Example sentences of "were [v-ing] [adv] from a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was coming south from England ; they were returning home from a factory in Germany . |
| 2 | Other main activities related to accidents were getting up from a chair , walking unaided and getting into bed . |
| 3 | Three rugby fans who were flying back from a match in Dublin were killed in the accident . |
| 4 | Three rugby fans who were flying back from a match in Dublin were killed in the accident . |
| 5 | One November afternoon Leithen and I were coming home from a ride . |
| 6 | Three white men and a black woman were travelling home from a nightclub when their Nissan Pathfinder was rammed by a gang driving a pickup truck . |
| 7 | In 1979 , when United were travelling home from a game in the south , Docherty was attacked by a gang of Manchester City fans . |