Example sentences of "and [was/were] [verb] [pron] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In other words , Barro assumes that rational agents over the period were aware that the rate of growth of the quantity of money was being determined by the process described in equation ( 6.7 ) , and were using their knowledge of that process and the coefficients involved in it to predict future monetary growth . |
| 2 | Last season was the result of complacency among our players and the vengeful attitude of most of the league who thought the scum should have won the it and were getting their revenge for them . |
| 3 | The family had just picked her up from hospital in Oxford and were taking her home to Swindon . |
| 4 | A very few moments later , Mala and I had firm hold of the contract for the job and were taking our leave of a decidedly miffed Emissary . |
| 5 | They wore expensive suits and had the general air of men who 'd found the secret key to the money pump and were cranking its handle for all they were worth . |
| 6 | They chose their brushes and were measuring them side by side . |
| 7 | The sixth medium featured on the tape , recorded in January last year , said the dog she ‘ saw ’ had a short tail and was pushing her head into Tom 's hand , which Tom confirmed as typical Border Terrier behaviour . |
| 8 | It was the violent jolting of our wheels on the sleepers that finally woke me to the realisation that Ward had switched from the road to the railway line itself and was bumping his way along the track towards the gaping mouth of a tunnel . |
| 9 | He began as deputy to Sir Michael Checkland and was appointed his successor without any other candidates being interviewed . |
| 10 | In 785 Charles ' inflexible attitude and persistent presence finally paid off ; the main nationalist leader , Wittikind , sued for peace and was given his life in exchange for his surrender and baptism . |
| 11 | She 'd found some hawthorn berries on a bush and was chewing her way through one with every sign of enjoyment . |
| 12 | McLeish looked thoughtfully at Jennifer Morgan who had come in and was considering her father with what he was startled to recognize as dislike . |
| 13 | Alex had spilled some juice on the table top and was drawing his finger through the orange puddle with enjoyment ; Sarah seemed completely preoccupied by the last mouthful of toast . |
| 14 | If it had n't been for the triumphant glitter in his eyes she would have been lost ; as it was , he had pulled her zip down and was easing her dress from her shoulders by the time she 'd steeled herself to thrust hard against his shoulders with both hands and roll off the bed . |
| 15 | Kāli had fixed two new hairslides on either side of Hārkini 's head and was holding her face at arm 's length to see the effect . |
| 16 | He told the woman she was a witch and was holding her husband under a strange and evil power . |
| 17 | I had one arm around his neck and was leaning my head against his chest . |
| 18 | Larry had gone beetroot-red like the soup , Lee saw , as he sat next to Philippa on the carpet , but Philippa herself was as alert as a newborn bird and was tickling his ankle with a silver-sandalled foot , excited by the nonsense , unafraid of the conflict . |
| 19 | He had reached over and was gripping her shoulder with his left hand , holding her so that her face was close to his . |
| 20 | She had just walked the course and was making her way to the weighing room before the first race when she heard the familiar Bronx accent behind her . |
| 21 | Within an hour of embarkation , the ‘ Saint Andrew ’ had turned and was making its way across the Firth . |
| 22 | At last , the Rolls had broken free of Piccadilly 's logjam and was making its way at something approaching normal speed towards Knightsbridge . |
| 23 | I had left my automobile behind a farmer 's barn beyond the city walls , and was making my way to Frankenstein 's house . |
| 24 | Roy just managed to get the last seat on the plane and was making his way down the cabin , trying to secure space for his luggage . |
| 25 | As she passed Veronica 's house , she noticed that one of the men had got out of the green Maestro and was making his way round the back of the building . |
| 26 | For a troubled soul Hawkins looked remarkably fresh , rested and relaxed and was attacking his breakfast with some gusto . |
| 27 | He had acquired the small radio station at Timmins , Ontario , north of Toronto , and was feeling his way into radio . |
| 28 | The man had his fingers around the woman 's throat and was banging her head against the back of the seat . |
| 29 | He also mentioned that an engineer from the Boeing company had arrived and was informing his company of the failure . |
| 30 | ‘ Excuse me , ’ said Jenny to the man , who now obviously recognized her and was recomposing his face to a rubbery concern . |