Example sentences of "were all [v-ing] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ They were all looking round the screen saying they had not seen the bum of anyone famous before , ’ he recalls . |
| 2 | And they were all haemorrhaging at the back . |
| 3 | Local enterprise agencies , the West Belfast Enterprise Board , LEDU and IDB , were all participating in the creation of an infrastructure to attract firms to the area , but no organisation was working with and for the adult community in West Belfast . |
| 4 | And I remember hearing a story , er erm it was just they 'd got an old farmer he had a field of hay , just ready to cart and just as they were getting the horses , it came down to rain and they were all sheltering in the barn , and the said , More rain , more rest . |
| 5 | Furthermore , they were all writing in the aftermath of Darwin , and had learned from him two important things . |
| 6 | I did n't know what to say , and they said , well where were you , well er , I said we were all standing on the balcony and we , we did n't hear you , erm , it was ab I mean looking back now , it 's funny , but it was ludicrous at the time . |
| 7 | Foxy was saying how they were all standing on the balcony saying that she really ought n't to wear those shorts cos she 's got such thunder thighs . |
| 8 | Oh Sunday it was really bad cos he had these people turn up for lunch and erm , said it 's Sam arranged to come and collect him quarter to six and then we went up to Fore Gate for lunch and then we came back here and had erm we were all standing in the kitchen here , knock on the door , a walked in , I 'd completely forgotten about it |
| 9 | Millie 's new mistress paused as if uncertain what to do next ; then turning quickly about , she led them from the kitchen into the hall and to the open front door again , and looked to where her children were all standing round the pony and cart . |
| 10 | I was hitting them on the head and they were all falling on the floor . |
| 11 | They were all walking along the lane that led to Ferngrove Park , where they held their Pack Meetings . |
| 12 | He was saying , ‘ Now we 'll go over to the bees , ’ and he went over and they were all lying at the bottom . |
| 13 | So one day , very hot and insecty , with a faint breeze coming in off the sea , we were all lying in the grass on the flat area just to the south of the house . |
| 14 | ‘ One moment we were all sitting outside the Art School discussing the latest models , and the next moment the boy had wandered off by himself . |
| 15 | They were all sitting on the stone terrace at the back of the house when she opened the garden gate and started up the path . |
| 16 | Prompt at four o'clock , Dr Neil , complainingly dressed in his best suit at Matey 's request — ‘ Do I have to ? ’ he had said , rolling his eyes at McAllister — Matey in a bottle-green velvet gown which McAllister had not seen before , McAllister in her best sateen skirt , white blouse , and small lacy cap with streamers , were all sitting in the parlour when the doorbell rang . |
| 17 | So we were all sitting in the living room . |
| 18 | The authors put the materials together while they were all working at the University of Strathclyde , primarily on the Programme in Literary Linguistics . |
| 19 | One afternoon when they were all working in the garden , the door opened and a woman came quietly in . |
| 20 | Other beetles joined the first , and soon they were all crawling round the pebble in circles . |
| 21 | They were all smiling in the picture I saw , ’ said Angalo . |
| 22 | SIX MONTHS ago , we were all waiting for The Stone Roses to crossover into the US charts — that was the talk . |
| 23 | SIX MONTHS ago , we were all waiting for The Stone Roses to crossover into the US charts — that was the talk . |
| 24 | They kept running into one another because they were all staring at the sky . |
| 25 | The audience were all staring at the stage — as though not daring to miss one moment . |