Example sentences of "he [was/were] [verb] [indef pn] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was learning something of the dead man 's background , admittedly from a biased witness , but any policeman knows that all witnesses are biased in some degree . |
| 2 | He was waving something in the air and laughing . |
| 3 | I walked in there and I can se he had a he had a er some copies and and er he was getting one in the bloody phone ! |
| 4 | He did n't even look up , he was doing something with the cafetière . |
| 5 | Giles recalls one remark when Montini was criticizing the De Gasperi Christian Democratic government for inaction while denying that he was doing anything of the kind ( a typical Montini ploy ) : ‘ In political questions the Church has to be general , just as in religious matters she can not afford not to be particular ’ ( ibid. , p. 109 ) . |
| 6 | The German Commandant had dreamt of a mute Jewish whore and when he was issued one for the duration his cup overflowed . |
| 7 | It was odd , but Greg noticed Bill Clough 's eyes following them sharply : he was saying nothing to the purpose so there was no reason why he should n't watch them , but Greg , following his lead , did wonder whether Hilary 's mutterings were not of a rather different kind from Desmond 's . |
| 8 | He was saying something about the Hamilton house , a question . |