Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once they were concreting the pipe tunnel as they called it . |
| 2 | In front of the television cameras which were transmitting the game live , the two hookers , Bègles ' Moscato and Mallaret of Montferrand , tried to strangle each other . |
| 3 | My hypothesis is that there is a space for a socialist argument in favour of investment planning ; that such an argument could be presented in such a way as to appeal to organised labour and even to broader strata of the population concerned about employment prospects and their standard of living in retirement ; that if organised workers were to support the proposal they could use their union organisation to press for social accountability of their savings funds ; and that if the proposals were not linked to a ‘ dogmatic ’ pursuit of nationalisation they would stand a chance of recruiting some support from the more progressive elements of the state and corporate salariat — those whose technical expertise would be required in any such project , even if it is overlaid with oppressive ‘ professional ’ and ‘ managerial ’ ideologies — helping to isolate , so far as possible , reactionary financier elements . |
| 4 | Although the decent instinct of many was to support the weaker side in a wholly legitimate quest for independence , their public utterances , alas , were to support the side which in their view was the more important to British interests . |
| 5 | And then , a few days later there was a similar story from another part of London : ‘ A gang of roughs , who were parading the roadway , shouting obscene language , playing mouth organs , and pushing respectable people down . |
| 6 | ‘ Eric built up a wonderful relationship with the fans and we 'll never forget him telling us that he loved us when the team were parading the League trophy . ’ |
| 7 | Friends were manning the telephone at the Manns ' home last night . |
| 8 | And they were the firm that were make a tunnel up the hill . |
| 9 | To accomplish his Labours and Deeds , Hercules was obliged to travel to far-off places to destroy ferocious creatures which were ravaging the countryside and creating terror among the inhabitants , such as the Lernaean Hydra and the sea monster , to which a Trojan damsel had to be annually supplied . |
| 10 | The Minister said in Committee that he believed that if abuses were proven the Secretary of State would be able to act . |
| 11 | Amongst Alf achievements were listed the Crucifixion and ‘ not buying any of Vincent Van Gogh 's paintings during his lifetime ’ . |
| 12 | If we were to mount a performance of this ballet , we would know , thanks to the livret , exactly how many dancers were needed and what roles they would play ; the musical forces are , regrettably , another matter . |
| 13 | Thus , despite several unscheduled sessions of talks between the two leaders , the only concessions offered by Gorbachev during the course of his visit were to acknowledge the nature of the dispute , to promise a reduction in the level of Soviet forces stationed in the territories — currently one 10,000-strong army division and 40 MiG-23 aircraft — and to allow visa-free travel between Japan and the disputed islands . |
| 14 | It was also announced that the MoD were to optimise the development value of Hullavington , probably offering it for a large housing development . |
| 15 | Realizing that time was passing , the subject was dropped until later that evening when , after the dinner guests had departed , they were enjoying a nightcap with Wendell before going to bed . |
| 16 | Later when we were enjoying a beer with the station commander were we nearly disposed of when it was announced that the Stirling had clobbered a Coles crane , an ambulance , several minor vehicles and the CO 's Humber . |
| 17 | The two men were enjoying a condition of harmony which had been unknown in all the previous years . |
| 18 | If this was not enough , the Poles in all three partition areas were enjoying a baby boom . |
| 19 | We continued on to Musselwick Sands , where bathers were enjoying the beach . |
| 20 | Or did you not bother with the slap because you were enjoying the tickling so much ? ’ |
| 21 | So peaceful had the volcano been , in fact , that its fertile soils were extensively cultivated , vineyards flourished on favoured sunny slopes , and the people living on and around the volcano were enjoying the prosperity and security of the Roman empire at its height . |
| 22 | With the ‘ lure ’ , a dummy prey swung around on a cord , it was particularly obvious that the birds were enjoying the game with her , rising to the challenge and the chance to show their prowess . |
| 23 | When better-off Britons were enjoying the tax cuts of the 1980s , they could cope with such hefty increases . |
| 24 | Dozens of guests were enjoying the party in the nurses ' common-room at the Princess Alexandra Hospital , Harlow , Essex , when several gatecrashers burst in . |
| 25 | However most walkers were enjoying the view of me with a glove covered in steaming soup and a face streaming with tears . |
| 26 | She grinned back ; both were enjoying the picture . |
| 27 | Whilst most of the world 's leading female tennis players were enjoying an end of season holiday . |
| 28 | Well I went dow back down the Road cos there was a traffic jam and er I sort of went down oh sorry mate went down a road like which I thought was a good short cut , and they 've got a lot of these roads and they 've put like pavements across the end of them with bollards , and I went back and then there was a traffic jam and I got stuck because they were unloading a lorry so I 've been er basically pissed about . |
| 29 | The garden wall and the towering backs of the High Street tenements were catching the sun . |
| 30 | When the marshes were drained the peat slowly shrank . |