Example sentences of "[conj] he [was/were] [verb] [pron] a " in BNC.
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1 | I recently asked Lord King of British Airways about his decision to buy Boeing aircraft and United States General Electric aero engines — not only that , but the fact that he was giving them a foothold in Britain at the expense of Rolls-Royce . |
2 | He went out , and Merrill sensed that he was giving her a breathing space . |
3 | And he was offering her a derelict conservatory . |
4 | ‘ Good evening , Mr G … ’ she began to reply , but his glance was already away from her shoes , and he was giving her a slightly raised eyebrow look . |
5 | There used to be a cafe , a cute ; the er you used to go in and have a cup of tea and that and yo , he started selling jam , pots of jam with they had him in court , it was er it had fell off a lorry and he was selling it a bit cheap and er he were telling us about it . |
6 | But , even while her spirits were taking a nosedive that , supposing he was offering her a lift to Prague , there would n't be any point in accepting if it was unlikely she 'd be able to book in anywhere , he , to her absolute astonishment , was going on , ‘ There 's a spare room in a suite I 've reserved for this month — you can have that if you wish . ’ |
7 | He murmured her name as if he was asking himself a question . |
8 | It was almost as if he was doing me a favour by not sentencing me for more , even though it was only one specimen charge of supplying . |
9 | Dressed with extreme casualness himself in trainers and jeans , he ignored her outfit and she was left feeling uncomfortably in the wrong , almost as if he was doing her a favour by not commenting on her appearance . |
10 | His lips even moved a little , as if he were giving himself a consultation . |
11 | That same day he told me , as if he were giving me a magnificent present , that he thought he could pull strings and have me posted with him . |
12 | The appellant 's 18 year old daughter was indecently assaulted by the father of her boyfriend , while he was giving her a lift in his van . |