Quá khứ tiếp diễn trong câu thật
16.308 câu có mẫu này. Việc đang diễn ra tại một thời điểm trong quá khứ. Công thức: was hoặc were + V-ing.
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Danh sách câu dẫn chứng (16.308 câu)
One night I was sitting in the chimney corner with my slate, expending great efforts on the production of a letter to Joe.
Từ trong câu: production, chimney, night, sit, corner, great, effort, letter
Charles Dickens, Great Expectations - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
The bread and meat were acceptable, and the beer was warming and tingling, and I was soon in spirits to look about me.
Từ trong câu: bread, beer, meat, warm, acceptable, soon, spirit, look
Charles Dickens, Great Expectations - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
"While these depredations were going on, most of the Northwestern tribes were ostensibly at peace with the country, treaties having recently been made.
Từ trong câu: northwestern, ostensibly, go, tribe, peace, country, treaty, recently
Cecil B. Hartley, Life of Daniel Boone, the Great Western Hunter and Pioneer - Tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
Much talk about it took place in the camp before Veii, so that the besieged also learned what was happening at the lake.
Từ trong câu: besiege, much, talk, take, place, camp, learn, happen
46-120? Plutarch, Plutarch's Lives, Volume 1 (of 4) - Bản dịch tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
While they were boiling the necks of the flasks was hermetically closed; and the flask was allowed to remain unopened for various periods.
Từ trong câu: flask, boil, neck, close, allow, remain, various, period
Various, Scientific American Supplement, No. 470, January 3, 1885 - Tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
The two swam freely together, both flagella being in action, but it was shortly palpable that the larger one was absorbing the lesser.
Từ trong câu: swim, freely, together, action, shortly, large, absorb
Various, Scientific American Supplement, No. 470, January 3, 1885 - Tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
Henry Crawford, who meanwhile had taken up the play, and with seeming carelessness was turning over the first act, soon settled the business.
Từ trong câu: first, play, carelessness, settle, over, turning, seem, business
Jane Austen, Mansfield Park - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
They were in the ballroom, the violins were playing, and her mind was in a flutter that forbade its fixing on anything serious.
Từ trong câu: flutter, violin, forbid, ballroom, play, mind, fix, anything
Jane Austen, Mansfield Park - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
It was a gentleman’s voice; it was a voice that Fanny was just turning pale about, when Mr. Crawford walked into the room.
Từ trong câu: pale, voice, turn, mr, walk, room
Jane Austen, Mansfield Park - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
It was stated that when he was regulating the assessment of the Ionians he received money from them to tax them more lightly.
Từ trong câu: assessment, state, regulate, receive, money, tax, lightly
46-120? Plutarch, Plutarch's Lives, Volume 2 (of 4) - Bản dịch tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
Leonidas once, when sacrificing, reproved Alexander for taking incense by handfuls to throw upon the victim when it was burning on the altar.
Từ trong câu: incense, reprove, once, sacrifice, take, throw, victim, burn
46-120? Plutarch, Plutarch's Lives, Volume 3 (of 4) - Bản dịch tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
Before he was many minutes older he was clasping his child to his breast; and was even shaking hands with her graceless husband.
Từ trong câu: breast, shake, many, minute, old, child, even, hand
Thornton Hall, Love Romances of the Aristocracy - Tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
Mr Johnson subsided on the other knee, looking calmly at his would-be murderer, though beads of perspiration were standing on his forehead.
Từ trong câu: perspiration, subside, mr, knee, look, calmly, murderer, though
Thornton Hall, Love Romances of the Aristocracy - Tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
There was no movement or word for a few seconds; then the girl felt that the young lady was sitting down beside her.
Từ trong câu: movement, beside, lady, word, second, girl, feel, young
Thomas Hardy, The Mayor of Casterbridge - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
But Henchard in estimating her tone was looking down so plumb-straight that he did not note the warm consciousness upon Lucetta’s face.
Từ trong câu: consciousness, estimate, tone, look, down, straight, note, warm
Thomas Hardy, The Mayor of Casterbridge - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
She was wambling about quite dangerous to the thoroughfare and when I approached to draw near she committed the nuisance, and insulted me.”
Từ trong câu: nuisance, dangerous, quite, approach, draw, near, commit
Thomas Hardy, The Mayor of Casterbridge - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
“Dost mind how you could jerk a trout ashore with a bramble, and not ruffle the stream, Charl?” a deposed keeper was saying.
Từ trong câu: keeper, mind, stream, say
Thomas Hardy, The Mayor of Casterbridge - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
Idlers were standing on the pavement in front; and wishing to escape the notice of these Henchard passed quickly on to the door.
Từ trong câu: pavement, stand, front, wish, escape, notice, pass, quickly
Thomas Hardy, The Mayor of Casterbridge - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
The slave was amazed and dazzled, believing that he was dreaming, and all that he saw, heard, and experienced was mere passing fantasy.
Từ trong câu: amaze, fantasy, amazed, slave, believe, dream, saw, hear
Maurice H., 1859-1930 [Editor] Harris, Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala - Bản dịch tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
Thirdly, to remind us of the law given on Mount Sinai, where it is said, "The voice of the cornet was exceeding loud."
Từ trong câu: mount, loud, thirdly, exceed, voice, cornet, remind, law
Maurice H., 1859-1930 [Editor] Harris, Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala - Bản dịch tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
But Helen was aware that it was not all acting, and that some sort of change was taking place in the human being.
Từ trong câu: act, aware, sort, change, take, place, human
Virginia Woolf, The Voyage Out - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
The ants were pouring down a glacier of loose earth heaped between the stones of the ruin—large brown ants with polished bodies.
Từ trong câu: polish, pour, down, loose, earth, stone, ruin, large
Virginia Woolf, The Voyage Out - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
“They are not satisfactory; they are ignoble,” he thought, surveying his guests from a little distance, where he was gathering together the plates.
Từ trong câu: together, plate, satisfactory, distance, gather, survey, guest, think
Virginia Woolf, The Voyage Out - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
“Dear old fellow,” said Arthur who, now that the first shock was over, was relaxing into an enormous sense of pleasure and contentment.
Từ trong câu: pleasure, enormous, fellow, shock, relax, relaxing, dear, old
Virginia Woolf, The Voyage Out - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
His eyes became dreamy, as though he were matching things, and reminded Rachel in their colour of the green flesh of a snail.
Từ trong câu: snail, flesh, dreamy, eye, become, though, match, thing
Virginia Woolf, The Voyage Out - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
She was clearly surprised, but all they said was said low and inexpressively, because they were speaking out into the cool dark night.
Từ trong câu: clearly, surprised, cool, surprise, low, because, speak, out
Virginia Woolf, The Voyage Out - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
The expression was one of childlike intentness, as if she were watching for a fish to swim past over the clear red rocks.
Từ trong câu: fish, rock, swim, clear, expression, watch, past, red
Virginia Woolf, The Voyage Out - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
It ended disastrously for her, poor woman, for the book, as I planned it, was going to end in profound and sordid respectability.
Từ trong câu: book, profound, end, plan, poor, woman, go
Virginia Woolf, The Voyage Out - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
The river had widened again, and they were passing a little island set like a dark wedge in the middle of the stream.
Từ trong câu: stream, river, again, pass, little, island, set, like
Virginia Woolf, The Voyage Out - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
He swept his hands towards the forest, and paused for a moment, looking at the great green mass, which was now falling silent.
Từ trong câu: toward, towards, sweep, silent, green, forest, hand, pause
Virginia Woolf, The Voyage Out - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US