Example sentences of "[noun prp] was doing the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nellie was doing the same at the other side . |
| 2 | Erm what 's his name Alan Titchmarsh was doing the interviewing . |
| 3 | I always knew it probably could n't last because nothing goes on forever , but in that time , I had a great time in New York , and it seemed at one point that everyone was there when David was doing the week at the Universal Amphitheatre . |
| 4 | Steven was doing the front lawn |
| 5 | Eva was doing the Lord 's will and the Lord would look after her . |
| 6 | Sid Hope was doing the rounds , having a friendly word with those who were late in paying their subscriptions . |
| 7 | but when Pete was doing the sides of the erm lounge and he erm put that coving up |
| 8 | On the part of the Governors ’ ; Sewell was doing the governors ' bidding . |
| 9 | As Ana was doing the same , both Mitch and Felipe looked less than happy . |
| 10 | Steve was doing the right thing ; he was going to marry the woman he loved even though she had a baby by another man , which was a true measure of the depth of his caring . |
| 11 | Now the boy Steve was doing the talking while Lily was listening , and that surprised him . |
| 12 | I started to feel better and Bill was doing the garden . |
| 13 | My impression was that since it was to be held in London , Angela was doing the work , with a good deal of help from colleagues at Yeo Davis . |
| 14 | Susan was doing the washing up and Simon had insisted on helping her |
| 15 | Mrs ze Schluderpacheru was doing the accounts on her musical wrist-calculator , working how out much of her take would have to go to the yaks this quarter . |
| 16 | The Duke of Kent was doing the ribbon-cutting at the National Railway Museum where there are locos by every name except , it seems , his own . |
| 17 | Again , Jeremiah was doing the Lord 's work as a servant ; in the passage we heard a few moments ago , he expressed his dismay at the manner in which he was being treated by the people . |