Example sentences of "[was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [to-vb] [pron] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | MPs are getting letters complaining that fathers may have already taken on commitments they ca n't get out of and they were only expecting to pay whatever the courts had fixed . |
| 2 | While I knew he was only trying to give me a kick up the backside for my own good , I felt really , really low . |
| 3 | ‘ While I knew he was only trying to give me a kick up the backside for my own good , I felt really , really low . |
| 4 | In truth , I was just hoping to give him a good game . ’ |
| 5 | In truth , I was just hoping to give him a good game . ’ |
| 6 | I was just going to call you a bitch . |
| 7 | ‘ I was just coming to give you a hand , son . ’ |
| 8 | Miss Hinkle was always trying to make me an office magnate , dictating letters and answering telephone calls . |