Example sentences of "he [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | But he was now acting in defence of the properties of Canterbury , a matter for which he alone was responsible . |
| 32 | He was indeed suffering from foul of the foot , the mediaeval term given because of the stink of the necrotic tissue between the cleats , and I did n't have any antibiotics or sulphonamides to treat it . |
| 33 | He was certainly thinking about fusion as a source of heat in the Earth . |
| 34 | Was there maybe a sneaking feeling that , if he was n't laughing at her , he was usually laughing at life in general , and that he might be quite fun to be with ? |
| 35 | He was still cursing in French and English . |
| 36 | He was still recuperating at home a few nights later when a rustling from the rafters above his bed proved to be yet another python which had entered the village and was lying in wait . |
| 37 | He picked up another big prize in Ireland yesterday with Mr Martini and he was still bubbling over User Friendly 's St Leger triumph . |
| 38 | He was still suffering from jet-lag but opted to plunge in at the deep end against Monaghan . |
| 39 | Money was bad , but he was still working for Liberty and picked up work on Pageant magazine . |