Example sentences of "were [adv] [v-ing] at the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Almost , you know and they said they were better , we were right looking at the stage over this time . |
| 2 | And perhaps in the minds of many , the memories of their tragic stay in Oxford were slowly softening at the edges . |
| 3 | In pursuing their administrative and legislative strategies , the Reaganites were not fiddling at the margin or tinkering with the status quo . |
| 4 | In a statement tonight , the Hunt said the hounds were not hunting at the time of incident and were not out of control . |
| 5 | Finnan was shouting commands and swords were still flashing at the beasts who fought to clamber on board . |
| 6 | Whilst we were still looking at the blaze , Marjorie Truckle ( Ernie 's sister ) , who would have been about thirteen years of age , came rushing across the field with a message from their mother — |
| 7 | They were still sitting at the kitchen table . |
| 8 | The race started with the smallest grid since 1932 , yet 16 of the 29 cars that qualified were still running at the end . |
| 9 | Appreciative letters were still arriving at the stage door from listeners to the Home Service . |
| 10 | Millwall 's protests ended with Cunningham being booked and they were still arguing at the end . |
| 11 | Do n't exaggerate , they were still whispering at the edges . |
| 12 | Spanish and Norwegian skippers were now looking at the possibilities such unusual fish offered . |
| 13 | They 're gon na go in through that door the second it goes down , they were n't loitering at the end of the passage , they were right by the door were n't they ? |
| 14 | We were n't looking at the time . |
| 15 | Mr Spencer added : ‘ They were n't filming at the time of the incident . |
| 16 | Because we were specifically looking at the assessment of children who presented to hospital with vomiting and a possible diagnosis of pyloric stenosis we excluded children admitted for other conditions who subsequently developed symptoms in hospital that led to a diagnosis of pyloric stenosis . |
| 17 | And , I mean , reluctantly we have to accept that this is not an ideal world , but I mean , just now , we were actually looking at the number of food hygiene inspections that have been done over the last few months , which have increased enormously , it just means , I mean it emphasises the fact that food has changed , food , and the number of places that are actually serving food now I mean , the corner shop does sandwiches . |
| 18 | Anyway he was at home that day , home for lunch , and he and Beryl were actually sitting at the table , talking as it happened about going down soon to take a look at the Hall , when Adam came in . |