Example sentences of "it was [v-ing] [verb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Though the landscape was flat , it seemed , both visually and from the effort it was taking to move the wheelbarrow , that I was continually walking up a hill , but when I looked back , it was as if I had just walked down one . |
| 2 | Once the new curriculum was underway , the predominant concern of the department was the time it was taking to cover the syllabus . |
| 3 | Hong Kong announced on May 3 that it was refusing to allow the ship into the colony . |
| 4 | In a statement on Nov. 10 , however , the Iskandarov government said that it was resigning to save the country from destruction . |
| 5 | It would n't go in a straight line and kept squeaking , as if it was trying to draw the attention of the customs officers to the person pushing : ‘ Hey , take a look at this chap 's bags . ’ |
| 6 | Erm , as you know , erm , we did have erm , Equal Opportunities erm , conference , erm , in erm , what came out of it was the fact that , although you could provide training , it was trying to get the confidence er , into the women to have the the nerve to apply for jobs . |
| 7 | The queue began to form at 7 a.m. on 13th May , and , after 3 stressful hours of preparation , it was inspiring to hear the peal of bells with which Nancy Robinson traditionally and imaginatively opens the Sale |
| 8 | It was reassuring to hear the protest she herself had made . |
| 9 | She did not believe that it was going to change the world or that every minute detail was worth the drama and emotionalism that the others seemed to want to pour into it . |
| 10 | The idea was just beginning to catch on in America and we knew that it was going to become the way that retailing companies were run . |