Example sentences of "that [was/were] [v-ing] [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such an aspiration prevailed among some geographers at least partly unaware of first , the revival of interest in human activity ; secondly , the focus in physical geography research upon the magnitude of human impact ; and thirdly , the hazard research that was facilitating closer links between physical and human geography although these links did not impress Johnston ( 1983c ) . |
| 2 | The vortex had tightened into a spiral that was winding tighter and tighter . |
| 3 | Paul could hear , intermittently , the resonance of his voice through the noise in the throat of the wind , and the roar from the shore that was becoming louder and louder . |
| 4 | I was left on a piece of ice that was becoming smaller all the time . |
| 5 | Helen Martini joined the call that was growing louder and stronger for a full judicial inquiry . |