Example sentences of "were all [v-ing] [adv] [conj] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | They were all larking about but when Mr Leyland asked them to calm down Howe turned violent . |
| 2 | ‘ It certainly was n't like we were all hanging out and going over our box office figures , ’ Lowe says . |
| 3 | They were all crossing together when they saw the skid , the boy on the motorbike , out of control and ploughing towards the sedate black Morris Minor . |
| 4 | At one moment we were all saying more or less volubly that he could not possibly succeed ; the next we found ourselves travelling along behind him " . |
| 5 | I , well that was where it came from I mean cos we were all sitting there and I said well why do n't we call it it was , it was that or Bailey 's Irish Cream and absolute we could get away with . |
| 6 | They were all laughing now as Charles said , ‘ You did n't ? ’ |
| 7 | For five or ten minutes we were all rushing up and down passages and in and out of rooms , challenging each other and answering , ‘ Smee ? |