Example sentences of "he [was/were] [verb] [pron] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Johnny 's words had left her feeling inadequate , as though he were presenting her with some enormous challenge which she did not feel equal to meet . |
| 2 | It was hard to conceal the sudden rush of nerves she felt when she saw the way he was watching her with that barely hidden amusement . |
| 3 | He was watching her with that same intensity she 'd seen in his face before , the one that made his eyes seem like dark sapphires . |
| 4 | He was watching her with such quiet intensity that , for just an instant , she felt as if there were no one else in the square but the two of them . |
| 5 | His lean and powerful body was relaxed in the black suit , long legs crossed towards her , chest turned towards her , and he was watching her with narrowed eyes , obviously rearranging his thoughts about her at a rate of knots . |
| 6 | There was a white line around his mouth and he was watching her with undisguised lust , as if he wanted her and hated himself for being so human . |
| 7 | It was hard to think while he was watching her like that , and even harder to follow the sudden switch in the conversation . |
| 8 | then he was watching him like this then he ran |
| 9 | Although he was no stranger to the town , now that he was on a case he was seeing it with new eyes . |
| 10 | ‘ I 'm surprised he was given it at all , really . |
| 11 | He was transporting her to another world , and she responded to him with uninhibited abandon . |
| 12 | She looked at him warily to find that he was regarding her with unprecedented tenderness . |
| 13 | ‘ You know , ’ she said resentfully , ‘ when Billy was inside he was sharing a landing with some very funny men , and one day he was telling them about that pub he bought with the cellars full of Château d'Yquem not showing off or nothing , just by way of general conversation , and they said , ‘ Nice , is it , with that stuff you lot eat ? |
| 14 | He had on the long white cloak which signified to the audience that he was wearing nothing at all . |
| 15 | Jimmy adjusted the gun so that he was holding it with both hands . |
| 16 | He was kissing her with small caresses of his mouth , teasing her cheeks and nose , tempting her brows and the corners of her mouth , so that her breath grew shallow and her body leaned against his solid frame for support . |
| 17 | He was teasing her with this leisurely foreplay , stoking the fires inside her until they reached the point where they could no longer be contained . |
| 18 | Mutinously she flicked her gaze back to where he was surveying her in stony silence . |
| 19 | He was asking me about some man called Payne who seems to have died years ago . |
| 20 | Mr Clarke told the Commons he was doing it with great reluctance . |
| 21 | Mr Clarke told the Commons he was doing it with great reluctance . |
| 22 | Mr Clarke told the House of Commons that he was doing it with great reluctance . |
| 23 | The note which had been sent into him at the factory had said that he was to meet them at eight o'clock on Boxing Night . |
| 24 | As usual it was impossible to tell from Adam 's granite features just how he was feeling — if he was feeling anything at all , she thought savagely . |
| 25 | He was , of course , touching a nerve deep within the Russian psyche , but he was saying something like this , that ‘ if Christ is risen , every argument for atheism is flawed ’ . |
| 26 | He was aping them to some extent , but what was different was that touching quality . ’ |
| 27 | He was defending himself with great skill , every now and then sliding his hands down the staff and striking at a distance with its full length , and then suddenly changing direction and bringing the shortened end up in a jab at the face or stomach of one of the attackers he had tempted to come too close . |
| 28 | Course you can imagine how careful he was carrying it with that in it . |