Example sentences of "[vb past] it was [v-ing] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And Northumbrian Water reported it was extracting water from the river once again after inlets at Broken Scar Treatment Works , near Darlington , were closed as a precautionary measure on Tuesday night , and emergency supplies brought into use . |
| 2 | The textile company , Ingham , confirmed it was having talks on a possible acquisition , but stressed that , if they were successful , it might have to launch a share issue . |
| 3 | In 1989 , industry claimed it was spending $34 billion a year to comply with pollution control legislation . |
| 4 | She also knew it was affecting Silas because his arms had begun to clasp her even more tightly , with one hand moving to rest upon her breast . |
| 5 | No , she wanted some flip flops , but they did n't have any there either , but they had a lot of shell suits , cos I thought it was skiing ones at first . |
| 6 | I thought it was blooming escudos , yeah it is Portugal in n it ? |
| 7 | The move came just 24 hours after the BBC announced it was axing Russ Abbot after audience ratings fell . |
| 8 | December 1991 : The Academy of Culinary Arts announced it was facing liquidation . |
| 9 | BBA , the automotive parts to aircraft interiors group , yesterday announced it was tapping shareholders for £126 million to pay for expansion in continental Europe . |
| 10 | Last month , it announced it was buying Specialty Coatings International , of the US , for £305 million via a £295 million cash call . |
| 11 | Pictured right is a saffron-gatherer whose image , painted on to a wall in Thera ( now Santorini ) in the first century BC , was preserved under ash even as the volcano which produced it was destroying civilisation on the island . |
| 12 | The Forum also revealed it was proposing Mr Jan Czarnogursky , the prominent Slovak lawyer and human rights activist who only last month under the old regime was put on trial , for the post of prime minister or first deputy prime minister . |
| 13 | Defence barrister Connor O'Kane said it was costing Mrs Patterson a total of £2,500 to fly over expert witnesses during the case . |
| 14 | The company sounded a note of caution yesterday when it said it was seeing margin pressure in some other areas of the business . |
| 15 | Sun said it was bringing action over the alleged theft to keep the playing field level , claiming Axil 's illegal head start cut potential investment in the Sparc architecture . |
| 16 | Sun said it was bringing action over the alleged theft to keep the playing field level , claiming Axil 's illegal headstart decreased potential investment in the Sparc architecture . |
| 17 | My stomach said it was eating time again . |
| 18 | Frequent nights on the tiles , punch-ups and eager girlfriends were clearly taking their toll on him and Manuel said it was taking Sombro longer to get over his binges when he came home . |
| 19 | The US said it was considering sanctions . |
| 20 | The Commission itself said this was insufficient and said it was considering court action to gain power to do the deals . |
| 21 | A senior US official said it was seeking approval from the world trade body , Gatt , for retaliation against the European Community in their bitter trade row over oilseeds . |
| 22 | Chemical giant ICI said it was ceasing production at two chlorine plants at Fleetwood on the Fylde Coast and listed increased fuel charges as one of the reasons for closure . |
| 23 | A week ago SGS-Thomson said it was starting production of 1M-bit Flash memories and would be fabricating samples with higher capacities . |