Example sentences of "[pron] were [adv] [v-ing] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I know why my experienced colleague and I were both having trouble with the yarn looping at the edges . |
| 2 | It got rather nasty — at one point my sister and I were actually playing tug-of-war with a vase — and ended with us rowing about which of us was his favourite . |
| 3 | The club was launched in the spring by Dave Caul , the manager , along with Mike Knowler and Andy Carroll , who were previously spinning house and hip hop at The State in Liverpool . |
| 4 | Three days later 100 paramilitary carabinieri were sent to the island , to join another 100 who were already providing protection for the 5,000 troops ( largely conscripts ) who since July 21 had been stationed there , ostensibly for training exercises . |
| 5 | There was some evidence from those who were already training group members that the ATB did not always advertise its services effectively . |
| 6 | Springfield returned the radio to his pocket and turned to the others , who were already checking magazine loads . |
| 7 | Although we were volunteers , doing a job we liked , we were fully trained and experienced customs officers who were also operating sea going vessels in a competent manner , taking great pride in doing so . |
| 8 | There the heir of Lambton , a devil-may-care lad who delighted in offending people , sat down to fish one Sunday morning in full view of all the local folk who were dutifully attending church . |
| 9 | Hornblower could not afford a scandal nor could he dare to offend the Wellesleys , who were rapidly gaining importance . |
| 10 | It was priests not peers who were now providing leadership in the Church . |
| 11 | Time you were away playing toy soldiers , who do you think looked after this house and the estate ? |
| 12 | In the exercise above , you were probably using simile and metaphor without realising it . |
| 13 | ‘ At that time you were habitually abusing drink and had a serious problem controlling your temper . |
| 14 | And after allowing for income tax you were actually losing money . |
| 15 | We were just telling Jacqui here , we are absolutely desolated … ’ |
| 16 | We were just cooking dinner in the kitchen when in walked Audrey Fyfe and Margaret Russell , friends from the Lothian section of the CTC ! |
| 17 | Sure enough , we were soon catching bonito , a fish in the tunny family which resembles a huge mackerel . |
| 18 | To see a familiar , friendly face in a room full of strangers was very pleasant and we were soon exchanging news . |
| 19 | It was easy , when we were predominantly discussing philosophy , to link farm animal welfare and protection of the environment , in so far as they are both concerned with what qualifies us to consider ourselves to be good people . |
| 20 | At the time we were alongside Vigilant when our port engine mysteriously started while we were all having lunch . |
| 21 | We were only playing leapfrog |
| 22 | We were only playing leapfrog |
| 23 | We were only playing leapfrog |
| 24 | When I came out on top I immediately looked to starboard for the Pole Star and was rather shocked to find that it was oil the portside and we were obviously heading east , but by careful use of the engines was able to turn through 180° and the navigator gave me a heading after taking a sight from the astro compass . |
| 25 | We were always putting pressure on him to jack it in . |
| 26 | Below , in the mathematician 's trench , they were already fighting hand to hand . |
| 27 | Of those which responded , 39% indicated they were already doing business in the market with the remaining 61% not involved . |
| 28 | But again they were probably making use of much older tracks evolved for very different purposes For a short time they were important . |
| 29 | They were simply buying time , came out with a white paper that meant absolutely nothing and now we see the full effects of it . |
| 30 | in the meantime Brocklesby was approaching and this one horrendous photograph of me looking very harassed you can well imagine and my father ever pompous when he saw this photograph said huh where were your directors , was n't one of them in charge , and I said no they were away having lunch , they were just going to arrive when they you know , anyway ? |