Example sentences of "were [v-ing] [prep] the [noun pl] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Our stronger feelings were reserved for the unscrupulous organisers of this sordid trade in human cargoes who were profiting from the Asians ' misery . |
| 2 | It seemed that the verderers were going towards the outlaws ' citadel , not away from it . |
| 3 | Both players were standing outside the players ' lounge when three men ran past them into the building , for which they are believed to have produced entrance tickets , pursued by around 20 Rangers fans . |
| 4 | erm and I think maybe that you , you jumped in should n't have done that er because obviously M Martin got quite defensive at that point you know because you were only going there to do this financial planning service and er selling them anything , you were just offering this financial planning service and then you jumped in with these , when I come back with my recommendations erm tt I also thought that erm you know it was a little bit dodgy actually to say you , well you know erm tt we have found that our records are incorrect and I thought well then that maybe and erm you went ve you went very o when you were talking about the dependants erm you , you you did n't seem to get into er erm how many children have you got and is there any other dependants , it , you , it seemed to take you a long time to actually get there . |
| 5 | When we were talking to the builders tha he were putting that in . |
| 6 | Well , at that stage we were talking to the men 's darts secretary came along and was saying , he 'd be quite interested in , in knocking up , you know , one of the Lancashire matches or something |