they were sticking
Past progressive they conjugation of stick.

stick

We will move the lift bridge beams together, from their position near the porch until they were sticking close to the entrance portico.
Nous allons passer le pont-levis poutres ensemble, de leur position près du porche jusqu'à ce qu'ils s'en tenaient à proximité de la portique d'entrée.
We might rejoice at the juxtaposition of a general, across-the-board objective with vertical objectives which are centred on particular areas, almost as if they were sticking plasters.
On peut se réjouir de la juxtaposition d'un objectif général transversal à côté des objectifs verticaux centrés sur des zones comme autant d'emplâtres cicatrisants.
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