Example sentences of "who was [v-ing] [verb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Charles , who was beginning to understand the technique of conversation with Bartlemas and O'Rourke , leapt in . |
| 2 | Scathach hushed the old man , who was struggling to keep the flow of his words . |
| 3 | A further image is that caring is a predominantly female experience ; a typical caricature of a ‘ carer ’ would be that of a married middle-aged woman whose children had grown up and who was looking to re-enter the labour market . |
| 4 | Bob , the LAC electrician who was trying to get the show off the ground admitted that his main ambition after the war was to be the conductor of a classical orchestra . |
| 5 | The mixture of the two styles is magically uncontrived at Waterston , set now in its cosy Edwardian garden laid out with great vision by Morley Horder , the architect who was helping to remodel the interior in 1911 . |
| 6 | In September 1066 , King Harold defeated his brother Tostig , who was attempting to regain the earldom of Northumbria with the help of the King of Norway , in a fierce and bloody battle on the banks of the river Derwent . |
| 7 | The man who was standing left the room . |
| 8 | Er I come up to draw the President 's attention erm to a problem we have within the delegation and that is that when er Dick called the mover of resolution three eight one in the name of the Lancashire region John who was going to move the resolution was in fact sat in his seat within the delegation . |
| 9 | He ran into the path of fellow striker , Lee Nogan , and as both hesitated who was going to put the ball into the empty net , the chance had gone and the ball was hacked away . |
| 10 | I do n't think we actually said who was going to inform the member authorities . |
| 11 | Pamella ! ’ and I 'm just freaking out and hanging on to Tim Taylor , trying to get to the plane , and I 'm wearing this scarf on my head to cover my face and they had pulled a straw — they said this ! — for who was going to tear the veil from my face and this fat guy got it and ripped it , pulled my hair , poked me in the eye — I was physically assaulted ! |
| 12 | ‘ But quite honestly from the way she shone in the semi-finals , Sally was always the one who was going to win the gold medal . ’ |
| 13 | He and Tony got on well : they started arguing over whether it was better to have two bits of black pudding rather than two sausages in the terminal café , and when that battle was over they started another about who was going to have the window seat on the plane . |
| 14 | She slammed down the receiver , struggled against the heavy red door , sobbing uncaringly , and ran past a woman who was waiting to use the phone . |