Example sentences of "[was/were] [v-ing] in [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | J. D. Hooker collected plants on expeditions to the southern polar regions and to the Himalayas , and soon plants ( in Wardian cases ) were flooding in from all parts of the world . |
| 2 | I 'll make the point again Martin that just as on Saturday when goals were flying in at both ends and eventually it finished three two , I kept saying do n't believe the scoring is all over in this game , that 's my feeling now . |
| 3 | The doctor had opened the door suddenly , was walking in with two nurses , directing them to either side of the bed as the heart machine flashed and beeped alarmingly . |
| 4 | In Scotland the central valley was filling in with massive expansions particularly around Glasgow , while growth around Edinburgh , Dundee and Aberdeen maintained a long-standing pattern . |
| 5 | The full force of the rising tide had reached the channel mouth and a foaming mass of water was pouring in with terrifying speed . |
| 6 | But within minutes , confirmation was coming in on all sides : from our headquarters in London , from the teleprinter flashes , from national newspaper reporters stunned like us and now eager to hear what we thought about it . |
| 7 | So everything was coming in on different lines ? |
| 8 | Other Administration figures had been calling for Bush to boycott the meeting , on the grounds that the US was coming in for excessive criticism . |
| 9 | ‘ That was coming in from one side into It , but it was too moral for me — and it still is . |
| 10 | Margaret Ewing ( SNP , Moray ) challenged the Leader of the Commons , Tony Newton , who was standing in at Prime Minister 's question time , to clear up the confusion after giving advance notice that she planned to raise the issue . |