Example sentences of "they [was/were] [v-ing] through the " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | In verse fourteen and fifteen , Jesus uses an illustration that Nicodemus would have been very familiar with , it was back in th in the ancient history of the nation of Israel , when they were wandering through the wilderness and he says , just as Moses a , way back there on that occasion lifted up the serpent in the wilderness , there had been this plague , if if you have plagues of serpent , there had been this plague of serpents , and they 'd bitten the people and they were dying like flies and Moses comes to God , he says what are you gon na do ? |
| 2 | They were walking through the village . |
| 3 | They were working through the buildings quickly and , as far as he could tell , efficiently . |
| 4 | The Tree Spirits of the ancient Wolfwood were awake and they were creeping through the darkening forest towards them . |
| 5 | Even Sean 's obvious appreciation of her had served mainly to boost her confidence as to how she would look in that other man 's eyes , if by some absolute miracle they should meet him for a moment as they were driving through the grounds of Millfield House . |
| 6 | They were driving through the suburbs in the valley far below the ancient hill settlement forming the historic core of the city . |
| 7 | At the end of the show they were racing through the theatre in search of parents and relations . ’ |
| 8 | Now they were racing through the inner-city suburbs on slick rails . |
| 9 | There was an unheard babble of excited conversation and now they were hurrying through the rain towards the car . |
| 10 | They were streaming through the connecting door , muttering discontentedly and clutching their books and papers as they looked hopelessly around for somewhere to sit . |
| 11 | They were going through the motions on television but their voices , face and body language were vividly clear — they knew they would lose and they were putting on a brave front . |
| 12 | It was as the pair of them were passing through the doorway into the hall that Jake turned for a moment to catch Shiona 's eye . |