Example sentences of "[pers pn] was [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 | Its ears were erect and it was evidently giving them the full attention of sight , smell and hearing . |
5 | He was surely telling her the truth , surely , with that playful-sounding promise of a comedy about the Wall . |
6 | He was already handing her the piece of paper which certified that she was in good health and not suffering from any infectious disease . |
7 | Emmie saw , appalled , that he was about to tell him the truth . |
8 | She laughed , but he was only telling her the truth . |