Example sentences of "who were [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was pretty odd for Blackheath but not in comparison with the people who were hanging out at the It office . |
| 2 | After the ceremony of the Wheel there was a firework display and people bought chips and hot-dogs from traders with vans who were cashing in on the occasion . |
| 3 | He had to hitch his chair forward to make room for a party who were moving in around the table behind him . |
| 4 | When I 'd called in at Sunil 's place after Prentice had driven off , Nassim was on the landing yelling orders to the builders who were crashing around in the bathroom . |
| 5 | Its elaborate ritual and its uniform of white hooded sheets appealed particularly to poorer folk from the small towns and rural areas who were missing out on the prosperity of the period . |
| 6 | Who were going in for the exam and I were n't allowed to help them . |
| 7 | Miss Lodsworth , exhorting her guides to greater endeavour in this modern world , was having great difficulty making herself heard over the din of Dancer 's group , who were warming up in the recording studio . |
| 8 | The action had also electrified the crowd who were pressing in on the ring despite the best efforts of the khalifas to keep them all back . |
| 9 | At twenty past ten Sandison put his book away and sat back to watch the people who were walking down to the square . |