Example sentences of "was do [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was done years ago . |
| 2 | He was doing wheelies on a steep bank with a wire fence at the top . |
| 3 | Anthony was doing things the hard way . |
| 4 | I was doing things I knew that I would be doing properly in a few years . |
| 5 | He was doing things I 'd never even read about . |
| 6 | I know I got it when I was doing things with the structure I 'd never be able to do again . ’ |
| 7 | His slow smile was doing things to her already overworked pulse-rate . |
| 8 | Jean added : ‘ I was doing things I never dreamed I would have done . |
| 9 | Kelly was alright , as long as he was doing things , but he wanted to be doing things all the time . |
| 10 | And it was n't until I got back that they 'd said he was doing asymptotes . |
| 11 | In every other way he was doing wonders but it would all be lost if he fell into a trap and saw the paper closed . |
| 12 | He was quite happy for Willi to sit through some of Therese 's practice sessions , for Willi 's overwhelming admiration for Therese 's voice — and Willi , in spite of his romantic overview , did understand about voice — was doing wonders for Therese 's confidence . |
| 13 | This pleasant , open admiration was doing wonders for her self-confidence , and once more they plunged into conversation to the exclusion of all around them . |
| 14 | As a matter of fact , I 've only known it happen once when a new submarine was doing trials . |
| 15 | Yes , well Bev was asking , I mean I was doing housework , oh , I was doing bits and pieces you know , and er getting me coat and all that and er she was asking questions and all that and Liz said I 'll pick you up at twenty past eleven , so Bev said alright then , so she come off the phone said she 'd go and have a look and apparently erm , it must of been yesterday if , if Liz is telling the truth she said to whoever are you going to do anything about this ? |
| 16 | ‘ For me , having a wild time was doing plays . |
| 17 | I mean it does n't I used to hate it when I was doing plays there and you have er grease paint on and you 'd be you 'd try and you 'd have to cream on your face to get the grease grease paint off . |
| 18 | I was doing sticks I must admit . |
| 19 | He was doing press-ups , an activity which Dougal found distasteful . |
| 20 | ‘ Edward made this tray when he was doing handcrafts in the bin , ’ she said . |
| 21 | ‘ By the Monday evening I was doing classes with Cecily Robinson … |
| 22 | Oh he was doing weight training and erm he was doing weights that much he er tore the whole of his chest muscle away from his shoulder . |
| 23 | Oh , it was doing tricks and it was so |
| 24 | his wife was supporting him and he was doing jobs on the side , |
| 25 | I was doing chequebooks and cards , and I had a very good run on them for about four months , but what with taking drugs and that I collapsed one time when I was working out on the street . |
| 26 | Even when I was going to school I was doing gigs , and when I finished with school I was doing gigs , and when I finished with school I realised that I was able to get by with just the gigs . |
| 27 | Even when I was going to school I was doing gigs , and when I finished with school I was doing gigs , and when I finished with school I realised that I was able to get by with just the gigs . |
| 28 | The Still Waters project began two years ago , while Denyer was doing shoots for the Broads Authority , a body set up in the late 1970s to manage and protect the area . |
| 29 | I was doing interviews with any newspaper or magazine that approached me and some had printed contact numbers for the Friends . |