Example sentences of "were [v-ing] [noun] on [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The anti-terrorist department of Scotland Yard , SO13 , were maintaining surveillance on all terrorists known to have links with Kamalia . |
| 2 | The Huyghes immediately announced they were bringing charges on two counts because the communiqué constituted a violation of professional secrecy and because it could influence legal investigations . |
| 3 | Well when Ken said about the headboard last week they were selling sheets on mini market I said pink ones and grey ones but I said not while they had the Christmas stuff in , it was before the Christmas stuff they must have taken them out you know I |
| 4 | It might be any of the wives of Henry VIII , or Elizabeth I , or even Mary I. There were coaching lamps on either side of the main door , and uncomfortable rustic tables in front of the windows . |
| 5 | During the war , when we were doing research on strong plastics , Professor Charles Gurney used to recite this little ditty to me nearly every day and I found it depressing because wood was in fact a better material for making aeroplanes than the plastics which we could then produce . |
| 6 | What else have you got , have you finished your course because you were making appointments on that ? |
| 7 | Police claimed that the group were planning attacks on international targets in Spain and elsewhere in Europe . |