Example sentences of "they were [v-ing] [adv] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Entitled Swizzlewick , it ‘ starred ’ a Mrs Smallgood , a Councillor Salt — the chairman of the NVALA committee was a Birmingham councillor by the name of Pepper — and Ernest the postman , Ernest being the name of Mr Whitehouse and ‘ Postman 's Piece ’ the name of the house they were living in at the time . |
| 2 | They were looking down at the new Japanese car factory , Sakata , which had just opened in Humberside . |
| 3 | They were standing together at the very edge of the platform on which the morning room was constructed . |
| 4 | He passed Caballeros and Bugner as they were holing out at the 15th and driving at the short 16th . |
| 5 | They were each offered a can of cold beer from a coolbox , and within a short time they were lining up at the barbecue , a plate in hand . |
| 6 | Quite a number of them were turning up at the BBC and the harassed receptionist was heard to say , as she reported the arrival of yet another , ‘ I 'm sorry , where did you say you were king of ? ’ |