Example sentences of "[was/were] [v-ing] [adv] some " in BNC.
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| 1 | By now we were careering round some Kentish country lanes near Swanley . |
| 2 | Hell , the first time we met you were bringing in some by-hand-of-bearer letter telling us we were trying to depose the monarchy devalue the pound and make the natives play baseball instead of cricket . |
| 3 | ‘ I heard they were selling off some cottages on the Woburn Estate , ’ said Crawford shortly afterwards ‘ I thought that would be great . |
| 4 | The three riders came on , but giving the feeling that they were holding back some , not anxious to ride right up until they made sure everything was keno . |
| 5 | ‘ The Army were dishing out some at the Commemorative Hall earlier , ’ Maggie said . |
| 6 | Well , I suppose it was an emerald under all that flour — either that or the millers were giving away some expensive free gifts these days . |
| 7 | A Spaniard and an Englishman were arguing over some duty , when the Englishman headbutted the Spaniard between the eyes ; as the latter stepped backwards clutching his face , the Briton executed a curious hopping movement as he placed both his hands behind the Spaniard 's head and wrenched it down to meet his upcoming knee . |
| 8 | In the same year , most of the county councils within the Severn-Trent region were carrying out some agricultural land-drainage work , and private farmers , even without drainage grants , were bringing in dredging machinery on rivers , to get water off their land . |
| 9 | They were on Factory , they were churning out some debonair guitar pop in the form of ‘ Brighter ’ and ‘ A Gentle Sound ’ and they were liked . |
| 10 | The next day I was hanging out some washing and he walked past me . |
| 11 | ‘ I was helping out some old friends from my Women 's Group today , that was all . |
| 12 | But they had made her feel restless with their talk and it was in that mood that she 'd let the landlord get close to her by the open landing window as he was bringing up some more beer . |
| 13 | He was walking slowly some fifty yards from the opposite bank and parallel to it , walking from the Sewingbury direction to Kingsmarkham . |
| 14 | Irvine , California-based Pick Systems Inc , which two months ago was hiring back some of its old lieutenants , has up and laid off all its vice-presidents and managers except for its engineering chief , and will close down all but its Russian and its headquarters operations , Unigram reports . |
| 15 | Pick Systems Inc , which two months ago was hiring back some of its old lieutenants ( UX No 420 ) , has up and laid off all its vice presidents and managers except its engineering chief reportedly without notice or severance and will close down all but its Russian and headquarters operations . |
| 16 | According to Eugen Dijmarescu , Minister of State for Economic Orientation , the state was paying out some 30,000 million lei per month in subsidies , while the population 's total monthly income only amounted to 26,000 million lei . |
| 17 | I was worrying over some homework |
| 18 | If he was leading up some further project which required her co-operation , the answer would be no . |
| 19 | As I helped myself to a cigarette from the depleted pack I was turning over some of what he 'd told me . |
| 20 | You know he was cutting out some card |
| 21 | He was running over some of these in his mind when Dandelion appeared . |
| 22 | He was running off some sort of three-page newsletter under a clenched fist wrapped in barbed wire masthead . |
| 23 | The woman called Roe was putting up some black material at the front window . |
| 24 | His aunt was putting away some uneaten cakes and sandwiches when he arrived . |
| 25 | … She was crouching over some flower bed , I see her , always , extracting some weed or other . |
| 26 | His girlfriend was chatting up some big-shot drama critic at the time as well . |
| 27 | ‘ Well , as Richie Quick I was following up some leads . |