Example sentences of "they were [adv] [v-ing] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I also got two fleshy herrings and a couple of smoked mackerel ( and a few tiny pieces of sole to put in the freezer as , sadly , John 's nephew and nice Irish girlfriend can not come to supper this weekend — they were IMMENSELY cheering and encouraging when here recently ) . |
| 2 | The decree stated , however , that martial law courts would continue to investigate cases which they were already handling and that the Economic Security Committee would continue investigating mismanagement and corruption by former officials . |
| 3 | Although it was barely daylight , they were already twittering and tweeting away at full pelt . |
| 4 | ‘ You mean they were probably lying or coming over romantic about the past , and , what 's more , all those old poets were probably doing the same thing . |
| 5 | ‘ A few minutes later two guys came running in with masks on they were both shouting and swearing and told me to lie on the ground . |
| 6 | At first you 'd think they were just looking but really they were turning things over and over in their hands to see how they were made and checking out the cut so they could rip them off . |
| 7 | So then his Scott 's mum and Noel 's mum met in town and they were just talking and Scott 's mum it 's dis , God it 's disgusting is n't it that lad given all them little lads love bites ! |
| 8 | One crew would control a real system and the other would think they were so doing but would in fact be in a control room driven by software . |
| 9 | Unfortunately , like much jargon , the term has arisen partly from people who needed a term to express what they were actually doing and partly from suppliers seeking a new vehicle to act as a stimulant for their products . |
| 10 | and er , I I saw Chris quite a lot , then , but I mean , they 're not living how they used to do , I mean , they they were always boozing and that , |
| 11 | The players all played at the same time , and they were always arguing and fighting for hedgehogs . |
| 12 | And er they were still whistling and calling , so I went up on to the top of the bank and they it was this plantation that fell down in the warren and caught fire . |