Example sentences of "was [v-ing] all the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It sometimes felt that she was blushing all the time . |
| 2 | She felt she was blushing all the time on these trips , at the conditions of life they were intruding upon , at Jannie 's plans to turn it to their advantage , at Jannie 's evident affection for her . |
| 3 | you know , telling him , he was stubbing all the cigarettes out , drinking all the drinks on the table . |
| 4 | While other holidaymakers end up changing their last few pesetas and returning to bills on the doormat , bronzed Antonia was laughing all the way to her agent Max Clifford . |
| 5 | There was a short hiatus , then he said unconvincingly , ‘ I was checking all the rooms for food . |
| 6 | I was writing all the stuff , all this weirdo stuff , and he was standing over me looking at me , looking at what I was writing . |
| 7 | Sean knew what it meant alright and was remembering all the prayers at home . |
| 8 | Now she was saving all the cash |
| 9 | Making light of what was a potentially ugly situation Ray said : ‘ It was mainly the champion 's brother who was causing all the trouble . |
| 10 | He refuses to elaborate except to add that ‘ it was rough-housing all the way ’ . |
| 11 | Public interest in athletics was growing all the time and it was good to be coming through while that was happening . |
| 12 | Things were particularly bad for the people who owed Miss Louise because the interest was growing all the time . |
| 13 | The raft of crashed boats had now reached 1,500 and was growing all the time . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | He had told me he was going all the way to Stornoway and I could tell that it was quite an event . |
| 16 | My first feeling was one of excitement : I was getting all the pleasure of being in a conspiracy without having to take any of the responsibility for it . |
| 17 | Well it 's all the practice cos I mean he was moving all the time ! |
| 18 | The water was rising all the time , and we had to seal him inside a waterproof bag and drag him through the sump . ’ |
| 19 | By 1801 , the House was providing all the clothing for the prisoners in Bedford gaol . |
| 20 | Yeah , he was saying all the way back , please mummy do n't hit me |
| 21 | he was saying all the sort say at work you know that they they do n't know and they start on about er |
| 22 | And it 's as if it was n't floating on the surface and it was doing all the things that fishes do but it was |
| 23 | But it seemed to Paige now that he was doing all the giving and she was taking without returning anything . |
| 24 | So er , you see , you 'd got to really watch what you was doing all the while . |
| 25 | Tim Skerritt was doing all the talking . |
| 26 | Laughton added that speculation about John Gallagher leaving Headingley sounded as though the player 's agent was doing all the talking . |
| 27 | She said : ‘ The man with him was doing all the talking . |
| 28 | Because they continued to be economically independent , these working older people , both men and women , were often remembered as strong characters , like the Lancashire shopkeeping grandmother , a ‘ powerful personality ’ who was without any doubt ‘ boss of the concern ’ , or the old North Welsh woman who ‘ was doing all the cobbling for the neighbours in Berthengam , and … they were done by her well . ’ |
| 29 | I was crying all the time . |
| 30 | It was taking all the pleasure out of things and Maggie 's lips drooped like a disappointed girl 's . |