Example sentences of "[was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In fact we were slowly falling in love , and when one late afternoon Eric kissed me as we were leaving the garden , I was not surprised . |
| 2 | Who the other two directors were and whether they were justifiably hiding behind pseudonyms is a matter for conjecture . |
| 3 | Another thing : not enough men would be in the middle waiting for crosses when they came and like I said before the crosses were mostly aiming for heads — or for Deano 's head . |
| 4 | Perhaps in deference to the Greek drama , they were remarkably lacking in plot or incident . |
| 5 | During his conversations with Marcus , when they did take place , Ludens had the impression that Marcus was pursuing a consecutive line of thought , sections of which were randomly surfacing for Ludens 's benefit , or even for Marcus 's benefit , at moments when Marcus felt it might clarify his ideas to verbalise them aloud , and even to listen to a response . |
| 6 | Landlords not only were assessed on their directly occupied land but were constantly calling for relief for tenants , for whom increasing poor rates were setting a ceiling for rents . |
| 7 | Room maids told us guests were asking for lighter duvets , and suggested we improve signs as guests were constantly asking for directions . |
| 8 | ‘ I really believe they have not had any capital for twenty years , but were entirely trading on credit . ’ |
| 9 | The conservation measures put forward by the British and Belgian colonial authorities were highly demanding of labour and moreover symbolised the logic of expropriation and more general exploitation by the colonial powers . |
| 10 | They admit arranging for 5,000 dollars to be handed over in envelopes but say they were merely responding to UEFA instructions to cover the officials ' expenses . |
| 11 | They suggested that by being out at night the young women had contributed in some way to their own rapes , even though they were merely returning by bus to their homes . |
| 12 | Since those relations were daily growing in importance with the increase in trade , it was becoming more and more essential that all should try and give life to that necessary fiction of government that every man knew the laws of his country . |
| 13 | They had both been asked about other men who were in France and answered patiently , knowing that the distraught women who asked them were only clutching at straws . |
| 14 | Had Becky got there before him , he wondered , even if she were only living in digs ? |
| 15 | The Justice Police had sealed off the streets and were only allowing in members of parliament who agreed to be body-searched . |
| 16 | Oh , were were only talking about complaints examiner I think |
| 17 | The guys there were obviously routing for West Ham BUT were very complementary to Leeds ESPECIALLY Sharp & Wetherall ( who won MOTM for his work in keeping Lee quiet ) . |
| 18 | To everyone 's surprise , the bodies of the tech and the scum warrior stayed in full view , soaring and bobbing on convection currents of superheated gases as if trying to swim away from the wall ; though the bodies were obviously changing in texture as they cooked . |
| 19 | Two other girls had been grazed and bruised , and were obviously suffering from shock . |
| 20 | Luckily I had some microworm available — they were far too small for the usual Mbuna first foods — and they were soon gaining in size . |
| 21 | They lit smoky fires at night to keep them at bay , but were soon itching with bites . |
| 22 | Under the relentless pressure all along the front , French commanders of every sector were desperately appealing for reserves ; which often were simply not there . |
| 23 | Two indistinct figures had broken away from the struggling mass and were desperately flailing towards Christine and the safe area at the other end of the executive transporter . |
| 24 | Well we were just thinking about functions you see |
| 25 | funny mind , we were just speaking about funerals not that long ago and you were just saying like er you remember the , when he died , |
| 26 | You were just pandering to prejudices — ‘ |
| 27 | I thought you were still mad at me for carrying on my work and then I thought you were just waiting for Maria Luisa to come back before … oh , before making your decision … ’ |
| 28 | His eyes kept looking away over one of my shoulders or the other , never meeting my gaze , and I got the impression that like his wife he was constantly waiting for something important to happen , expecting someone to arrive at any moment , as though they both could n't believe what had happened and it was all a dream or a ghastly joke and they were just waiting for Clare to come gangling through the front door , kicking off muddy green wellies and loudly demanding tea . |
| 29 | He probably realised we were just going to sea . |
| 30 | I thought they were just going to X-ray me back , but they X-rayed everything . |