Example sentences of "and [pers pn] were [verb] [adv prt] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One evening in mid-April , Dr Jaffery and I were walking down the Chandni Chowk heading towards the doctor 's rooms in the Ghazi-ud-Din Medresse . |
| 2 | He 'd whistle and all the horses would run over to us ; and there we were surrounded by these great horses , and we were holding up the babies to them ! |
| 3 | And we did n't know we could see her and we were looking out the window going and he was there looking , put his sunglasses on to see . |
| 4 | Below the nesting area the slopes were rich with vegetation , enriched by bird-droppings , and we were climbing up the slope when we became aware that a polar bear with a big cub was ‘ grazing ’ on the slope . |
| 5 | I mean , and we were going down every day to see her when she was |
| 6 | Erm , the oil company continue to invest in capital expenditure , as it should do and er , most of that is spent between services , drilling and , and radar and at , Tussauds we continue to invest er , Alton Towers has got er , the Ghost House opening today and the Runaway Train and we were finishing off the Marylebone Road project , which is a very big , big project involving er , re the complete refurbishment er , new shops and a view right there in the basement . |
| 7 | The town ended sharply , and we were driving along a bumpy lane through the jungle at reckless speed . |
| 8 | That 's why , and they were smoking out the window , er , up here . |
| 9 | There was a van by the door and they were loading up the files , the contracts , documents , everything ; ’ |
| 10 | They were going through the motions on television but their voices , face and body language were vividly clear — they knew they would lose and they were putting on a brave front . |
| 11 | so Malcolm just went in to see if there 'd be any tickets for the afternoon performance on the off-chance and they were putting on an extra matinee performance so lo and behold those two went to see Phantom of the Opera . |
| 12 | Both his arms were covered in seething black sleeves , a moment later and his face was covered with insects , too , and they were pouring down the front of his shirt . |