Example sentences of "was [v-ing] [prep] a [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Danny was living in a children 's home . |
| 2 | The chance of stardom beckoned after Maureen read that the Civic Theatre was looking for a corgi to appear alongside the Queen in the Roald Dahl play . |
| 3 | Yes that 's right , looked like a , a good plan , I was looking for a savings plan and er I suppose it 's one of those er fortunate circumstances , Friends Provident sent some stuff through , it looked good so I took it out . |
| 4 | Eisenhower , himself , a former military leader , was pointing to a phenomena which troubled him , and one which others have seen developing in many countries . |
| 5 | Mr Patten was speaking at a Newspapers In Education conference in Bristol , which is looking at ways of getting children involved with their local paper at an early age . |
| 6 | The HCR was responding to a proposals made on Aug. 26 by a Joint Consultative Commission which comprised members of the former ruling party , the Rassemblement du peuple togolais ( RPT ) , and eight opposition parties . |
| 7 | Loretta had wandered back into the drawing-room , and was chatting to a classics don who taught at the same college as Bridget . |
| 8 | Like their father , and Milly their help , who was working in a munitions factory , and Bongo their dog ( their mother had n't said what had happened to him ) she belonged somewhere else . |
| 9 | She says the nearest thing she 's done to this was working in a scouts ' gang show . |