Example sentences of "it was [v-ing] [noun] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Like the style of coverage or not , we undoubtedly saw far more cricket than we ever would have done had BBC had the contract , and for that I for one am profoundly grateful and not ashamed to admit that I purchased my Sky system purely because it was producing coverage of cricket that otherwise would not be available on TV . |
| 2 | For another it was learning French at evening classes when she had always been considered a complete duffer at languages . |
| 3 | The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees ( UNHCR ) announced on Feb. 21 that it was allocating $1,000,000 in emergency funds for the refugees , which it estimated now totalled at least 100,000 and were crossing the border at the rate of 1,000 a day . |
| 4 | Opponents claimed that HDZ policies were reminiscent of the fascist ustasha government which had ruled Croatia during the Second World War , and that it was receiving funds from ustasha emigré organizations . |
| 5 | Nicky , of Falkirk , West Lothian , said : ‘ It was adding insult to injury to see Des 's face on the record cover smiling up at me . ’ |
| 6 | In London , the Home Office confirmed that it was processing applications for leave to remain on behalf of the three . |
| 7 | At that time it was paying £3 per fathom but the vein did not prove to be worth following very far . |
| 8 | On the same day the UN World Food Programme announced that it was granting $1,900,000 in emergency supplies to Bangladesh . |