Example sentences of "was [v-ing] on [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A stocky , energetic young man with a shock of red hair was thumping on a table-top and proclaiming in a strong Welsh accent : ‘ I 'm simply asking , when are we going to get our rights , like we was promised ? |
| 2 | ‘ He was preaching on a street in Belfast . |
| 3 | He was preaching on the text ‘ The Kingdom of Heaven suffereth violence , and violent men take it by force ’ . |
| 4 | FOREST 'S dismal season reached crisis point as they failed to beat a keeper who only this summer was struggling on the dole . |
| 5 | Willie was kneeling on a chair absorbed in books , his elbows resting on a long wooden table . |
| 6 | On this sunny summer afternoon , Little Billy was kneeling on a chair in the living room , gazing out through the window at the wonderful world beyond . |
| 7 | She was kneeling on a kitchen chair , her long hair trailing in the margarine , when she heard the steps . |
| 8 | She was kneeling on a beach of golden sand . |
| 9 | Then I realized I was kneeling on a tarpaulin which someone had carefully placed over what could have been a small metal gate — or — the detached ‘ fun bumper ’ cow-catcher device from a small four-wheel-drive vehicle , say , a Shogun . |
| 10 | An elderly man was kneeling on the pavement , sawing a slice from the bottom of his front door , to prevent it from jamming . |
| 11 | Gradually you saw this self-absorbed monarch stripped down of all his trappings , until a wonderful scene when he was kneeling on the ground staring at his reflection , and suddenly he shattered the mirror against his foreheard . |
| 12 | And now Little Billy was kneeling on the chair , gazing with longing through the window at the famous Forest of Sin . |
| 13 | She was kneeling on the floor , wiping her hands together . |
| 14 | Cissie was kneeling on the rug , her back to the fire and her slim body bent forward over the bath . |
| 15 | She was on Beth 's heels all the way back to the drawing room , and now , when Beth was seated in the big armchair and eagerly slitting open the envelope with the tortoise-shell letter-knife , Cissie was kneeling on the floor beside her . |
| 16 | Sung was kneeling on the top of the dyke , staring across at the House as the dawn broke . |
| 17 | Ruth , who was kneeling on the floor , turned also to look at her . |
| 18 | James was kneeling on the floor in front of one of the lacquer cabinets , which he had opened . |
| 19 | Matthew was kneeling on the floor looking into her eyes beside the couch and his arm was around her . |
| 20 | She was kneeling on the steps next to the old iron railings that ran along the front of the terrace , her arms supporting the naked body of her little boy , and she was trembling with the effort of holding him still . |
| 21 | The Union Jack was fluttering on the television screen , and the National Anthem was booming out . |
| 22 | She took Martha 's hand and together they went to the terrace where her mother was resting on a new cushioned lounger . |
| 23 | Elaine 's elbow was resting on the edge of hers and her hand was supporting her head . |
| 24 | Mary cycled into Berkeley 's ancient square and acknowledged a cheery greeting from ‘ Old Jesus , ’ the bearded local tramp , who was resting on the Town Hall seat . |
| 25 | He laughed down his nose , trying to sound smooth , and a huge green plug of congealed snot landed with a ‘ thwap ’ on the back of my hand , which was resting on the bar . |
| 26 | I reached over , lifted his hand from where it was resting on the table , toying with a piece of orange peel , and he leant forward with it , allowing me to take it as near to myself as I wanted . |
| 27 | Dougal 's arm was resting on the table . |
| 28 | The attack begins with the attacker taking one full step forward and punching outwards with his ‘ cocked ’ fist , that is , the one that was resting on the hip . |
| 29 | Embarrassed both by her comments and by the expression on her face , Seb squeezed the hand she was resting on the cart in front of her . |
| 30 | Her mother was resting on the sofa , reading a magazine . |