Example sentences of "it was [v-ing] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When the Exhibitors Herald described The Song of Life ( 1922 ) as being ‘ an appealing and forceful story of life 's drab realities ’ and in particular of ‘ the dull existence of a track laborer 's wife ’ it was complimenting worthy endeavour rather than laying the foundation for a blockbuster . |
| 2 | By late 1874 it was producing various types of coloured printing papers , as well as newsprint , on a 54-inch machine . |
| 3 | I mean it was taking that whole Swiss thing and saying that okay these are the new rules , whereas The Guardian accepts some of the old rules . |
| 4 | It was taking all her concentration to breathe normally , not be begin shaking again , with their arms linked and their bodies so close . |
| 5 | It was taking all the pleasure out of things and Maggie 's lips drooped like a disappointed girl 's . |
| 6 | It was taking all her powers of concentration just to keep warm . |
| 7 | He also suspected it was taking poor Sombro even longer to get home after a heavy session ! |
| 8 | Fortuna was smiling on me and my haphazard trip felt as if it was taking some kind of shape , a dynamic and a logic of its own . |
| 9 | One of the arms holding it was getting tired . |
| 10 | I was sweating now even though it was getting cooler . |
| 11 | It was getting impossible to keep their relationship in two separate compartments . |
| 12 | It was only 7.30 am but already it was getting hot . |
| 13 | And it was getting hot . |
| 14 | With a large pocket handkerchief he wiped the perspiration from his forehead ; it was getting hot . |
| 15 | IT WAS getting embarrassing . |
| 16 | By now it was getting late and I began to worry . |
| 17 | It was getting late and her youngest child , Tudor , who had accompanied her to the funeral , and was now waiting for her in the local hotel , would be growing anxious . |
| 18 | It was getting late and the old Princess was visibly tiring . |
| 19 | It was getting early evening now , it was getting time to eat . |
| 20 | Worse still , it was getting louder . |
| 21 | It was getting dark and there was n't much traffic on the road , it being a Monday . |
| 22 | It was getting dark . |
| 23 | It was ten to fifteen feet , it was getting dark , he had lost his board , and he could n't get in and he could n't get out . |
| 24 | It was getting dark but in a beautiful silvery still way . |
| 25 | I do n't know what was the reason in this case , but in any event when ops were cancelled like this , late in the day when it was getting dark , for reasons of safety the armourers waited for daylight before de-bombing the aircraft . |
| 26 | It was getting dark as we got to the mountains of Burma . |
| 27 | The last time anyone saw her was shortly after 7pm , when it was getting dark and she was returning to catch the cable car . ’ |
| 28 | The last time anyone saw her was shortly after 7pm , when it was getting dark and she was returning to catch the cable car . ’ |
| 29 | It was getting dark and the wind had freshened , the rain gusting through the length of the shed so I decided that it was time to pack up and head for the nearest hospitable pub where I had been told I would be able to get a good meal of hot pie and peas . |
| 30 | I was unable to see his face but as it was getting dark , I was not surprised . |