Example sentences of "was [v-ing] him " in BNC.
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| 1 | She trusted him , for her own part , without reserve or doubt ; but she was trusting him for those who crossed the river and took the risks . |
| 2 | Len was thumping him on the arm now with his fist . |
| 3 | ‘ I would n't have said she was seeing him . ’ |
| 4 | She was seeing him sideways on , all profile and flank , and she thought that this was much the pleasantest aspect of all people . |
| 5 | But when I was seeing him he offered to write me a check for five million pound , I said , I could n't take a check for five million pound because I was a to me . |
| 6 | He had known Eliot since the First World War , and at that time and until the poet 's death in 1965 , he was seeing him frequently . |
| 7 | You were n't supposed to know I was seeing him . |
| 8 | She was seeing him out when Jill appeared , smiling and attractive in her white dress . |
| 9 | The boyish expression transformed the hard planes of his face and she stared at him as if she was seeing him for the first time . |
| 10 | He said his wife was encouraging him , but that he realized the difficulties of coming back to the Commons and of the years after the election if we were in office or even more if we were in opposition . |
| 11 | Something though was eluding him . |
| 12 | ‘ A Frenchman , I do n't know who , was using him . |
| 13 | Even if I was using him , a time of my choosing , to wash away the guilt … |
| 14 | I was reminding him when I said I 'd come with you . |
| 15 | He never beat about the bush when something was annoying him , he was never afraid to give it to you straight , to say exactly what he thought . |
| 16 | You 're gon na stop behind me mate and I 'm gon na do my own speed and that annoyed him more than anything else that was annoying him . |
| 17 | Something was puzzling him . |
| 18 | Ten miles away on that December evening , Walter Schellenberg lit a cigarette in the back of the Mercedes which was speeding him towards the castle . |
| 19 | Beattie 's defence barrister , Anthony Cinnamond , called Chief Inspector Kyle who was in charge of investigations into the murders at Abbey Meat Packers , Ltd. and Inspector Jardine who was assisting him . |
| 20 | Aye and everybody was cheering him . |
| 21 | Now Donald was bracing himself to take the weight of the heavier outer door and Donald McLaggan was helping him , easing it up off its hinges . |
| 22 | These , too , had been fated , Wexford 's broken by a pretty young woman who was helping him with his enquiries and Burden 's one day inadvertently put out with the rubbish . |
| 23 | ‘ Christopher , ’ said Francis to Jane , who was helping him with the sheep the next morning , ‘ has been like a father to me . ’ |
| 24 | One day when we were at the hospital , Michael was undressing behind screens preparing for his treatment and I was helping him ; and we heard the radiographer say , ‘ If you hear a lot of laughter coming from behind those screens , Doctor , it 's only the Homes . |
| 25 | It was strange that she had never thought of him before , for she now remembered how quickly he had learnt poetry when she was helping him learn to read . |
| 26 | ‘ He 'll see I have n't let things slide , ’ he said to Carrie , when she was helping him put the shelves straight . |
| 27 | He said to Miriam , who was helping him dress the wounds of those hurt in the recent engagement : " The poor Collector has erysipelas . |
| 28 | He did not suspect whose money was helping him become a partner . |
| 29 | Cheeks smeared by tears and mascara , she was helping him to stand and all he could think was How can she still have mascara after where she 's been ? |
| 30 | Addressing a special session of the Cortes ( parliament ) on Feb. 1 , Alfonso Guerra , who at no time condoned his brother 's alleged activities , acknowledged that Juan had used the government office but said that this was because he was helping him as deputy secretary of the PSOE , and he denied that private activities had been carried out in the office in his presence or with his knowledge . |