Example sentences of "[noun sg] was [v-ing] [det] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have to say the results were incredibly heartening , and after a minimal amount of extra tweaking with the Quad-FX 's master controls the Boogie was powering all the effects individually , with no extra noise and no unwanted distortion at all . |
| 2 | Laughton added that speculation about John Gallagher leaving Headingley sounded as though the player 's agent was doing all the talking . |
| 3 | He became especially good as a one-day containing bowler , playing a big part in his county 's successes , and contributing many useful , if very idiosyncratic , lower middle order runs ; while his Test bowling average was declining , his batting figure was improving all the time , and reached a handy 21 . |
| 4 | Hopper was showing all the emotions possible in his delight . |
| 5 | Linford was running both the 100 metres and 200 metres , aiming for a sprint double that only one man had previously achieved , the East German Eugene Ray , ten years earlier . |
| 6 | So she found herself staying in a single room at one of the hotels in Monaco and the following morning making her way back to the cottage with a very much subdued André , whose head was feeling all the after-effects of too much wine . |
| 7 | The water was rising all the time , and we had to seal him inside a waterproof bag and drag him through the sump . ’ |
| 8 | The paper 's usual film reporter would write the story from Miranda 's notes ; he 'd already attended several days ' shooting of the new , as yet untitled film , the first Meursault to be made in Britain , which was a supreme sign that the decade was making all the difference to the world 's view of the country , and its relation to the avant-garde . |
| 9 | Demonstrations continued into Jan. 11 despite an announcement by Souflias that the government was withdrawing all the new education discipline measures and allocating substantially more money for education in the budget . |
| 10 | Even then there were sour comments from Labour 's HQ that other important parts of the Local Government Bill were not receiving due attention because the Clause was hogging all the headlines . |
| 11 | Public interest in athletics was growing all the time and it was good to be coming through while that was happening . |
| 12 | By 1801 , the House was providing all the clothing for the prisoners in Bedford gaol . |
| 13 | Things were particularly bad for the people who owed Miss Louise because the interest was growing all the time . |
| 14 | Her mother was putting all the responsibility on her . ’ |