Example sentences of "they [was/were] walk [prep] " in BNC.

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1 They were walking over the deep sun-baked mud-tracks of the lane and you had to watch where you put your feet if you did n't want to twist your ankle .
2 Soon , however , they found themselves in a nightmare situation for although they were walking towards the train they seemed to get no nearer to it .
3 Within the shortest space of time , they were walking into the lounge of an hotel that had seen better days but was still surprisingly well patronised ; by a variety of habitués , mostly male , and all , whether uniformed or civilian , contriving to give the place an air of distinction .
4 As they were walking into the square , David did venture to ask whether Julia had yet got over her aversion to St Mark 's itself .
5 In the dark a stranger to the house could think they were walking into a room .
6 Rincewind swallowed hard when he saw them , because they were walking on that broad expanse of ceiling like flies .
7 They were walking through the village .
8 They were walking along the shore , arms linked against the wind , when he said .
9 A few seconds later , they were walking down the road .
10 They were walking to the boat .
11 They were walking round the house speculating as to what they should sell and had paused here in this far from gloomy room , this warm , sunny , charming room , and laughed at that gloomy picture , at its sentimental naivety .
12 Mitchell was back with the equaliser … they were walking round the Birmingham defence now …
13 Carla had once met them as they were walking by the seafront .
14 They were walking like a fellow and his date .
15 They fell out of the band fuck er , they were walking like this !
16 As far as police are able to understand they were walking near Tescos in Bletchley when three men burst out of some shrubbery and assaulted them .
17 They were walking in the street , hugging the shade , yet Davide 's face was reddening , the sweat damped his shirt to his back , his pants to his groin , his feet to his socks .
18 So they were to walk to the House the longest way , along the fringe of St James 's Park .
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