Example sentences of "[coord] [noun sg] [be] [v-ing] [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Harris , his coachman , was up on the driving box , while Lord John 's groom and valet were bringing on the saddle horses behind . |
| 2 | A drain had overflowed at the end of the road and water was running down the tarmac . |
| 3 | The windows which had been nailed up as an anti-escape measure were thick with steam , and water was pouring down the panes . |
| 4 | When you have four or five people you have a very set arrangement — like , he 's playing rhythm and you 're playing lead , so-and-so 's playing the backbeat and thingy 's holding down the chord patterns . |
| 5 | Mother and daughter were walking down the room together . |