Example sentences of "he [was/were] [verb] [adv] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | If he were aimed specifically at the race another time he would probably go very close . |
| 2 | Ken Connelly , 52 , who suffers from an aorta aneurysm , a problem with his main artery , was about to be operated on when he was turned away at the last minute — on two occasions . |
| 3 | A : to give him and he was writing just at the beginning he was — writing the whole — for each year of his life he wrote something in that had — had been invented or + |
| 4 | He was looking closely at the picture in his hand . |
| 5 | He was looking wistfully at the Princesse . |
| 6 | Her hand lay gently on his shoulder , barely pressing against him , yet it seemed he was gathered there at the point of contact , his whole self focused in her touch . |
| 7 | Pop having to return to Burma for another year with the Governor , and finally my going to meet him in Liverpool when he was sent home at the end of that year very sick , never to return to Burma . |
| 8 | He was educated locally at the National School and later at Wesley College , Sheffield , before becoming apprenticed to a wool spinner , John Brigg . |
| 9 | I really thought we was going to end with erm , , cos he was sitting right at the top branch , you know sawing merrily through . |
| 10 | He was staring intently at the blonde . |
| 11 | He was staring across at the distant mountains ; he seemed to be in a reverie , unaware of her presence , and she hesitated for a moment before saying , ‘ Could I have a word with you , please ? ’ |
| 12 | Kermit-like , he was peering disapprovingly at the massed ranks of his political opponents , a stare that was returned , by those who caught his eye , with surprise tinged with disapproval . |
| 13 | And in fact it shows a lot for human nature because he was chuckling away at the end of it all and he even gave the lads who did the job a tip . |