Example sentences of "were [v-ing] at [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Environmentalists and fishermen were protesting at the devastating effects of the Spanish and Italian drift-net fishery for swordfish . |
| 32 | Over 500 of the company 's workers were protesting at the possible closure of the British-controlled company , following reports that its main creditor bank had threatened to withdraw funding . |
| 33 | Nalgo members were protesting at the proposed closure of a 24-hour crisis intervention centre . |
| 34 | All over Greenwich and down into Deptford and along in Woolwich , people were protesting at the sudden heat . |
| 35 | The demonstrators were protesting at the imminent loss of 5,000 jobs in the region in the mining , steel , shipbuilding and fertilizer industries , and expressing fears for the future of at least half of Cartagana 's active workforce of 60,000 . |
| 36 | Erm I 'm not saying that er there were n't problems in security and using public transport and fear of using public transport after dark , but we were quite surprised that compared with the rest of the U K it was erm not acceptable but it gave us an indication on , on where to go from there on , erm and also I think er the important factor that in the lower in Strathclyde that we 've actually consulted women in terms of er what they want and what they need er in the transport world erm in public transport and that 's not lip service we 've actually had discussions groups and that information has been fed into the large erm public transport review that were undertaking at the present time . |
| 37 | Two chambermaids were standing at a respectful distance , watching his efforts in some awe . |
| 38 | They were standing at a collapsible map table Schellenberg had erected , the plans of St Mary 's Priory spread before them . |
| 39 | Three or four people without seats were standing at the far dome car end , including the actress Angelica . |
| 40 | Two men were standing at the further end of the clearing shooting at a wand . |
| 41 | Again , er they were talking at the higher reach of our number |
| 42 | Both beams were yellow , and they were arriving at the same rate . |
| 43 | They were sitting at a round table . |
| 44 | IXI describes the software as a virtual workspace — the product enables users to operate and work in a windowing environment that extends well beyond the physical space constraint of their monitor , as if they were sitting at a huge screen . |
| 45 | They were sitting at an outside table in one of the corner cafés of the Ataba el Khadra , out of reach of the traffic but strategically placed so that they could watch not only all the interesting things that went on in the square but also the more sophisticated exchanges which went on between tourist and native in Musky Street . |
| 46 | But when they were sitting at the oval table in the dining-room , eating Mrs Purry 's admirable steak and kidney pudding and drinking a full-bodied Burgundy , Penelope found herself next to Rupert , who talked very pleasantly about Italy , remembering that Penelope was shortly to visit Rome with the parish party , and told her of things she ought to see and restaurants where she might eat . |
| 47 | Having finished her spot , the soprano left the stage and rejoined her husband and the Concert Secretary who were sitting at the next table . |
| 48 | And we were living in very a abnormal times , and women were snatching at a little bit of happiness they could get , you know this is what it was . |
| 49 | Indeed , it indicated that the companies deemed by Kearney to be unsuccessful users of information technology were investing at a higher rate that the successful ones . |
| 50 | Maybe not that tense We were lunching at an emeried chalet off Bank Street in the West Village — licensed , sure , but with a suspicion of health food , of careful eating , of macrobiotics and longevity . |
| 51 | They were dining at a common table , and a man sitting opposite to them begged to differ . |
| 52 | A number of ships were leaving at the same time — presumably with what they 'd come for , after Recovery — but we were slotted into the readiness pattern at fourth place . |
| 53 | I mean , surely the English hens were laying at the same rate as they did in peacetime ? |
| 54 | The aircraft crashed just 30 yards from buildings where 40 people were working at an agricultural firm in Buckinghamshire . |
| 55 | But of course they were quoting at the very top of Leamington 's rate , and since then it 's gone right down . |