Example sentences of "were [v-ing] on [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1975 , two nature lovers were boating on one of the bay 's rivers . |
| 2 | The three of them were going on one of their rare holidays abroad . |
| 3 | Research by the Game Conservancy Council found that 19 endangered plant species were reappearing on six fields in Wiltshire , Hampshire and East Anglia . |
| 4 | Turning to the Irish , they were reckoning on five last week and that was before they had beaten the English . |
| 5 | Two men were ploughing on one of the hills , and though they escaped with their lives , their ploughs were destroyed and three of their horses struck dead . |
| 6 | John was careful , but as a singer I felt with him as I were standing on one leg after my time with Walter . |
| 7 | To her intense humiliation , Luke , Angel , Alejandro , three of Alejandro 's sons , and two of their friends who 'd come to lunch were playing on one pitch while Perdita had been put on another with Alejandro 's three younger sons and four of their cousins — none of them a day over twelve . |
| 8 | They were sitting on two upturned kegs in the dark of the fo'c'sle — had been sitting for ever and longer , she felt . |
| 9 | Do you remember at the announcement of last year 's results we erm we mentioned that we were concentrating on four themes one 's cost reduction er driving for cash erm , improving our market share and investing for the future . |
| 10 | He eventually joined the Ed Dubois design office where he met his current business partner Richard Lovett while they were working on two Admiral 's Cup yachts , Formidable and Promotion in 1982/83 . |