Example sentences of "[Wh pn] were [v-ing] [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Between November 1988 and December 1991 all consecutive patients who were bleeding and admitted to the gastroenterology unit were considered for this study . |
| 2 | A young Derry woman was walking past a group of police who were pushing and kicking a man . |
| 3 | Then spring again , and with the greening of the land the creature gave birth to birds before waiting in the deepest thicket for the call of the Men who were hunting and gathering from the forest . |
| 4 | In a recent case , section 54(13) of the Metropolitan Police Act 1839 was used successfully against two men who were kissing and cuddling at a bus stop in Oxford Street at 1.55 a.m . |
| 5 | I 'm not talking about pollution from deadly chemicals or refuse , but from a group of ‘ guided ’ teenagers who were shouting and screaming . |
| 6 | If he had friends or relatives who were hiding or supporting him it would be a different matter , but this does not appear to be the case . |
| 7 | But it was already obvious that the horn blast had come from elsewhere entirely — not from the Halfling camp or even from the human regiments of the Empire army , but from the fierce goblin Wolf Riders who were hacking and biting at will as Halflings ran hither and thither in blind panic . |
| 8 | However when we arrived at the spot we were confronted by a group or ten or so 16–18 year olds scattered across the moor who were screaming and shouting as they jumped in and out of peat troughs . |
| 9 | She came upon the leather-worker further along the street surrounded by a mob of youths who were beating and kicking him . |
| 10 | He then swept the car forward with an extravagant gesture of a bow and rejoined his mates who were laughing and calling out to him . |
| 11 | He looked across at the other two , who were laughing and taking a long time to get Maggie 's drink . |
| 12 | When they disappeared he turned his attention to a couple of girls who were laughing and giggling as they flung an orange frisbee at each other . |
| 13 | It worked out as she hoped ; Tommaso was hanging about outside in the square with a group of other young men , smoking and strolling around to join the girls drawing the evening water at the fountain ; he came near her ; to her surprise , she saw he was n't smiling , not like the others , who were laughing and exchanging remarks , between themselves , grinning strenuously as they play-acted contempt for the young women they wooed . |
| 14 | He glanced back secretively over his shoulder at the other three who were talking and paying no attention to him . |
| 15 | The Unwins from Australia who were hugging and kissing everyone near enough ( including the horse ) . |
| 16 | She peered closely at the surrounding mass of faces , comprising ten of the cleaner or nicer-looking boys from the boarding section , who were whispering and fooling among themselves and taking little notice of her . |
| 17 | Single people living in a house on their own paid as high a rate bill as a family of four , all of whom were earning and using local services . |