Example sentences of "was [adv] [v-ing] [adj] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was scowling fiercely , partly because the sky was so blazing blue that he could n't look at it and partly because he was Moses Arkwright , the famous jewel thief , searching out a rival gang that had stolen the biggest ruby in the world from the Tower of London . |
| 2 | Most of the invited guests arrived accompanied by a crowd of hangers-on , and it was already becoming apparent that there was insufficient space at the tables . |
| 3 | Ruby and her naughty overtones were first used to advertise Sandeman 's port in 1968 , when it was already becoming clear that a younger drinking market needed to be cultivated . |
| 4 | I was just making sure that everything was covered . ’ |
| 5 | The American critics , to whom it was rapidly becoming clear that the dominant culture was to be their own , were sceptical of his Anglicanism and Toryism . |
| 6 | It was a low , bitter retort , and she was gradually becoming aware that the intensity of the scene had brought on another of those infuriating headaches . |
| 7 | Betty would probably rather be in the Dordogne , but she was here making sure that Lydia did n't lay violent hands on herself in the profundity of her misery , or let herself go to seed in the spiritless fashion of an old thistle . |
| 8 | By deciding upon a resettlement initiative at an early stage , the AHA was therefore making sure that its officers fully took advantage of the climate of growth for mental health services while it lasted . |