Example sentences of "[vb pp] [conj] [pron] were [adv] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Millwall 's protests ended with Cunningham being booked and they were still arguing at the end . |
| 2 | Looked like they were just going to have to get along with things the way they were until their time was up . |
| 3 | The flaw in this disposition was that the advancing Germans were not only more numerous than the Allies had supposed but they were also moving in a more extended arc than had been expected . |
| 4 | We just thought the T-shirts were funny , and we had them done because we were absolutely shitting ourselves about playing . ’ |
| 5 | We just thought the T-shirts were funny , and we had them done because we were absolutely shitting ourselves about playing . ’ |
| 6 | Menfolk lit up stubby pipes and soon the air was full of the pungent smoke of twist tobacco , I think it was probably called X X Boggy Roll , and many a yarn was spoken while they were thus enjoying their break . |
| 7 | Many of the farmers visited admitted that they were only standing still as far as capital improvement was concerned and every year saw an increase in the list of capital work to be done . |
| 8 | They received 11s. in the pound for this but during January the pitch worsened and they were now taking 13/4 in every 20/ of value . |
| 9 | Wilfred Harte , 65 , was enraged because they were always watching TV and running up big electricity bills , the Old Bailey heard . |