Example sentences of "they [was/were] going [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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1 | As they came close we watched as they demonstrated the subtle science of reading the often obscure words of the hymn and seeing where they were going at the same time . |
2 | She was taken by surprise by the friendly smile he turned on her , and for a moment she dreamed they were going on a holiday together that had nothing to do with Dana and Garry and everything to do with each other . |
3 | But then that would mean that you 'd have to have assessed people in whatever it was they were going on the training course before |
4 | Yes I mean er when I s er you know when I was on the Q E Two and was chatting with a fella and er he , they 'd been , he 'd obviously been cruising before and was on this cruise and er they were going on the er another Cunard ship a few months later , and it turned out that he was a hotelier who 'd bought a hotel in Swanage some years ago , I think he 'd had about seven bedrooms when he bought it and he gradually extended it , I forget how many he did tell me , and then he had a bit of a heart er attack and er his doctor told him to , you know , well if I were you I 'd just pack in your job which he did and that was about fifteen years ago he was I du n no if he was eighty or he was approaching eighty if he was n't and was in pretty good form , he was dancing , and er , you know , I mean there money 's no object . |
5 | Yeah , cos we was there in the August , they were n't , we moved in , in the July , there , and the girls were , Matthew was just four , cos just as we moved in our dad took Matthew to Hungary with him , it was like , it was like they were going on the following Wednesday , and he told me on the Friday , he came in on the Friday night , they planned , it was our dad , Crystal and Danielle , Crystal and Danielle , but she said even if I go out in the middle of . |
6 | At last some passed me with books ; I stopped them , and found the books to be Bibles : it was all clear now , they were going to a week-day preaching , and shortly after , as the road wound down a glen over a burn , I met the Free Church minister on his way to the place of meeting . |
7 | It was November and the nights drawing in , and they went after tea , telling the nans they were going to a friend 's house to play with his electric trains . |
8 | If they were going to a different body maker anyway . |
9 | my dad like in South Africa my dad was telling me , when they went out at night , yeah , like if they were going to a restaurant he 'd take a kni he 'd take his gun with him and keep , it 's fucking odd man like my dad walking around with a nine millimetre strapped to his |
10 | They were so green that they were going to the CAB to find out about unions . |
11 | They were going to the home of opera , to listen to some Verdi , Puccini and Donizetti ; and to see at first hand the fine art and architecture that he had studied and only previously heard about or seen in books . |
12 | They said they were going to the local pub for a meal if I 'd like to join them . |
13 | Better still , instead of retreating back to the crossroads , they were going to the cover of the dark wood which ran like a bastion down the left flank of the French route to Quatre Bras . |
14 | Tonight they were going to the theatre . |
15 | And they always travelled separately , even when they were going to the same function . |
16 | They were going to the village . |
17 | And I thought they were going to the meeting er on Friday because I knew they were both off |
18 | or if they were going to the university they would n't of gone there for the interview |
19 | Whether they were going for a new place , or staying , the hired hands were all given the day off to attend the Hirings . |
20 | But they were going for a walk , they had come in to make him go with them , and they wanted me to go too . |
21 | They were going for a world record … and they got it . |
22 | Barry Pexton 45 , a former dog handler in the Sultan of Brunei 's army , and his wife Carol , 38 , left their rented home , West End Cottage , Staxton , near Scarborough , last Wednesday telling their two daughters they were going for a drink . |
23 | Or if they were going for a day then I might go down and |
24 | They were going up a stony drive . |
25 | They were going up the stairs now . |
26 | In the circumstances they could hardly refuse our request for a special audit — indeed , they appeared to welcome it , saying that although they were going through a difficult time they had nothing to hide , and were confident that the bank would wish to continue its support . " |
27 | Mr Gutteridge , whose Mentorn Production Company produces Anneka 's programmes , separated from his wife Jilly shortly after Anneka and Nick admitted in a statement issued through their lawyers that they were going through a ‘ difficult time ’ in October 1991 . |
28 | 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 . |
29 | Right , do you think do you think did the army consider they were going into a colonial situation ? |
30 | One they were going into a pub , and going into the toilets , you know , making a , so he had a a policeman waiting in and the toilets , for them you see , and the o one other , notable occasion he was seen chasing them down the main street in Morley , he got his cape on , you see , |