Example sentences of "and were [v-ing] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I traced the problem to the fixing rivets inside the wheel rims which had rusted badly and were puncturing the inner tubes of the 7,50 x 16 Avon Rangers . |
| 2 | Trouble was , by the time I came on , they 'd finished their chickens and were eating the baskets . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ By then I reckon you had your back to the stage and were facing the barrel of the gun . |
| 4 | They took along a box of wine they bought between them , and were drinking the red vin de table from plastic half-pint glasses . |
| 5 | Last night police roped off the area of the find and were searching the undergrowth . |
| 6 | The engine leapt , shouted , and was tamed , and in less than a minute we had taken off from the little beach and were circling the island . |
| 7 | In a report released in late March Hills outlined a long list of trade practices which she alleged were unfair and were hampering the growth of US exports to Thailand . |
| 8 | The Venetians had already gained control of the Montenegrin coast and were developing the trade between the Adriatic ports and their Ottoman-held hinterland which was to bring them so much wealth during the ensuing centuries . |
| 9 | They had reached the beginning of Western Road and were passing the Cork & Muskerry Railway station . |
| 10 | There was widespread support for his contention that both the Congress and the judiciary were corrupt and were obstructing the government 's economic structural adjustment programme . |
| 11 | In Kalimantan ( Borneo ) , fires believed to have been smouldering in underground coal seams since 1986 or even 1982-83 had now taken hold across many thousands of acres of secondary forest growth ( i.e. the re-growth after clearance ) , often fuelled by the debris from logging operations , and were approaching the primary rainforest of Kutai national park . |
| 12 | Police said last night they had found no more devices and were reopening the city centre . |
| 13 | Mike the Rhodesian and I were on ‘ corvée ’ duties one afternoon and were carrying the dustbins out to the shed behind the cookhouse where all the rubbish was deposited , which was home to a lot of stray cats and some aggressive rats . |
| 14 | Some lecturers at Edge College of Higher Education have also joined the action day and were picketing the college . |
| 15 | He believed the reform measures had been too radical and were undermining the fabric of Japanese society . |
| 16 | John and his friend then began to fight back and were gaining the upper hand when the police intervened slamming them up against a wall with their arms pinned behind their backs . |
| 17 | An RUC spokesman said a police patrol spotted the suspect van and were clearing the area when the warning came , just minutes before the bomb exploded , showering people with glass and debris . |
| 18 | The parents were then encouraged to go and check on the sister to let Mary see that they were concerned about her and were giving the sister attention . |
| 19 | The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees ( UNHCR ) announced on Feb. 21 that it was allocating $1,000,000 in emergency funds for the refugees , which it estimated now totalled at least 100,000 and were crossing the border at the rate of 1,000 a day . |
| 20 | The news media were alerted and were following the police convoy . |
| 21 | The Turks had invaded the Aden Protectorate from the Yemen and were fighting the British forces not far away at Lahej . |
| 22 | A consortium of Morgan Stanley , Barclays de Zoete Wedd and Gordon Capital bought a 9.5% stake and were offering the 6.5m shares for sale at $15.50 each . |