Example sentences of "he was [verb] [pron] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was watching her watching the dress . |
| 2 | Maybe he was helping her prepare the meal for the husband and the child , stifling the urge to take her in his arms . |
| 3 | When he opened the door and his house filled with strangers , he was told they had the right to take his two children away . |
| 4 | ‘ That as soon as he was refuelled he took the opportunity of seeing if he could locate the remains of that American plane ? ’ |
| 5 | He was to have them arouse the citizenry , when they heard the attack develop , so as to cause panic and alarm behind the enemy forces when these were roused to counter-attack . |
| 6 | Rebecca was accusing her of starting the fire , and he was doing nothing to dispute the idea . |
| 7 | When he was finished he sat the boy up and tousled his hair . |
| 8 | Mike 's boss , Max Smith , 53 , said : ‘ Even though he was trapped he finished the job . ’ |