Example sentences of "were [adv] [v-ing] and [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Defence lawyer Mr Gerry Trainor pleaded that others living there were not objecting and they did not intend any trouble . |
| 2 | It 's a mystery to , you know , we were just sitting and he walked up and he went Andy , you 're a fucking cunt ! |
| 3 | Me and Scott were just playing and I went |
| 4 | Such thoughts were always unsettling and she refused to spoil a perfect summer morning by dwelling on the matter now . |
| 5 | Steve and the others were still working and I began getting the meal ready . |
| 6 | Housewives were out shopping and he saw Sarah , a scarf over her head , wearing an old grey top-coat , carrying a shopping bag in one hand and clutching a large , black handbag with brass fastenings in the other . |
| 7 | They were endlessly busy when they were n't praying and I remembered their surroundings as always faintly shining . |
| 8 | I should have been here to meet you , but you were late arriving and I had an appointment in the village . ’ |