Example sentences of "[Wh pn] was [v-ing] [verb] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I met a scum fan on the bus home from town late on Saturday night who was trying to tell me in a very loud voice that Strachan was now ‘ past it ’ and ‘ knackered ’ . |
| 2 | At the same time she handed off a man who was trying to prevent her from leaving . |
| 3 | Immediately she was surrounded by the other occupants of the pool , who crowded around her , laughing and urging her right into the water and ignoring the grey-haired woman who was trying to keep them under control . |
| 4 | He found a tutor in London who was going to coach me for University Entrance . |
| 5 | And the person who was going to lead them to this golden opportunity was the new driving force who had come to the fore and already earned himself the nickname of ‘ the Eddie Shah of News on Sunday ’ — Chris Walsh . |
| 6 | ‘ I did n't even think about about the decathlon again until Duncan Mathieson , another one of Jim 's group down here , started going on about being the only one who was going to make it to the World Student Games . |