Example sentences of "they [was/were] [v-ing] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In days when guests used to go out on the hill with gillies if they were fishing a large loch , and caught undersized trout , they did n't put these small fish back ; instead , they put them in a bucket , taken along for the purpose , and carefully carried the little fish to an adjacent lochan . |
| 2 | They were facing a mounting legal bill , whereas Cassidy had behind him the huge resources of the diocese — much of it contributed by gays and lesbians , Moreover , the Chancellor 's opinion was clear . |
| 3 | The other girls could be forgiven for being depressed — after all , they were facing a racing dynamo , who seemed indestructible , regardless of weather conditions . |
| 4 | I had a most interesting meeting in Scotland with all of our lay delegates there , erm on Friday and some of you within British Gas will know that in Scotland they 've even more problems with the M A P L than any of the other regions because they were operating a different system to start with in the first place . |
| 5 | But er they grew up and since I 'm the youngest , obviously they were earning a little bit of money in some way . |
| 6 | Anyway , I 'd been staying with them in darkest Kensington , at Mr Gibbon 's very grand , three-storeyed town-house in Ascot Square , just off Addison Road , and working at a branch of Mondo-Food on Victoria Street ( they were trying a new line in Haggisburgers at the time and the manager thought my accent would help shift them . |
| 7 | Absolutely because in York , in sorry , in Litchfield you have a confirmed greenbelt right up to the boundary , they were pursuing a local plan for the Li the city of Litchfield in isolation from the rest of the district , and there they were promoting seven hundred and fifty houses to be taken out of the greenbelt . |
| 8 | But for the month of December , the students felt that they were riding a well-placed political movement . |
| 9 | The fact that they were creating a possible environmental hazard , did n't enter into it . |
| 10 | For example , in a study by Flores d'Arcais ( 1978 ) subjects were asked to detect sudden changes in which ear they were receiving a spoken message . |
| 11 | They were receiving a fair amount of media attention . |
| 12 | ‘ You were even cooler than Fred , ’ she said , laughing at him admiringly and leaning her two dogs against her as if they were supporting a fine book . |
| 13 | I knew people who would borrow a video camera , especially if they were throwing a particular kind of party . |
| 14 | All said they were experiencing a greater sense of control over their eating . |
| 15 | Officials could accept responsibility for their behaviour but argue that in being willingly loyal to the corporation they were obeying a superior moral imperative . |
| 16 | When the first giraffes began to stretch their necks to reach the leaves of trees , they were choosing a new habit that would guide the future development of their species over a vast period of time . |
| 17 | I mean honestly you 'd have thought they were building a ruddy house there would n't you ? |
| 18 | from where we lived from there apart from the fact they were building a few factories then |
| 19 | Confusion arose when heads were unclear whether they were developing a social rather than an instructional milieu . |
| 20 | They were dedicating a new runway at the airport . |
| 21 | They were using a nearby generator to provide lighting and music . |
| 22 | They were speaking a foreign language , or so it sounded to him — quite different from the priest 's — and many were groaning pitifully , or struggling painfully to get to their feet . |
| 23 | On Sept. 21 the two factions announced that they were forming a joint leadership council to oppose the talks , and called on all Palestinians to observe a general strike on Sept. 23 in protest at the talks . |
| 24 | If they happened to attach themselves to an old woman who lived by herself , they were risking a savage death as a witch 's familiar . |
| 25 | This was not the case in our patients , however , as they were eating a standard western diet . |
| 26 | Bargain-hunters flocked to the stores , believing they were getting a good deal only to find they had paid the normal price or , in some cases , more . |
| 27 | Er it did seem , it did seem , it would seem to a quite a lot of people that they were getting a good deal and they would accept that , and they would , relatively speaking , they were getting a good deal . |
| 28 | Er it did seem , it did seem , it would seem to a quite a lot of people that they were getting a good deal and they would accept that , and they would , relatively speaking , they were getting a good deal . |
| 29 | Clearly the mines were once again working , and a year later , Gibson wrote again to Sir Michael in London , advising that there were 17 or 18 men constantly at work and that they were getting a good quantity of ore … about 15 tons were then ready for weighing . |
| 30 | They were getting a good deal out of staying at our house . |