Example sentences of "and [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | During our evenings together we would talk about all we were going to do when he was better and were even planning a trip to North Devon to stay with our friends Steve and Iris Pugh . |
| 2 | I discovered that I had become a ‘ character ’ and was fast becoming a caricature of myself . |
| 3 | He had put away the Morning Star , and was contentedly butchering a copy of that morning 's Guardian with a pair of scissors . |
| 4 | Fleury , too , continued to grieve for her and was now composing a poem in which her little ghost came tripping along the ramparts sniffing flowers , unperturbed by the flying cannon balls ( it was not a very good poem ) . |
| 5 | According to Soviet sources , however , the US side had softened its previous position that Najibullah would have to be removed from power before elections could be held , and was now considering a compromise under which he would remain President but would give up control of the military , the security police and the media to non-partisan bodies . |
| 6 | He held his glasses in one hand and was rhythmically tapping a sheet of paper held in the other . |