Example sentences of "was [adv] [verb] [pron] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The Prince was perhaps showing him the sights ? ’ |
| 2 | She laughed , but he was only telling her the truth . |
| 3 | He was already handing her the piece of paper which certified that she was in good health and not suffering from any infectious disease . |
| 4 | My separatist friends said I was selling out , and taking on the role of mother was just doing what the patriarchy had trained me for . |
| 5 | Robinson was still giving him the low-down on life in Whitely when the key rattled in the door again and it opened to admit Rod Porter . |
| 6 | His sojourn in the car was simply to assure himself the messenger boy responded to the given description and had not been followed . |
| 7 | He was n't trying to give her false hope but was simply telling her the truth . |
| 8 | He was surely telling her the truth , surely , with that playful-sounding promise of a comedy about the Wall . |
| 9 | Were were would you suggest that they have a lot of unresolved feelings about that , or maybe they had emotional scars because no-one was there to give them the kind of hope that might be available now ? |