Example sentences of "was [verb] [pron] [noun] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their lot was to nuzzle their way across the sea bottom , sucking up mud and refuse through their simple circular mouths , filtering out the edible particles and expelling the rest through the slits on either side of their throats . |
| 2 | Despite official claims to the contrary it was widely believed that China was maintaining its supplies to the Khmers Rouges and considerable stockpiles of arms were thought to have been accumulated . |
| 3 | For the lady — accompanied by red admirals , peacocks and common blues — was fluttering her wings in the new butterfly centre . |
| 4 | The intention was to continue his career in the USA , and he was shipped to California , where , trained by Tommy Woodcock , his first target was the Agua Caliente Handicap , originally billed as the world 's richest horse race and run just over the Mexican border in Tanforan , out of reach of California 's restrictive betting legislation . |
| 5 | Procles was using his wits in the sort of intellectual games — rationalistic interpretations of myths , comparisons of popular military leaders — which appealed to the Greek and Roman public . |
| 6 | We were able to exchange ideas and opinions with them — so much so , that by the end of the day one archaeological student was using my detector over the spoil heaps , while I turned my hand to the ‘ trowel and brush . ’ |
| 7 | I slept badly and had a dream that was to confirm my fears about the ghost . |
| 8 | The nineteenth century was to see its status as the language of diplomacy grow still further as it became even more a symbol of some underlying European unity which , however vague , was genuinely felt to exist by most of those who decided the continent 's destinies . |
| 9 | He was hanging his head over the edge of the bed and wondering what to do next when a spring burst in the mattress . |
| 10 | Vass was gathering their bags from the car boot and leading Lisa and a wide-eyed Emily across a courtyard to the front door of the house . |
| 11 | She was gathering her strength for the season of ice that must settle over Munding Rectory . |
| 12 | In September 1692 he produced a Whiggish Jacobite tract in which he rehearsed all the traditional charges against William ( adding to the list the recent massacre at Glencoe ) , and argued that " If it was to preserve our Liberties from the insults of King James , we placed the Prince upon the Throne , we have certainly either mistaken the Disease or the Cure " . |
| 13 | I would n't care if my Mandy was flashing her clout on the Old Kent Road if it meant having her back ! |
| 14 | With the backing of President North , the Josephite Church was building its sanctuary in the former state of Utah . |
| 15 | Chignell was helping his master up the steps . |
| 16 | Grace , who was purling in the front circle , gathered he was drawing their attention to the war and the number of dead and maimed . |
| 17 | Alex had spilled some juice on the table top and was drawing his finger through the orange puddle with enjoyment ; Sarah seemed completely preoccupied by the last mouthful of toast . |
| 18 | Tanner , as Commander of the Anti-Terrorist Branch , was stamping his authority on the meeting from the outset . |
| 19 | On a Sunday in February she was eating her lunch in the cottage where she lived , when d'Urberville knocked at the door . |
| 20 | she was enjoying her walk down the quiet country lane towards the riverbank . |
| 21 | While Hunter was enjoying his debut against the Canadians , 23-year-old Underwood , making his debut , was tense , tried too hard and ultimately faded . |
| 22 | In spite of the predatory aunt , Shamley Green was to remain his home until the end of the war : he would engage in his ordinary business in London , and continue with his own writing in Surrey . |
| 23 | Richardson , 37 , who met the the girl while she was walking her dog beside the river near her home in King 's Lynn , Norfolk , was given a 16-month sentence for having sex with a girl under 16 , the legal age of consent . |
| 24 | She was walking her dog past the house just now and I thought I might bring her in . |
| 25 | A man was walking his dog across the ice from the high flats on the left bank , and crash — in he went . |
| 26 | The planning movement of the 1930s was to find its apotheosis in the conduct of the war and the plans for post-war reconstruction in almost every field from social security to new town development . |
| 27 | he played once more before the Lord 's show-piece and was called six times for throwing in the Hampshire match , but the selectors decided to risk him again in the second Test , where he was to meet his fate at the most famous ground in cricket . |
| 28 | Maggie was stabbing her finger at the different plates on the table , and her aunt wagged her head and pursed her lips before she said , flatly , ‘ I 'm courting one of the airmen ; he comes to Donald 's farm . ’ |
| 29 | Already , the swift-moving German vanguard was groping its way into the Bois des Corbeaux ; the only wood near the Mort Homme , where those well-tried infiltration tactics could be used to excellent advantage . |
| 30 | Soon I was groping my way up the tight , black corkscrew , mole-mode . |