Example sentences of "was [v-ing] under [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 The young man was sweating under the lights .
2 If there was anyone large , male and under sixty , he was hiding under the seats .
3 Crowninshield walked a few paces in silence until he was standing under the palms which edged the lagoon .
4 He was rummaging under the cushions of the armchair next to mine ; leafing through magazines , one after another , and discarding them .
5 And if they were n't properly done , you 'd tell the forewoman that that was n't in such and such a coach in compartment was needing under the seats were needing cleaning .
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