Example sentences of "was [v-ing] it [adj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And like half way through it they said ehm , they 've giving somebody the wrong prize money or something , they 've giving somebody fifty pounds , they should off giving it to this other coloured women right , and apparently this women was giving it all wow man yeah man , and all this you , you know they give it to them in the end and then she won the twelve hundred pounds . |
| 2 | Randy Sandone , formerly executive vice-president of Addamax and now president of the new 16-man firm , Argus Systems Group Inc , said that Addamax was finding it impossible to do business because of the lawsuit . |
| 3 | Randy Sandone , formerly executive vice president of Addamax and now president of the new 16-man firm , Argus Systems Group Inc , said that Addamax was finding it impossible to do business because of the lawsuit . |
| 4 | By 2.30am , Liz was feeling increasingly uncomfortable , though , so she got up to go to the loo and by ten to three , she was finding it impossible to get back to sleep . |
| 5 | As we have seen , by this time the traditional and often puritan belief in the virtues of abstemiousness and moderation was finding it hard to resist the reality of achievement , but they were still regretted . |
| 6 | Sean Penn was a man America was finding it hard to take to their hearts . |
| 7 | Small wonder that the US marketing industry was finding it hard to sell the idea of the raisin as an all-day snack . |
| 8 | Elizabeth was finding it hard to breathe . |
| 9 | The new Conservative leader Mrs Thatcher , was finding it hard to assert herself , especially with a Shadow Cabinet consisting largely of followers of the defeated Edward Heath . |
| 10 | Olive was n't going to admit it but she was finding it hard to identify with the Moroccans . |
| 11 | Her inner caution was warning her against this feeling , but was finding it hard to get through to her . |
| 12 | Normally she would have derived great satisfaction from the image , and even greater satisfaction from the prospect of spending the night amid the pulsating excitement of Monaco at night , but right now she was finding it hard to work up even the tiniest bit of enthusiasm . |
| 13 | French number 3 seed Janek Noah made an early exit from the Stuttgart classic A T P tournament today , complaining he was finding it hard to stay motivated for top class tennis . |
| 14 | Steve was doing OK but he was finding it hard to play guitar at the same time as singing . |
| 15 | I was trying to teach him French , as he was finding it hard to keep up with the stream of orders and commands being issued by the staff . |
| 16 | She was finding it hard to keep her eyes open . |
| 17 | However , she was finding it difficult to stifle the waves of panic which swept through her body at the thought of being in close contact with this man who had once meant so much to her . |
| 18 | As she looked at the vast and busy canvas , Miss Hatherby sensed she was finding it difficult to take in and said , ‘ You know Constance , you can not look at a painting with the same eyes as you stare down Chollerton High Street . |
| 19 | Suddenly , Ronni was finding it difficult to breathe . |
| 20 | Noticing my bewilderment , he revealed he was writing down the names of the ‘ bigwigs ’ , as he was finding it difficult to remember them all . |
| 21 | Cashman shouted , ignoring Matt 's hand , walking across the room to lean on the desk as though he was finding it difficult to remain upright without support . |
| 22 | Because of the enormous disruptions she had suffered in her life she was finding it difficult to manage on a day-to-day basis , and prison represented a way of ‘ escaping ’ from her immediate problems . |
| 23 | Milton was finding it difficult to conceal his distaste . |
| 24 | Thanks to the various interruptions , she was finding it difficult to maintain the high temperature of her initial furious reaction to his kiss . |
| 25 | Penny 's book Romancing The Stars suggested that Prince Charles was finding it difficult to blend his spiritual inner values with his outer role , and that meant he was retreating further into himself and widening the gulf between himself and Diana . |
| 26 | He felt tired and was finding it difficult to think straight . |
| 27 | Evelyn was finding it difficult to get used to going under the machines , but she was determined not to let Rose see how she felt . |
| 28 | He was finding it difficult to extract even the names of the people who had been on the dahabeeyah . |
| 29 | The mullah , who was finding it difficult to stay awake throughout his devotions , was led by the Prophet to an encounter with a goat herd who had noticed his flock becoming very frisky after grazing on the berries of a certain shrub . |
| 30 | His long , inexplicable silence had resulted in her feeling such misery that she was finding it difficult to eat or sleep . |