Example sentences of "was [v-ing] all [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To put that another way , would a person who was using all the available information concerning the process determining aggregate demand have predicted that the position of the aggregate demand curve was going to be AD 1 ? |
| 2 | It sometimes felt that she was blushing all the time . |
| 3 | She felt she was blushing all the time on these trips , at the conditions of life they were intruding upon , at Jannie 's plans to turn it to their advantage , at Jannie 's evident affection for her . |
| 4 | you know , telling him , he was stubbing all the cigarettes out , drinking all the drinks on the table . |
| 5 | While other holidaymakers end up changing their last few pesetas and returning to bills on the doormat , bronzed Antonia was laughing all the way to her agent Max Clifford . |
| 6 | There was a short hiatus , then he said unconvincingly , ‘ I was checking all the rooms for food . |
| 7 | I was writing all the stuff , all this weirdo stuff , and he was standing over me looking at me , looking at what I was writing . |
| 8 | Sean knew what it meant alright and was remembering all the prayers at home . |
| 9 | Now she was saving all the cash |
| 10 | and Lucy said it fits him lovely , but she was saving all the blue clothes |
| 11 | Making light of what was a potentially ugly situation Ray said : ‘ It was mainly the champion 's brother who was causing all the trouble . |
| 12 | He refuses to elaborate except to add that ‘ it was rough-housing all the way ’ . |
| 13 | Public interest in athletics was growing all the time and it was good to be coming through while that was happening . |
| 14 | Things were particularly bad for the people who owed Miss Louise because the interest was growing all the time . |
| 15 | The raft of crashed boats had now reached 1,500 and was growing all the time . |
| 16 | He became especially good as a one-day containing bowler , playing a big part in his county 's successes , and contributing many useful , if very idiosyncratic , lower middle order runs ; while his Test bowling average was declining , his batting figure was improving all the time , and reached a handy 21 . |
| 17 | He had told me he was going all the way to Stornoway and I could tell that it was quite an event . |
| 18 | Demonstrations continued into Jan. 11 despite an announcement by Souflias that the government was withdrawing all the new education discipline measures and allocating substantially more money for education in the budget . |
| 19 | My first feeling was one of excitement : I was getting all the pleasure of being in a conspiracy without having to take any of the responsibility for it . |
| 20 | ‘ They are simply the best in the business , ’ admitted Ipswich veteran John Warke but until Campbell 's treble blast yesterday , Arsenal manager George Graham was worried that Wright was getting all the best lines . |
| 21 | Well it 's all the practice cos I mean he was moving all the time ! |
| 22 | The water was rising all the time , and we had to seal him inside a waterproof bag and drag him through the sump . ’ |
| 23 | She was displaying all the classic symptoms . |
| 24 | By 1801 , the House was providing all the clothing for the prisoners in Bedford gaol . |
| 25 | A very high earner ( he reputedly landed the first £1 million brief in English legal history ) , he does not lack exposure : he recently appeared in a Panorama debate on Europe and this week he was saying all the right things about Neil Kinnock . |
| 26 | he was saying all the sort say at work you know that they they do n't know and they start on about er |
| 27 | Yeah , he was saying all the way back , please mummy do n't hit me |
| 28 | Because they continued to be economically independent , these working older people , both men and women , were often remembered as strong characters , like the Lancashire shopkeeping grandmother , a ‘ powerful personality ’ who was without any doubt ‘ boss of the concern ’ , or the old North Welsh woman who ‘ was doing all the cobbling for the neighbours in Berthengam , and … they were done by her well . ’ |
| 29 | He argued with her silently , pointing out that by any normal standards she was doing all the wrong things and was allowing her story to end badly or wrongly . |
| 30 | Tim Skerritt was doing all the talking . |