Example sentences of "[noun prp] [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Here the Bey of Tunis was building himself a superb mausoleum . |
| 2 | Jean was asking me the other day , and really , you 've told me next to nothing . |
| 3 | Pat was showing him The True Path in stylish fashion . |
| 4 | When he straightened up , Pion was giving him a puzzled look . |
| 5 | I can not quite remember the title of the Ballet , but Miss Margot Fonteyn was on her way up , we were quite sure , and that redhead Moira Shearer was running her a good second . |
| 6 | By the middle of February , when the Shah had been in Morocco more than a month , it had become common gossip in the diplomatic corps that Hassan was giving him the cold shoulder . |
| 7 | ‘ Yes , that was because Lesley-Jane was giving me the wrong cues . |
| 8 | But , but , but I think that the Reverend David Brian was saying something a little bit erm more direct and more overarching than dealing only with those people that you 're talking about , were n't you , David ? |
| 9 | Bruno was offering him a sticky-looking liqueur from a tall thin bottle . |
| 10 | Josh Cornock was telling me the big tides of the last few days have brought the elvers down . |
| 11 | Peter was showing him the large white sheet that was fixed to the fence . |
| 12 | So , Himmler was giving him the same powers as he had given Max Radl for Operation Eagle . |