Example sentences of "[was/were] [v-ing] [prep] new " in BNC.
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| 1 | The West Germans were becoming increasingly eager to cultivate relations across the Iron Curtain , and both sides were hinting at new arms talks . |
| 2 | Tired of listening to dolphins squeak , they were searching for new ways to communicate with those obdurate , cloth-eared Earthlings . |
| 3 | A rise in numbers would by itself help to explain why the upper classes were looking for new and wider choice of occupation ; it does not go far towards explaining the popularity of Cîteaux . |
| 4 | ‘ Darling , ’ Arabella had said , ‘ You know that PR firm I did some work for ? I was talking with their boss the other day , and he said they were looking for new blood … ’ |
| 5 | Some engineering companies had experienced a decline in demand for their traditional output and were moving into new areas which , if more buoyant , did not offer the same continuity as those in which they had previously operated . |
| 6 | Of his 8 previous Ulster supporters , 4 had gone down in defeat , I did not re-stand and 3 were marching under new orders which forbade them to give support as in the past . |
| 7 | Holiday resorts , both inland and coastal , were expanding for new markets . |
| 8 | On every front the movies were cutting into new ground and creating a new audience . |
| 9 | It seemed that , all around her , things were changing — old , beloved routines that had felt safe and comfortable were decaying into new patterns . |
| 10 | This did n't matter to us , as we were putting in new pipework . |
| 11 | ‘ I was looking for new challenges , and Cassell as a large independent commercial publisher offers me the scope to publish a wide range of books in a commercial environment . ’ |
| 12 | The fighting was caused for three reasons : different sides kept stealing cattle ; everybody was searching for new land ; and according to the Romans the Celts liked fighting . |
| 13 | On one occasion I was breaking in new territory in Lincolnshire and my fellow ‘ artiste ’ — a male singer who shall remain nameless — moved in on me . |
| 14 | Winter barley was coming through new green . |
| 15 | Castenada ( 1970 ) , for example , found he was dealing with new events and totally new ways of understanding . |
| 16 | At 21 Henry Skelton had his life before him … a brilliant artist and musician he was studying at New College , Oxford . |
| 17 | He co-wrote Terence Trent D'Arby 's hit ‘ Wishing Well ’ , produced clubland duo Oldland Montana , and was working on new solo material when he died . |