Example sentences of "was [adv] [v-ing] [prep] his [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was gloomily looking at his registration book on Tuesday morning . |
| 2 | , he was only referring to his fear of Jack . |
| 3 | He was attached to his mother , but she died in 1926 , while Nasser was away living with his uncle in Cairo . |
| 4 | Uncle Hamish was already rising from his seat , looking positively twinkly with health and good cheer . |
| 5 | Ace was already moving in his direction . |
| 6 | He was already reaching for his phone , jabbing an extension number . |
| 7 | Twoflower was already thumbing through his book . |
| 8 | He was just warming to his task when Reed sold him out . |
| 9 | Horrified householder Jack Allen , 66 , said : ‘ This young chap was just staring at his car with glazed eyes . |
| 10 | The first , as I was rapidly discovering in his hotel room , is enthusiasm . |
| 11 | He was always looking at his watch and saying he 'd have to go and — ’ |
| 12 | Caspar and Fenella had to explain it four times , and a fifth for Flaherty , who was still recovering from his overindulgence in the matter of the mulled wine . |
| 13 | Endill was still recovering from his journey in the basket lift and he followed behind the Headmaster without a word . |
| 14 | They parted two weeks ago but Mr Griffiths was still living near his family in Northallerton , North Yorks . |
| 15 | Leith was still gasping at his audacity as well as at his discernment when , flicking a glance at the way her chestnut hair was fastened in a repressive knot , he inserted with another glance at her severe hairstyle , ‘ Now why would a beautiful woman , with equally beautiful hair , try to hide her beauty behind glasses which she clearly does n't need , try to minimise the beauty of her splendid hair , and also try to detract attention from what I clearly recall is a figure of delightful shape and proportions ? ’ |
| 16 | As he knew , the momentum was still building in his favour . |
| 17 | He afforded himself a quick glance at Plummer , who was still struggling with his spaghetti . |
| 18 | Yet the childish voice was still repeating in his head . |
| 19 | Mike Laister was still clinging to his point of view . |
| 20 | Then , realising she was still clinging to his arm , she snatched her hand away and moved to the other side of the path . |
| 21 | ‘ So am I. ’ She was still looking at his hand . |
| 22 | He was still smarting from his encounter with the child prostitute . |
| 23 | Ardamal just beat Kreig out of the door , while Dommer was still fumbling with his flamer . |
| 24 | ‘ You did n't care that Garry was still sleeping with his wife when he was supposed to be in love with you ? ’ |
| 25 | She was still pondering on his use of her name as the taxi drove through the dark city streets , the driver having given up on any hopes of conversation after a couple of monosyllabic and nonsensical replies from his customer . |
| 26 | Lee was still pulling at his anorak . |
| 27 | Meanwhile , a cyclist was still fighting for his life yesterday after crashing in the Yorkshire Dales . |
| 28 | A CYCLIST was still fighting for his life yesterday after crashing in the Yorkshire Dales . |
| 29 | Poor Leopold at home was clearly pining for his son : in a touching letter he confessed that he felt sad at times , being unable to hear Wolfgang playing the piano and violin , and each time he approached his home he half expected to hear the familiar sound of his son 's fiddle . |
| 30 | This , she knew , cut across the underlying premise of the conversation : that she was willingly acting as his aide in assessing possible recruits . |