Example sentences of "[adv] [pron] was [verb] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was weathering the winter and believed that if there was anything in my lung , then at the very worst I was holding it at bay . |
| 2 | But now he was cuddling me and whispering in my ear with helpless pleading , " Hold me — hold me — " Suddenly I was hugging him with all my strength ; our bodies were strung tight together and we were kissing each other 's cheeks with little frantic kisses — we could n't bear to draw apart even enough to find each other 's lips . |
| 3 | ‘ Perhaps she was saving it for you . ’ |
| 4 | So everybody was telling me about this so I went away over and had a look at it . |
| 5 | She finished eating , hoping she could elude Roman and get to Dana 's hotel without him , but as soon as she put her cup down he was urging her to her feet . |
| 6 | ‘ Perhaps he was using it as an office , ’ the agent suggested , kindly . |
| 7 | So he was taking it for granted or or chancing his hand that this Monday for this year was going to be another good day . |
| 8 | So what was stopping him from going to her and telling her that she had no need to worry ? |
| 9 | The teacher in charge claimed that there were at least nine children who ‘ linguistically could be good partials ’ but not one was attaining anything like his or her true linguistic potential . |
| 10 | Soon he was showing them to the leading head-hunters in employment agencies . |
| 11 | She sought oblivion , and one tablet a night quickly escalated to two , then three , then a couple in the morning , then four , until eventually she was taking them like sweeties . |
| 12 | Always I was comparing myself to others , watching other husbands , fathers and sons and invariably finding myself wanting . |
| 13 | Do you know , yesterday he was telling me about his past . |
| 14 | I could see at once he was working himself into a panic about it all . |
| 15 | And it ended up I was buying it for less money than what I was paying monthly for rent . |
| 16 | A few seconds later I was despising myself for having been in any doubt . |
| 17 | The cost of a player in the fantasy league does not reflect his ‘ true ’ value ; for defenders and goalies it 's how many clean sheets , +4 points , or goals conceded — 1 point for each ( but they get points for nipping in the odd goal ; why Irwin is worth 3m and Tony 1.9m ) ; for the midfield and forwards it is how many they score , +3 points , and how many they assist with , +2 points , explaining why Speed is valued higher than Macca , as at the time of setting this up he was putting them in the onion bag . |
| 18 | Everyone said I was playing when I got out the clay or plasticine , but really I was training myself without knowing it . |
| 19 | Since then , I had managed to film them on their wintering grounds in India , but now I was seeing them for the first time at the other end of the journey . |
| 20 | When it was dry , I edged around the unpainted border bands with masking tape very carefully , because now I was applying it onto the painted surface . |
| 21 | Now she was accusing me in front of a stranger . |
| 22 | When he came back he was carrying something in his left hand . |
| 23 | Yet now he was praising her to the skies . |
| 24 | Now he was turning her into a stammering schoolgirl ! |
| 25 | He had loved Arianna and she had run away from him , and now he was judging her by what Arianna had done . |
| 26 | At least when he was condemning her he was reacting to her , personally and subjectively ; now he was treating her as if she were a stranger . |
| 27 | She told Cathy she would pass on the eggs but would like croissants and coffee , and presently I was bringing them to her as she sat with eyes demurely downwards , studiously ignoring my existence . |
| 28 | Well I was expecting th Well I was expecting it to be the church hall you see . |
| 29 | Erm I 'm not , well I was boiling it for this |
| 30 | PS Stoke just won thier first game under Joe Jordan … so what ? well I was watching it on telly , had to come to work , & had to find something to do ! |