Example sentences of "[was/were] [v-ing] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By the second century B.C. they were experimenting with a volcanic earth found near Vesuvius and named pozzolana after the town of Pozzuoli there . |
| 2 | Suddenly they met burnt chip contamination and had to shut down the production line , a major anxiety as they were producing to a tight schedule in a ‘ Just in time ’ situation . |
| 3 | There was pressure from the Liberal Democrat leader , Paddy Ashdown , for Mr Smith to declare firmly which way the Labour Party would be voting when the bill came up for its third reading , which many of the rebels were targeting for a full-scale revolt . |
| 4 | By now I was talking and singing on automatic pilot whilst my heart and brain were thudding with a heady mixture of adrenalin . |
| 5 | This reflected the nature of the environment , the local pride of the individual Australian colonies , and the awareness of the railway builders and architects that they were building for a grander , though then unrealized , future . |
| 6 | Although those terrifying Latin countries were building in a classical style by then , England preferred her own flights of fancy . |
| 7 | His swollen upper lip felt enormous and stiff , as though he were recovering from a dental injection . |
| 8 | We ran the race as if we were competing in a 100 metres , charging full tilt at the bends . |
| 9 | Well , the two weeks were drawing to a close and we rounded the point of Sørkapp ( South Cape ) and headed back towards Longyearbyen . |
| 10 | They had climbed hard all afternoon , and shortly before seven o'clock , with the sky softening towards apricot , were resting on a rocky outcrop . |
| 11 | Her feet were resting on a small , aluminium step-ladder . |
| 12 | Er much to everybody 's fear , really , because we , we , we were stepping into a new area , you can imagine from , from wires to something with no wires , and the risk of that failing , but , but it worked and er from thereon , of course most Fire Brigades have taken on the task and , and er are now on radio contact of this kind . |
| 13 | He had some troublesome followers who were clamouring for a positive policy without being able to suggest one . |
| 14 | THE explorers Sir Ranulph Fiennes and Dr Michael Stroud were tucking into a hearty breakfast of eggs yesterday after being airlifted to safety from the icy wastes of the Antarctic . |
| 15 | They were gleaming under a stripy awning outside the greengrocer 's , from all sorts of exotic places : a piled cornucopia of temptation on the lovely dark green artificial grass . |
| 16 | The lumps , he noted , were returning with a slow vengeance and he confirmed that nonetheless I should be able to fulfil the requirements of a demanding panto season with no trouble . |
| 17 | The Tomlins family were returning from a week-long holiday in England and Wales . |
| 18 | He and his wife were returning from a short break in Venice ( ’ no problems with public transport or with the plane ’ ) and arrived at King 's Cross station . |
| 19 | Murder victims Julie Godwin , mother of a young child , and Elizabeth Over , both 30 , were holidaying at a remote bush camp close to the Mozambique border in Zululand . |
| 20 | Over one last rise , and they were driving across a grassy boulder-strewn plateau which seemed to be on the top of the world . |
| 21 | Kai Tak stretched ahead , runway strip in the harbour lit up in blue white and gold , and a second later they had cleared the buildings of the city and were landing with a faint jolt . |
| 22 | Wincing involuntarily , feeling as if she were groping in a dark quicksand , she said quickly , ‘ Business … ’ |
| 23 | It was nice of them to let me join in , they were very patient , but you could see they were itching for a good game and I 'm just hopeless . |
| 24 | Although we were walking on a sunny , but chilly Saturday in early June , the ridge was completely deserted , a great bonus considering the weekend traffic on most Munros . |
| 25 | Shae was made of different stuff ; in his company she felt as though she were walking under a permanent spotlight , and the awareness of questioning eyes upon her made her deeply uncomfortable . |
| 26 | We were walking through a silent forest . |
| 27 | This carried them to the Plain of Finuval where the shattered remnants of the Elf armies were assembling for a desperate last stand . |
| 28 | This suggested that the artificial magnets were interfering with a natural magnetic sense . |
| 29 | But I read in an article this morning ( 'Students set to pay full fees ' , 29 September ) that if I were applying in a few years ' time , I would have to ask my parents to pay the full cost of my tuition . |
| 30 | But inevitably , others in the company were pressing for a greater commercial awareness . |