Example sentences of "[pers pn] [was/were] [adv] [verb] [pers pn] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I was about to ask you the same question . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I was about to ask you the same question . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I was about to ask you the same question . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ As is whether you were actually telling me the truth , or lying . |
| 5 | But if anyone said that Christianity was n't going to cost you anything , they were not telling you the full story . |
| 6 | Its ears were erect and it was evidently giving them the full attention of sight , smell and hearing . |
| 7 | He was surely telling her the truth , surely , with that playful-sounding promise of a comedy about the Wall . |
| 8 | He was already handing her the piece of paper which certified that she was in good health and not suffering from any infectious disease . |
| 9 | Emmie saw , appalled , that he was about to tell him the truth . |
| 10 | She laughed , but he was only telling her the truth . |