Example sentences of "[was/were] [adv] [verb] her [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She laughed , but he was only telling her the truth . |
| 2 | He was already handing her the piece of paper which certified that she was in good health and not suffering from any infectious disease . |
| 3 | The weight of the matching necklace was already giving her a headache . |
| 4 | He was n't trying to give her false hope but was simply telling her the truth . |
| 5 | He was surely telling her the truth , surely , with that playful-sounding promise of a comedy about the Wall . |
| 6 | He was n't paying her a compliment . |