Example sentences of "were [verb] [pron] [noun sg] on [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dave said : ‘ Before the field trip , we were basing our knowledge on a lot of speculation : we had little direct access to data and there was little consensus among academics and the oil industry as to what the source rocks are . ’ |
| 2 | Suragai and Kadan were walking their st'lyan on the grass where the stream curved away out of sight , each of them with one of the twins in the saddle . |
| 3 | Both the DoI and the 600 Group were keeping their information on the effects of robots on employment to themselves . |
| 4 | That explained why so many of the big-wave riders were focusing their attention on the outer reefs . |
| 5 | Two servants were arranging his breakfast on a table to one side , while two other vibrancers sat on cushions in front of Mandru 's couch , apparently discussing , or criticising , the performance . |
| 6 | The Second World War was different from the previous wars in that the Soviets as the occupying power , were imposing their ideology on the people they had taken control of in Eastern Europe . |