Example sentences of "[noun sg] [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Two men who had come in to quaff down great glasses of cidre were now returning to their scythes in a field opposite , to join a line of sodden reapers there . |
| 2 | Peppard Golf Club was slowly grinding to a half ( blitzed Londoners were housed in the simple wooden clubhouse ) and two of its trophies were sent to Henley , a more durable looking Club . |
| 3 | Mellowed by two bottles of beer , he was convinced that Hank was telling the truth ; his mind was already going to work considering how to double that forty thousand . |
| 4 | The limousine was finally slowing to a halt and they scrambled for their shoes . |
| 5 | The social chapter was always going to be the item over which the opposition forces would coalesce . |
| 6 | The car was already shaking to the fighting and teasing of the other three children , but a subdued , respectful hush entered the vehicle as Linda and Nick were bundled in . |
| 7 | Although Port-au-Prince was under fire from the oldest and most primitive of artillery pieces , which were so ill-preserved as to be as dangerous to their operators as to their targets , the effect was still terrifying to the populace , who were unused to the banshee wail that echoed overhead and preceded bone-crushing explosive impacts . |
| 8 | Although the threat of having to meet Rohan had been removed , the wedding was still going to be an ordeal for her , and she 'd been sorely tempted to plead sudden illness and stay away from the actual ceremony and celebrations . |
| 9 | The wind was now gusting to Force 11 and visibility still poor . |
| 10 | Hazel realized wearily that Bigwig was probably going to be troublesome . |
| 11 | His earlier much-fabled ‘ ruthless determination ’ and fanatical single-mindedness were now becoming to be regarded as a major liability , and the command to the 6th Army to fight to the last man was seen as its fateful demonstration . |
| 12 | ‘ But what was quickly very clear was that the oil scene was never going to be the same again . |
| 13 | The hon. Lady was probably referring to cuts in regional development grants , which reflected a move away from automatic grants which went into loss-making nationalised industries . |
| 14 | amazed I actually did erm what happened erm I was happened to be upstairs and my wife shouted quick quick there 's a zither , so I zoomed down here and the lady was still talking to you and a dialled well consequently I did n't get through for quite some time but I did eventually , erm your lady on the reception said well it 's gone now she said but I will give the lady 's telephone number and I spoke to the lady and told her the position and she says well if it 's not collected by so time I 'll g ring you back and I said well I 've been after one for a long long time she said well I ca n't understand it cos I 've been advertising it . |
| 15 | Ferdinando was still vowing to the Brownings , angry themselves , that he would not send another scudo to England and calling heaven to witness he had been cheated and betrayed , but she lay there impervious . |
| 16 | The 1901 President of the National Free Church Council was only pointing to the obvious when he told his audience that there was throughout the country and Empire ‘ an irresistible movement towards co-operation , combination , collectivism , solidarity , centralisation … |
| 17 | Mr Aitchison said last night that the consortium was still speaking to ‘ a number of interested parties demonstrating a willingness to help us ’ . |
| 18 | But it was obvious that the girl was only trying to be respectful . |
| 19 | The child was soon going to be taller than she was . |
| 20 | What emerges from recent study of this important period is that war was increasingly coming to be seen as an instrument of state , to be organised by the king for the common good of his people and country . |
| 21 | His opponent was clumsily getting to his feet as Fleury snatched a violin from a rack of worm-eaten instruments ( the survivors of an attempt by the Collector to start a symphony orchestra in the cantonment ) , snapped it over his knee and leapt on to the sepoy 's back , at the same time whipping the violin strings tightly round the sepoy 's neck and dragging on them like reins . |
| 22 | The band was clearly appealing to ‘ completist ’ fans with a second 12-inch single with additional tracks and a second 4-track CD with further additional tracks . |
| 23 | Yes they have , very special gear in , in breathing apparatus and protective clothing , er which I did n't have in my early days , I mean breathing apparatus was just beginning to be used . |
| 24 | Bruce Jones , a leading leisure analyst at the broker , Smith New Court , said the outcome was always going to be difficult to call , ‘ given that Cook 's 8 per cent stake was a blocking factor ’ . |
| 25 | But it had to be , because every inch of her body was wildly responding to Roman 's bold investigation , the unfamiliar but intoxicating movements of hands and mouth . |
| 26 | Det Supt Ian Peacock , in charge of the inquiry , said the investigation was also moving to Leicestershire . |
| 27 | Although he enjoyed ARP work my husband was really fretting to be back with the Navy . |
| 28 | She supposed the tensions and upsets of the day were finally getting to her . |
| 29 | The widespread implications of the Famine were already coming to the surface . |
| 30 | The major was also writing to Emma and a mother-of-three who worked in a northern factory . |