Example sentences of "was [verb] in [art] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | I was bringing in a patron a day . ’ |
| 2 | One evening I was bringing in a basket of apples from the garden , when a voice behind me said , ‘ Ellen , is that you ? ’ |
| 3 | Back at his hotel room , he was bringing in an odd collection of characters , presumably off the street , to use as models : a porter , a snow shoveller , old women , a soldier , various working men . |
| 4 | Only when the head of accounting ( ’ an ‘ acceptable ’ woman 's role ’ ) took her to one side and showed her the company 's payroll did she realise that while she was bringing in the most revenue , she was being paid the smallest salary . |
| 5 | But it was the music that was bringing in the advertising , and maybe the extra readers . |
| 6 | Barefooted and bare-armed , she was bringing in the cows from the fields for milling . |
| 7 | The woman who was filling in the form said : ‘ I ca n't put that down — you must remember you are a refugee . ’ |
| 8 | I mean as I said when I was filling in the questionnaire I was thinking well this , really this is my preference and you know I 'd much rather be in a job that allowed me some flexibility . |
| 9 | And your homework was handed in every er so often , you know , you may have homework , English . |
| 10 | He took the precaution , however , of carrying a typewriter and books among his luggage so that he could prepare for an address at the University of Leeds which he was to give in the following year . |
| 11 | If he was acquainted with Smith 's work he would naturally have assumed that the French Academy knew it too , and that the point of the competition was to fill in the details of Smith 's proof . |
| 12 | All that remained now was to fill in the time until she could ring her mother . |
| 13 | The case was brought in the name of Professor Harry Keen , director of clincial services ( medicine ) at Guy 's hospital , London . |
| 14 | 1,1,1 was brought in the Montreal Protocol negotiations later than tetra , but here , too , the UK government wants an early phaseout — by 1 January 1996 if possible . |
| 15 | However , what is slightly more problematic than the end of the prosecution is why it was brought in the first place . |
| 16 | One of my duties was to send in the weekly result and a brief report for the Bideford Gazette . |
| 17 | Crisp was putting in an astounding performance . |
| 18 | Firstly , the feeling for the tradition is very strong in the village ; secondly , Gawthorpe is an ancient settlement — its history can be traced back to a Viking chief named Gorky and there is evidence that it existed in Roman times ; thirdly , the original custom was to bring in a new May tree each year . |
| 19 | The next problem was to bring in a small phone box . |
| 20 | The work for the weekend was to bring in the edges and build up the centre , thus making side ditches and a reasonable camber . |
| 21 | Thus was ushered in the era of management in the development game . |
| 22 | He was indulging in a little harmless deceit . |