Example sentences of "[noun prp] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the same time in Nature ( vol 258 , p 548 ) John Parkinson , Leslie Morrison and Richard Stephenson were proclaiming to the scientific world ‘ The constancy of the solar diameter over the past 250 years ’ . |
| 2 | While Leontief , Pigou and Patinkin were speculating on the effects on demand of what might have to be , in principle , quite massive price reductions , the AD-AS framework gives the impression that relatively small price changes would make a powerful impact on aggregate demand . |
| 3 | The Doctor and Bernice were stumbling between the mushrooms of twisted metal , with the Doctor talking nineteen to the dozen and gesturing wildly with his still furled umbrella . |
| 4 | Certainly Stock , Aitken and Waterman and the guardian angel figure of manager Terry Blamey were waiting in the wings , but would they understand and care for her in the same way ? |
| 5 | I do n't think the snake had fully wakened up when I caught it , and I was careful not to jar it as I ran back to where my brothers and Blyth were lying on the grass . |
| 6 | The bulk of the English fleet was away across the Atlantic and a mere 39 ships under Sir Charles Hardy were patrolling off the Scillies to guard the Western Approaches . |
| 7 | Seb and Antony were looking at the horses dubiously , trying to see past glories and failing . |
| 8 | ‘ I must be careful , ’ she said , peering fearfully around as if Nigel Dempster were lurking behind the peonies . |
| 9 | Daddy and Neil were going to the |
| 10 | Dominic , Barnabas , Samantha and Georgina were sitting on the kerb poking sticks through the drain cover . |
| 11 | It was Sunday and Nellie was visiting with the twins . |
| 12 | Nellie was sitting at the bedside . |
| 13 | Nellie was chuckling at the story . |
| 14 | Tensions between the MFGB and the NMA grew , and by mid-November Spencer was negotiating with the Nottinghamshire owners for a separate settlement ; this was concluded on 20 November . |
| 15 | Not only proud to display her naked breasts — which attracted some criticism from some quarters for their shape and size — Kylie was revelling in the debate about her body . |
| 16 | Dr Singh was speaking on the opening day of a three-day international conference in London on antioxidant vitamins and beta-carotene in disease prevention . |
| 17 | Because Jean was fleeing from the September Massacres . |
| 18 | Dennis was saying with the petulance of an apprentice relying on his master 's authority , ‘ The sergeant says , could they have the report by half-eleven . |
| 19 | She wrote a long and intimate letter to Eleanor describing her state of mind and her new and disturbing sense of isolation , but Eleanor was working on the first draft of her first novel , and replied at length but not to the point . |
| 20 | Eleanor was staring at the altar . |
| 21 | Donna was sitting by the window in a floral cotton dressing-gown . |
| 22 | ‘ Is something the matter , princess ? ’ he asked , seeing that Meredith was staring at the handkerchief in consternation . |
| 23 | Meredith was sitting in the stalls with his feet propped up on the row in front . |
| 24 | Mr Hill was driving in the course of his employment . |
| 25 | James Halden was hastening towards the Bagnigge Wells Road when he heard the cry that a man had fallen in the furnace at Smith 's . |
| 26 | However , things began to take a downward turn in 1923/4 ; and Young Buffalo was taking to the firewater . |
| 27 | He was one of those arrested in June , when Richard was moving towards the throne , and this was apparently accompanied by some more or less official seizure of his temporalities . |
| 28 | He was one of those arrested in June , when Richard was moving towards the throne , and this was apparently accompanied by some more or less official seizure of his temporalities . |
| 29 | His head rested on the pillow at an unusual angle , the chin tilted abnormally high , so that , from the foot of the bed , Richard was looking into the dark pits of his nostrils . |
| 30 | Richard was waiting on the steps of our converted house , a dim shape by the open door . |