Example sentences of "and was [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Benny reddened at the stares , but Nan had left the two admirers and was bounding up to the back row . |
| 2 | She read it idiotically at least three times , until she 'd convinced herself there was no hidden psychological message in the bare statement of fact , and then realised that someone had just come in the front door of the flat and was moving around in the hall . |
| 3 | Harry had come into the lower doorway at the right time , and was moving up between the tables to take his normal place among the young fellows of knightly family , his peers . |
| 4 | Well , at about half-seven he 'd gone into a restaurant in St Giles ‘ , Browns ; had a nice steak , with a bottle of red wine ; left at about half-nine — and was strolling down to The Randolph when he 'd met Mrs Sheila Williams , just outside the Taylorian , as she was making for the taxi-rank . |
| 5 | The Eighth Army had suffered a crushing defeat and was digging in along the Alamein line , only sixty miles to the west of the Nile . |
| 6 | She was coming along the opposite pavement on foot and was looking up at the buildings as if she were not sure of being in the right street . |
| 7 | But Tsu Ma had turned already and was wading out into the deeper water . |
| 8 | Dan Ashton had come forward , and was leaning over from the side of Smith 's desk , whispering something into his boss 's ear . |
| 9 | Morse smiled to himself , and was walking over to the door when Stratton spoke again : ‘ Can I ask you a favour ? ’ |
| 10 | " I am going down , " she whispered , and before Maria Candida could stop her , had gathered her skirts and was running down to the hall . |
| 11 | The dog had lost interest and was heading back towards the kitchen . |
| 12 | And then , before they could answer , she had turned away and was heading back towards the bridge . |
| 13 | Jasper had got down on to the floor and was grubbing about under the carpet . |
| 14 | The moon , I thought briefly , had come down from the sky and was dancing about in the wood not far ahead . |
| 15 | Whoever was in the flat must have heard the muffled sound of the closing door and was going through into the bedroom to have a look out of the window . |
| 16 | She said that a tree expert had been consulted and was coming back to the council with advice on the breadth of a ‘ stand-off ’ zone to ensure no damage to the beech roots . |