Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] [prep] [pron] [v-ing] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Three reasons were given for his signing the interview notes : he had toothache ; he was tired and subdued ; and he was afraid that his solicitor might be reprimanded again . |
| 2 | Menem subsequently met President Jaime Paz Zamora of Bolivia in La Paz on Dec. 14 where bilateral agreements were signed including one covering the purchase of Bolivian natural gas . |
| 3 | ‘ I was resigned to him missing the return leg , but he has recovered remarkably quickly . |
| 4 | The bread supplied by Benjamin Maulden was ‘ very indifferently baked ’ and the house surgeon was to write to him expressing the Board 's dissatisfaction — which was extended to a Mr. Bentham , whose bread was found to be underweight . |
| 5 | And she was silenced as one watching the rerun of an all too familiar catastrophe beyond change . |
| 6 | Following on from our silver award in 1991 , we were very pleased that our excellent safety record in 1992 was recognised by our achieving the RoSPA gold award which was presented in May of this year . |