Sentence examples for he was prolonging from inspiring English sources
It looked as though he was prolonging the earlier match.
He was prolonging points, coming up with winners, but throughout a 12-minute game that contained five deuces, Clément was unable to win the big point.
"It's unfortunate that these families were forced to wait nearly two months while this legislation languished on the governor's desk, and now he is prolonging their suffering by telling them they must wait even longer," Assemblywoman Linda Stender, who sponsored the bill, said.
So I don't blame him for trying to keep it in the EU, but it looks like he's prolonging the inevitable at this point.
Either she was prolonging phrases indulgently or he was nudging her to move more quickly.
He often jokes that he will never die, saying he's prolonged his life by eating "every antioxidant known to man" and sunbathing two hours daily to soak up vitamin D. Mr. Redstone says the terms of his family trust, which would divide his estate among his children, grandchildren and other trustees including Mr. Dauman, are confidential.
By waiting, they are prolonging the economic recovery.
By holding out over details, the Bosnian leader was told, he would be prolonging the killing of his own people.
If the inning was prolonged, he would be pinch-hitting for Chris Stewart.
Even if he seems to be prolonging Zimbabwe's agony, Mr Tsvangirai should resist the blandishments of Thabo Mbeki, the South African president, who has been trying to mediate an agreement that would in effect leave Mr Mugabe and his thugs in charge.The fact that negotiations have got under way, even if they have recently stalled, marks progress.
