Example sentences of "[was/were] [v-ing] at [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The House will recall that in the latter part of last year both my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer and my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State outlined measures to be taken by both the Government and mortgage lenders with the excellent aim of reducing the level of repossessions that were occurring at that time . |
| 2 | Memory and imagination were grappling at each other 's throats , and these people would lose if he lay here much longer . |
| 3 | or whatever , just let them know roughly what you 're doing , cos , all they get is a tape , it gives them an idea of what sort of things were happening at that time , any words they ca n't pick up if she 's cooking , maybe that 's something she was making or whatever , erm , in the please write the first names and details , why you know them , of all the people speaking on this side of the tape , in order in which they speak on the tape in the first , first instance , right , you know , so now Carla , my husband , myself , Lee and , you do n't need to repeat them again after that |
| 4 | Again the two brothers were pushing at each other and as they all mounted the steps Ellen stepped and walked by the side of her son , something she was in the habit of doing whenever they were in company , and which Joe had been aware of from the time she had recovered after his uncle 's death . |
| 5 | The backs of my legs were trembling at that time , but this was probably as much due to the cold as to the feeling of betrayal that had invaded my being . |
| 6 | ‘ I 'm not sure I approve of the way you were looking at that visitor , ’ he went on , bending towards her and speaking quietly . |
| 7 | He were looking at that bus . |
| 8 | Claire and Kezia were looking at each other and saying nothing . |
| 9 | Dad had turned away , and Mum and Mrs Fry were looking at each other like conspirators . |
| 10 | Circle members were looking at each other with slowly dawning horror and suspicion . |
| 11 | They were looking at each other and touching each other in such a funny way . |
| 12 | They were looking at each other . |
| 13 | The men were in the same position , but now they were looking at each other . |
| 14 | And we were looking at each other . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Now if we go back to two years ago on the question of whether or not we should accept erm almost do n't think you 'll get any reply the professional advice of an officer , two years ago or so we had the professional advice of an officer , we were looking at yearly report of the er inspector and |
| 17 | Incidentally there was some goss in a sunday paper that Leeds were looking at another keeper ( from the lower divisions … cant remember who ) . |
| 18 | I live in France now , and I 'm married to a Frenchman , but my introduction to drama was through an amateur dramatic society in Stanmore , where we were living at one time . |
| 19 | ‘ O Sydney wouldst thou were living at this hour ! ’ |
| 20 | The teachers were shouting at each other and scrambling up the shelves but getting nowhere . |
| 21 | But the other two Palestinians were shouting at each other in Hebrew . |
| 22 | 5–8 Field grown new potatoes were selling at one shilling per stone of 14 lbs , but owing to the abundance of grass there were few cattle at the Bridgend July market . |
| 23 | Investigation of town plans reveals that many cities were growing at this time ; the records reveal increasing long-distance trade ; in the Mediterranean there was a growth of the commerce of the Italian cities so striking that Professor Lopez has labelled it and its northern counterpart ‘ the commercial revolution ’ . |
| 24 | Now they were heading at top speed towards treacherous , shifting , waterlogged marsh ! |
| 25 | ‘ Because she was premature , as they were pulling at this thing I was thinking , ‘ Do n't touch … ’ , and one worries that something might go wrong , and then there 's this tremendous sense of relief , and elation and exhaustion . |
| 26 | They were waiting at Ruthven Water . |
| 27 | The times measured by these different clocks would agree almost exactly if they were moving slowly with respect to each other — but the times measured by different clocks would differ significantly if the clocks were moving at high speed . |
| 28 | The birds were feeding at all compass points around the county , as had been suspected . |
| 29 | Aviation experts say the planes were flying at low altitude on a special maritime training mission.This report from Debbie Kelly . |
| 30 | AT ALTHORP — pronounced Altrup or Althrup , but never Althorp — the flags were flying at half mast , mourning the death of Johnny , the 8th Earl Spencer . |