Example sentences of "were now [v-ing] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The high heels of Mrs Stych 's new , mink-trimmed bootees were now sinking into the Frizzell lawn and threatening to snap at any moment , so she knew she must be quick . |
| 2 | Around 70pc of lambs were sold through the auction and the big meat exporters were now buying in the markets as well as the big supermarkets . |
| 3 | Sammy stood on the mat shaking his fur by the open door and looking out at the sheets of rain that were now whipping across the graveyard . |
| 4 | The plebs were getting everywhere , and in a survey of ‘ Cheap Literature ’ Mrs Bosanquet even found reason to frown upon the working-class lads who were now sauntering into the public libraries : |
| 5 | The three Frenchmen have just settled into the trench as I contemplated the hordes of mosquitoes that were now descending on the area . |
| 6 | Commandos were now moving about the road in front of the farmhouse . |
| 7 | Spanish and Norwegian skippers were now looking at the possibilities such unusual fish offered . |
| 8 | The two policemen had n't expected to be followed ; they were concentrating on their efforts to find the men who were now hiding in the covered area amongst the seats that were tilted upright in their stored position . |
| 9 | Bushes of prickly blackberry and wild rose had broken free of the lower level and were now marching towards the house like an insidious green army . |
| 10 | They were now tending to the Frenchman as he lay on the ground . |
| 11 | My mum and Mrs Quigley were now ritting on the arm of the sofa , their eyes glued to the screen , as Quigley paced around the room . |
| 12 | Sister , Robins , and Old Red were now standing by the lodge discussing the General 's condition . |
| 13 | Four of them were now standing in the mud trough between the sand and the bank , about fifty yards upstream of the breakwater . |
| 14 | The men were now standing in the long attic corridor containing the sleeping quarters Grant had visited on his recce of the house . |
| 15 | She looked up , startled to find that they had already arrived at the top floor , and were now walking down the corridor towards her apartment . |
| 16 | Graham grinned looking over at the two Art School girls , who were now sitting on the floor on the other side of the room , talking to each other . |
| 17 | Laura lapsed into a glum silence , staring blindly over at the children , who were now sitting on the grass , busily trying to make daisy chains . |
| 18 | The result was that four travellers were now sitting in the airport terminal waiting for the next flight , which was probably full anyway . |
| 19 | UNCED senior forestry advisor , Bernardo Zentilli , said that negotiations were now continuing on the basis of a shared declaration regarding the principles of forest protection , to be presented at the Rio summit . |
| 20 | As I expected , the jeeps were now arriving with the Commando dead and wounded from the areas around the village . |
| 21 | They were now running alongside the wall , but still a long way from the crossing stile . |
| 22 | There was a newsflash at nine to say that the rescue party had reached the injured man and were now returning to the surface , and then nothing until almost midnight . |
| 23 | The fellow treated Corbett as if he were a Prince of the Blood and took him swiftly into the hall , which an army of servants were now cleaning after the previous night 's banquet . |
| 24 | Italians were now coming to the fore in car racing thanks to Alfa , and Nuvolari joined the team as the man to spearhead their attack on the German manufacturers . |
| 25 | His men , searching both sides of the street , had covered that block of houses and were now coming up the street towards the fountain-house . |
| 26 | Didsbury College , Manchester , Dunfermline College , Edinburgh , and others were talking with the CNAA in 1970 , in the former case about a certificate as well as a degree , but national policies on teacher education were now coming under the microscope , and there were no other approvals in this field until after the James Committee on teacher education had reported in 1972 . |
| 27 | The explosions were now occurring in the area they had just evacuated , probably inflicting casualties on the British troops who had taken over the German trenches . |
| 28 | He had been stripped and measured , and two tailors were now working on the clothes . |