Example sentences of "[pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was living up Redruth way and I used to go and see her as often as I could , because I sort of sensed she was n't all that happy . |
| 2 | I was going out Friday night . |
| 3 | ‘ Where were they when we were running down U-boat alley ? ’ he used to demand , and the boys would shake their heads dutifully , and William with some embarrassment on account of being half American himself . |
| 4 | Some hours later , under a dull red sunset , they were creeping up Kentra Bay in the shadow of Beinn Bhreac , past the bay where they 'd stopped too short the first raid , through the narrow channel to the sheltered pool behind . |
| 5 | Instead he fairly hustled his big body along , as if it were a laggardly prisoner he was escorting down death row . |