was up and I was heading down the short runway into a brisk headwind , pointing straight for the little pub outside the camp that had become a second home for us . |
| 6 | I believe I had the same two horses in that wagon ; and I was coming up the Bungay road past Mr Charlie Skinner 's , and the yardman let them cows out to water , d'ye see , like they allus do every morning after they had milking done . |
| 7 | The van would arrive every evening to give food to the homeless living on the streets and she was serving up the soup when she saw a man sitting in the doorway . |
| 8 | Mind you when she went home she noticed her accent was getting worse and worse and she was picking up a sort of English reticence or so they enjoyed telling her . |
| 9 | And they was hanging out the bottom , hanging out with their guns hanging over the edges . |
| 10 | Suddenly , as his hands closed over her breasts , she realised that the black lace jacket of her suit was somehow unbuttoned and he was tugging down the lacy bra cups , whispering hotly against her naked throat , and as his head moved lower and his mouth closed hotly over her erect nipples she twisted beneath him , moaning , clutching his dark head as she felt his teeth graze her with agonising pleasure . |
| 11 | Sir Anthony had concluded his business with the plump lawyer as far as he was able to overcome his distaste for discussing deals or mentioning money , and he was holding back the brambles for her , as it were , letting her into their company , and she butted through , a young dog again , let out for a walk . |
| 12 | His feet had slipped from the kicked steps and he was sliding down a water slope that ended , abruptly , at the chasm about twenty-five metres below . |
| 13 | Evening had begun to settle down , and he was walking along a narrow path of dry grass , towards the buildings . |
| 14 | Then his feet were on the stairs and he was walking down the narrow , dark steps , which twisted sharply to the right . |
| 15 | But I was beading up the Dale , climbing steadily with the engine pulling against the rising ground , then quite suddenly the fog thinned to a shimmering silvery mist and was gone . |