Example sentences of "[Wh pn] was [adv] [v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A TWO-YEAR-OLD boy in Cape Town , who was slowly suffocating to death , yesterday became the world 's first child to have an artificial windpipe implanted , during an operation by a British surgeon . |
| 2 | The most interesting shows the upper part of a woman wrapped in a cloak , who was evidently standing in profile but turns her Daedalic face to us . |
| 3 | The woman , who was probably suffering from haemophilia , felt it was necessary to approach Jesus secretly because her illness made her ‘ unclean ’ according to the Law . |
| 4 | Sooty turned to Yanto , who was already grinning with anticipation . |
| 5 | A regular visitor to Upper Dean Terrace was my grandmother 's old cook , Bessie , whose chicken cream and queen of puddings had been such a highlight of Nairn holidays , and who was now living in retirement in nearby Learmonth Terrace . |
| 6 | The pension from his post also went to Jean , who was then living at home on the rue de Harlay and no doubt working with Martin in the instrument business ( document 5 ) . |
| 7 | Soon after his call , they met for a meal at Shoney 's Big Boy restaurant where Franks/Schafer introduced him to Burchette , who was then working from home as a one-man security service , and to Jack Terrell , a former operative of Oliver North 's in Central America . |