Example sentences of "[noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [pron] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She told them about her house and that the managers were calling her a thief . |
| 2 | came across dry ginger one of my school girlfriends was giving me a recipe , which , for which one er fo for erm ginger beer |
| 3 | The uniforms were giving her the once-over . |
| 4 | He said that he wondered whether the government had lost control of the security forces or whether the security forces were doing what the government wanted . |
| 5 | I think the doctors were telling her the truth . ’ |
| 6 | The new publishers were giving him a launch party and wanted names for the guest list . |
| 7 | Paths were lost which the water had obliterated and silent highways were marked by great trees lying prostrate across the track . |
| 8 | Too often I was asked to bowl defensively , brought into the attack to stop the flood of runs when batsmen were giving us a caning . |