Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] [noun] and was " in BNC.
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| 1 | Previously , speeding traffic along the main road often used the traffic islands painted on the road for overtaking purposes and was able to turn at speed into Buxtehude at this generously proportioned junction ( Figure 6.8 ) . |
| 2 | Gavin however recovered after receiving oxygen and was able to drive home . |
| 3 | David Sutherland , much to his annoyance , had been left out of raiding activities and was put in charge of training the SBS contingent for water-borne operations in the Mediterranean . |
| 4 | The new battalion of Fusiliers was now considered to be of fighting strength and was expected to join the Allies on the Western Front . |
| 5 | The refurbished unit enjoyed a 26 per cent increase in seating capacity and was finished in a two-tone brown livery embellished with an orange band at waist level . |
| 6 | He was accompanied by his nephew , John Browning , who had been involved in Covenanting activities and was lying low at Priesthill . |
| 7 | He had worked in his father 's cafe on the riverside almost from leaving school and was never allowed to make his own way in life . |
| 8 | For instance , one manager in a public service agency had a subordinate who was not really effective at supervising others and was resistant to suggestions for improvement . |