Example sentences of "[noun] was [v-ing] [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | They had granted her permission to move tents once she 'd heard that an unconscious soldier named Trumper was lying down the line . |
| 2 | His agent was sorting out the fine print . |
| 3 | Working at the top end of the market as he did , Roche was taking on the most difficult assignments , but they were also the most remunerative and had the greatest publicity value . |
| 4 | She was having to repeat herself , and even then Lucy was picking up the wrong costume or completely mistaking what had been said . |
| 5 | David was walking up the garden path , half an hour earlier than expected . |
| 6 | I suddenly realised the air was filled with soot from the chimneys above and the snow was taking on the appearance of cottage cheese sprinkled with black pepper . |
| 7 | As Hennessy was opening up the grey lockers at the end of the room , Donaldson spelt Bobo again . |
| 8 | Folkestone was a pocket borough of the Rothschilds , Southend was falling under the control of the Guinness family , Plymouth was learning to love the Astors , and Samuel Roberts was building up the influence in Sheffield that was to provide a seat for his family until 1966 . |
| 9 | Tony sat it out — in my tent I feel obliged to tell him — listening for the noise of a train , a noise that meant the wind was coming up the defile between him and the sea . |
| 10 | Bourne was scooping up the soup of the day with precise , efficient movements — never a drop spilled , never a slurp . |
| 11 | The sun was burning up the mist as we drove on . |
| 12 | The rain had stopped a short while ago and once more the sun was burning up the atmosphere . |
| 13 | I was then brought up to this room , in which , at that point of the day , the sun was lighting up the floral patterns of the wallpaper quite agreeably . |
| 14 | The light from the kitchen window was showing up the faintest of impressions on the paper , and Doyle picked up the pad and examined it more closely . |
| 15 | Sebastian was looking out the window at the racehorses in the Curragh . |
| 16 | Sister Beatrice , under the impression that Topaz was bringing out the hither to suppressed goodness in Lovat , encouraged her . |
| 17 | An enemy flare was lighting up the sky at the other end of the village , probably over No. 6 Commando positions . |
| 18 | The howling growling blood-drenched boy was eating up the foreman . |
| 19 | The authenticity of the film was stressed in all the publicity and much was made of the fact that not only had the trial scenes been shot at the same time as the judge was carrying out the Detroit sentences but the film actually used his own words . |
| 20 | It was perhaps the argument that this imposition of middle-class morality was holding back the British cinema which led to the matter becoming an issue of public concern . |
| 21 | The accident happened when the team was carrying out the ‘ Arrow through the Heart ’ manoeuvre . |
| 22 | Lucifer 's atmospheric corona was blotting out the stars again , and voices were babbling in his ears . |
| 23 | As Carrie was pouring out the tea , Mr Carver came back into the room , followed by his wife , and he said to Mick , ‘ Stay out of that scullery from now on . |
| 24 | The low point was sitting out the European contests with a broken arm . |
| 25 | At last week 's Orbit trade show in Switzerland , Pinnacle was showing off the first in what will be a family of Mbus PDS-3 systems that 'll house Hypersparc and be followed by PDS-10 , Sparcstation 10-compatibles next year . |
| 26 | Condensation was streaming down the windowpanes , so he wiped one dry with his shirt-cuff to gain a sight of the day . |
| 27 | She looked the place over while Josie was paying off the cab . |
| 28 | I was getting ratty and the rain was going down the back of my neck . |
| 29 | The rain was running down the glass in tiny sparkling rivulets . |
| 30 | All we was doing was watering down the beauty and appeal of our church . |