Example sentences of "he [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] an " in BNC.
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| 1 | That curious flicker was in his eyes again ; he was watching her with an intensity that was unnerving . |
| 2 | The Feldwebel had not moved and I looked all the way up his black leather jack-boots and the thin grey greatcoat with its cheap tin buttons looking as if they had come out of a Christmas pudding before I noticed that his eyes were slightly open and that he was watching me with an uncle 's amusement . |
| 3 | ‘ Perhaps he was using it as an office , ’ the agent suggested , kindly . |
| 4 | He was regarding me with an indulgence that did not convince me . |
| 5 | As the abrasive words poured into her ears , he was moving her against an ornamental lacquerwork cabinet of hip height and bending her backwards , a hand dealing with the intricacies of her bustier with a sure skill that bore witness to a wealth of experience with even the most esoteric of feminine garments . |
| 6 | It occurred to Cassie that he was keeping himself under an unnatural control , like a muzzled animal . |
| 7 | He was threatening them with an extraordinary general meeting of the club . |
| 8 | He was playing her like an angler with a fish and knew that she would soon be netted . |
| 9 | While householders fumed in queues to find out how they should pay , he was sunning himself on an Indian Ocean holiday . |