Example sentences of "[coord] [noun] were [adv] [v-ing] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I saw Kylie do the Stock/Aitken/Waterman thing and Jason went down that same road , and I realised I was n't going to do anything musical while I was with Neighbours , because Kylie and Jason were just copping flak from everywhere . |
| 2 | India and Pakistan were hotly disputing ownership of the 1,500-mile Indus River in 1968 when he announced the UN-sponsored Indus Basin project to share water supplies for new power stations . |
| 3 | If Smart 's hyperactivity and conviviality were already causing comment — and the mention of Bedlam suggests a degree of exaggeration in these tendencies — at least he had the protection of his College and his friends while he remained in Cambridge . |
| 4 | In 1839 , Playne and Smith were still producing cloth ; then , after nearly two centuries of woollen cloth manufacture , Egypt Mill fell into disuse for a number of years . |
| 5 | He said some new , purpose-built accommodation would probably be needed , but talks were also taking place with Wrexham Maelor Council 's housing department about the possible use of council houses . |