Example sentences of "we were [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He said we were holding on to the ball , but we wanted it to come out . |
| 2 | So off we went out and we played our football , and I came back , and we were sneaking in through the back door and bumped right into him . |
| 3 | Now the sky was blue , and we were bowling along beside the edge of the cliffs , with views across the water to distant strands . |
| 4 | We do not send you copies of every letter we write , minutes of every meeting we attend , etc because we assumed you would realise we were getting on with the job . |
| 5 | As we were stepping on to the adjoining barge , the man on the bench called out to us . |
| 6 | The taxi driver who left us at the station , enchanted by the idea that we were setting off for the source of the Nile , refused to accept any fare . |
| 7 | After a slower than expected march we were gearing up on the famous Green Ledge in bright sunshine — the Ennerdale mountains stretching away like the bony spine of a slumbering dragon . |
| 8 | ‘ Coming sir , ’ they both trilled , and soon we were sitting down at the dining table in a corner of the living-room . |
| 9 | I think that year we were making up for the limitations of the one before . |
| 10 | ‘ We were blundering around in the darkness ! ’ said Gurder . |
| 11 | Did n't look very well , we were walking down by the side of the road ! |
| 12 | Then we were walking back towards the carriage , and as we passed I heard Mr Jonesy say to the preacher , ‘ I 'll give 'im the devil when I get 'im 'ome . ’ |
| 13 | On the contrary , when that afternoon 's session ended and we were walking back across the campus , he put one of his Anglepoise arms across my shoulders and attempted some avuncularity . |
| 14 | As we were walking back through the garden to the house , he said to me , ‘ Jane , you 've had a strange night . |
| 15 | One minute we were quite settled in Leeds and the next minute we were running around in the rain in Brighton trying to get a flat and not being able to draw dole . |
| 16 | Just as we were coming up to the laundry , Kaptan broke free of the Corporal and ran down the side of the building . |
| 17 | Of course , that sort of thing has a really limited audience and , because we were living in Hawaii , there was nobody there to watch us anyway , so we were coming up with the most insane stuff we could do , basically just to please ourselves ! |
| 18 | I think he was convinced the green was fast , but maybe he had forgotten we were coming out of the rough and the topspin ran us through the green . |
| 19 | But as we were coming out of the doorway , running across there , sidling round the side was the inspector . |
| 20 | Because when we were coming back from the park at er , no not the park where was we ? |
| 21 | At the time a lot of people felt we were selling out at the bottom , but I have n't heard that accusation recently . ’ |
| 22 | When we were driving down from the border towards Beni Abbes , we quaked every time we saw police or soldiers . |
| 23 | And , when we were driving back towards the tunnel , do you know Upper Parliament Street ? |
| 24 | Tremayne said nothing until we were driving back to the stable and then all he did was ask me if I were happy with what I 'd done . |
| 25 | ‘ Well , when we were going on about the Universe and all the galaxies and the Big Bang , we talked about gravity forces — between the galaxies — trying to pull them together . |
| 26 | ‘ We were going back to the hotel when it happened . |
| 27 | As we were going out through the doorway he stopped us . |
| 28 | When we were going out of the theatre at the end of the pantomime I saw a little lad crawl under the seat and put it in his pocket . |