Example sentences of "[noun sg] and [was/were] [verb] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I came out of the station , having had my break and was putting it into my notebook — ‘ refreshments at such-and-such a time , leave such- and such a time ’ . |
| 2 | General Francis had risen from his chair by the examination couch and was supporting himself with his sticks . |
| 3 | She 'd bought some fancy underwear and was showing it to Franca and I came in and made some remarks . |
| 4 | On the steps of the stadium someone had erected a red hammer-and-sickle flag and was waving it towards the crowd and the few media people present . |
| 5 | Eisenhower , who was in the midst of his re-election campaign and was presenting himself to the American electorate as ‘ a man of peace ’ , failed to make clear to his British and French colleagues in the Atlantic Alliance the depth of his reluctance to countenance the use of force over an issue that was only important and not vital to US interests . |
| 6 | She 'd washed her hair and was drying it on the hessian towel . |
| 7 | Her eyes were adjusting to the darkness , and now she could see that he had folded his arms over the enticing broadness of his chest and was watching her with a challenging glitter in his eyes . |
| 8 | Sandra joined the Nicholson crowd in the B-movie circle and was to become something of a model for future long-term relationships . |
| 9 | Yanto grunted some inaudible remark and was introducing her to a goggle-eyed Billy as Nigger joined them . |
| 10 | Bigwig had raised his head and was supporting himself on his fore-paws alone . |
| 11 | She gave a little whimper of denial , her flat fists pushing against his chest , but he had moved his hand behind her head and was pressing her against him , forcing her lips apart so that he could savage her mouth with his tongue . |
| 12 | He 'd put some more money in the meter and was warming himself by the newly-lit fire . |
| 13 | It was a crisp Saturday morning in February , and the young man had picked her up from her flat and was driving them to a motor-racing track in the heart of Surrey . |
| 14 | He stayed the week and was given lots of extra training , but he was still unsafe when he returned to the USA . |
| 15 | ‘ It seems as if I really do need to lie down , ’ she said faintly , and then he had swept her off the ground and was carrying her to one of the low , comfortable sofas in a private alcove where donors who were feeling faint could eat and drink in peace and quiet as they recovered . |
| 16 | Julia knew that it could not be real because it brought with it even more horrible visions , in one of which Comfort and Anthony had her pinned to the ground and were hitting her with garden rakes with specially sharpened tines . |
| 17 | The fourth man had abandoned their horses to his wounded companion and was launching himself into the fray . |
| 18 | Quick replies by Kelly Shelford and Mark Elia led to the suspicion that New Zealand could score at will and were easing themselves into their stride , but doubts arose early in the second half with a succession of missed chances . |
| 19 | At the front , though , they had taken them through the gate and were playing them on the windows of Hilda Machin 's sitting-room . |
| 20 | Looking round , he saw that the young accomplice had retrieved the knife and was pointing it at him like a gun , stammering : ‘ You 'd better let him go , d' you hear ? ’ |
| 21 | But when he looked back over his shoulder for help , Garvey too had descended his ladder and was following them into the nave . |
| 22 | Lucenzo 's mother had emerged from the ballroom and was embracing her as if she was very precious . |
| 23 | Dad wasted no words and said that it was his bird in the box whereupon C … tried to brazen out the situation by saying he had found the cockbird in the garden and was taking it to the market in the morning . |
| 24 | Up to 30 armed men had commandeered a bus and were driving it towards Zanderij airport near the Surinamese capital , Paramaribo , according to Mr Haakmat . |
| 25 | At luncheon , Bradbury 's Alsatian dog was found to have retrieved a boot of a German airman and was chewing it under the table . |
| 26 | In their view the Commission were giving Article 100A an unduly wide construction and were using it for proposals which should properly have been based on some alternative Article of the EEC Treaty , such as Article 100 or Article 235 , which required unanimity in the Council . |
| 27 | As he spoke , he had already turned abruptly on his heel and was leading her in swift strides across the wide hallway . |
| 28 | Then , with a nod in the direction of the railwaymen — ‘ Thanks for your assistance , and for holding up the train' — he had grabbed Shiona unceremoniously by the wrist and was dragging her towards the door . |
| 29 | He had taken a couple of square inches of rock cocaine from wherever he had hidden his supply and was chopping it with his knife on to Trent 's shaving mirror . |
| 30 | She returned to the sitting room and struck Tam , who had knocked the bowl of biscuits from the table and was wolfing them off the carpet . |