Example sentences of "was go [adv prt] [conj] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Everyone knew this was going on but the vast profits involved generated a convenient blanket of economic hypocrisy . |
| 2 | No one seemed to know what the situation was or what was going on but the diplomats , at least , had prepared for the worst . |
| 3 | ‘ I went out to see what was going on and a policeman told us to evacuate the area . |
| 4 | As a result the climate of collaboration could be full of unresolved questions and tensions , children could be confused about what was going on and the potential of the collaboration could be subverted . |
| 5 | I started to walk a way out of the main bedroom and I heard P C say words to the effect of get down and I turned round to see what was going on and the man was trying to roll over to get up or that 's what I thought , erm not kicking or or fighting or anything but just to me it looked as though he was going to get up and I went back and with my hands just pushed down onto him and said stay there , it will all be explained er and then walked away . |
| 6 | If they could see the theatre to see what was going on and an example of audio description |
| 7 | The head was away and that was dreadful because he was one of the few people that knew what was going on because the community adviser told him that home/school links was an area that we should think about ; that is the school . |
| 8 | The rumour was going round that a new tax on cattle and horse-ownership was to be introduced . |
| 9 | The sun was going down and the sky had declined into green-gold before the bird was tolerably roasted . |