Example sentences of "which was [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | They 've taken three oil paintings ; two off the walls and one which was leaning up against the window sill , er the candlesticks and the vases off the altar , another very beautiful , very simple oak chair with cane seat and back . |
| 2 | Edward was kitted up and ready to go , and Benson went with him to the car , which was ticking over outside the control tower . |
| 3 | It all became a kind of tribute to the Falklands which was going on at the time of writing . |
| 4 | Was n't that implicit in whatever it was which was going on between the two of them ? |
| 5 | They took the corner in a skidding turn , and rocketed into the dark mouth of the alley only a few yards ahead of the second police car , which was racing up from the opposite direction . |