Example sentences of "[noun prp] were [v-ing] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The indications for TIPSS were bleeding from gastric varices ( six patients ) or recurrent bleeding from oesophageal varices that had not responded to repeated injection sclerotherapy ( 10 patients , number of bleeds two to more than 10 before TIPSS ) . |
| 2 | The Securitate and the KGB were falling over each other at that point . |
| 3 | Claire and Kezia were looking at each other and saying nothing . |
| 4 | When the people in Northern Ireland were listening to these matters on the radio , they were wondering why a statement was to be made . |
| 5 | By 1883 the Titfords were living at 2 Mount Terrace , Curry Rivel , where Benjamin was supplementing his income — a trick he had learned from his father ? — by acting as an insurance agent for the ‘ Lancashire ’ . |
| 6 | The French , for their part , were interested only in American help to achieve some honourable compromise in Indo-China , whereas the militants in Washington were looking for combined military action to inflict a decisive defeat on the communists . |
| 7 | Worcester were wobbling at 33 for three but Hick guided them to 158 for five . |
| 8 | Yeah , but you could see , you could see , that , I mean Pete were getting about hundred and twenty pound a week . |
| 9 | In those days , however , Otago were lacking in genuine playing talent while further north Canterbury and then Auckland were passing through golden and successful eras . |
| 10 | Just at the moment when the establishment figures on both sides of the Atlantic were talking about substantial cuts in military spending , when the role of the hawkish political leaders was being eclipsed , when the United States seemed to be floating away from its international role , and new self-confident Europe seemed to be on the verge of creation , Iraq invaded Kuwait . |
| 11 | Last time we were at Lane Notts were leading by two goals to nil over Pisa but the Italians have got one back . |
| 12 | About the same time TWW were looking for two journalists Ron Evans , a former journalist with the Empire News and the Sunday Times , had already joined the television company and he came over to Thomson House to check me out . |
| 13 | During these deliberations , Loretta was aware that Bridget and Geoffrey were talking in low voices . |
| 14 | Hope looked down the fell where Colonel and Mrs Moore were strolling with unskilful aimlessness , taking care never to look up towards the two figures on the rump of mountain . |
| 15 | Me and Kate were getting on great . |
| 16 | In those days , however , Otago were lacking in genuine playing talent while further north Canterbury and then Auckland were passing through golden and successful eras . |
| 17 | It happened as bride Cathy and her sister Andree from Holywood were going for some official pictures for their album . |
| 18 | As Marian and Allen were taking in this scene one of the attackers slipped to one side and sidled around the tree towards the Friar 's unprotected flank . |
| 19 | The easterners could not complain too bitterly while their exports to Western Europe were growing by double-digit amounts . |
| 20 | Undoubtedly both Vlaminck and Derain were looking at tribal art in a somewhat unfocused way before 1906 , the year in which Vlaminck purchased his first ‘ discoveries ’ , as were many other young artists . |
| 21 | FitzAlan and de Villiers were glaring at each other across her , but as she made a move to sit up Isabel saw the scowl fade from Simon 's face and he reached down a hand to steady her . |
| 22 | Soon the Nez Perce were participating in Plains-style warfare , raiding for horses , and for scalps when their own herds were stolen . |
| 23 | On the buzzer I rolled over quite a large flathead , but it missed , and that was a fish much bigger than the flatheads both Kate and Ben were catching with great rapidity on fish portions . |
| 24 | Claudia could have warned him to beware of Roman when that note entered his voice but Dana and Garry were smiling at each other in mutual satisfaction . |
| 25 | My girlfriend and I were a conventional hand-holding couple and David and Angela were going to gay clubs at midnight and bringing home people at four in the morning which made things very tense , I would say . ’ |
| 26 | Set a daunting 248 to win by the tourists , New Zealand were struggling at 94 for four and needing to score at over seven runs an over , but Crowe and a timely 44 not out off 28 balls by teenager Jeff Wilson saw the Kiwis home at 250 for seven . |
| 27 | Should of heard what me and Emma were talking about last night ! |
| 28 | And I 'm only putting Helena and Emma were talking to each other on the bus . |
| 29 | One ploy that McGegan has adopted to avoid any unnecessary comparison with Eliot Gardiner is to record , initially at least , Handel 's operas which , being Italian , are very different works from the English oratorios that Philips were releasing to such great acclaim . |
| 30 | Six Fokker D.VIIs were diving from fifteen thousand feet . |