Example sentences of "[v-ing] [conj] they [vb past] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | She settled the old lady on a stretcher near the door , so that she could see the sunlit complex , and the happy holidaymakers laughing and shouting as they played in the pool , their conversations a mixture of Spanish and English . |
| 2 | Across the water , the loud hailers were blaring and squealing as they had in the winter , when Tzani-bey had caught and herded the Order . |
| 3 | Robert began showing when he was 18 , and introduced Rosemary to exhibiting when they met in 1970 . |
| 4 | Soaked , muddy and dejected ; children crying and adults becoming ill-tempered ; people jostling , arguing and complaining as they slipped in the mud . |
| 5 | from the Conservatives saying that they believed in nursery education . |
| 6 | Coming as they did in organised groups around strong personal leaders , the Saxons tended to name their settlements with a combination of local place features and , more importantly , a worthy 's name . |
| 7 | He was friendly with my erm uncle they 'd b both been in starting when they started in business . |
| 8 | A child was screaming in one of the flats , while two dogs were snarling as they fought in the wasteland beyond the apartment house . |
| 9 | If they were n't carrying when they walked in there , they will be now . |