Example sentences of "and they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | They had apparently exhausted all the games that a four-year-old could invent , and they were shivering in the wind as they considered exploring the world on the other side of the road . |
| 2 | There were a few cows in the field and they were wandering in the direction of the sniper 's position . |
| 3 | but anyhow it , well they , they were there and he bought the pub did n't he and they were moving on the Saturday and he came on the Saturday morning and he cried take the furniture to pieces , some of the furniture , the wardrobes and there was a dining room table that they could n't get into the pub , could I dismantle them and re-assemble them again and that was the first time I 'd ever met him were n't I ? |
| 4 | They had gone a long way without her even knowing it and they were riding beside the lake she had seen from the air . |
| 5 | On the mile-long drive up to the Abbey Anna exclaimed with admiration at the banks of rhododendrons in bloom at each side of the narrow road , and they were chatting with the familiarity of old friends as Merrill pulled into the car park . |
| 6 | From their sure-footedness over ankle-twisting rocks , they were obviously young , and they were babbling in the manner of teenage boys with everyone talking and no one listening . |
| 7 | Both Billy and Tony had praised his coolness , and they were puzzling over the fate of their confederates . |
| 8 | And they were going in the next morning , oh they 'd phoned up they 'd cancelled . |
| 9 | And they were sitting on the only two chairs at the table . |
| 10 | It was Tuesday lunchtime , and they were sitting in the restaurant at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in the Mall ; Ginny often ate there when she had had enough of the food and the company in the canteen of the British Council . |
| 11 | And we had to go and do the washing up and they were sitting in the erm in the kitchen choosing their Christmas presents from the Argos catalogue oh that 's nice , ooh it 's five ninety nine Jenny I 'm serious . |
| 12 | Do n't ask me to pluck figures out of the air , but it was a reasonable rent , and they were paying for the rates , and their electricity , and their water supply , and their sewage disposal , on permanent sites . |
| 13 | Only when they were sitting down in the chop-house and Dr Neil had ordered them soup and rolls , followed by lamb chops with seasonal vegetables , and a glass of red wine each — ‘ Good for your shattered nerves , ’ he said gravely — and they were waiting for the soup to arrive did Sally-Anne have time to look about her . |
| 14 | Both beams were yellow , and they were arriving at the same rate . |
| 15 | Oh and they were working in the there where that job centre is now it was a big pub . |
| 16 | I went for a midnight walk last February — it was snowing , I just got the urge , it was like a fairy tale , clean and soft — and they were standing in the hall when I got back , eyes frantic , fingers pointing , accusing me of — what ? |
| 17 | And they were standing in the front as I 'm going |
| 18 | ‘ When I arived he had led his two sisters out and they were standing by the front door . |
| 19 | The Tree Spirits of the ancient Wolfwood were awake and they were creeping through the darkening forest towards them . |