Example sentences of "was [adv] [v-ing] [pers pn] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You suggest he was secretly testing it for work on the Antarctic land mass , flying it south over the pack ice . |
| 2 | ‘ Ah , but that was when I was only pumping you for information , not giving it to you . |
| 3 | In any case , Twoflower was delightedly taking picture after picture of people engaged in what he described as typical activities , and since a quarter-rhinu would subsequently change hands ‘ for their trouble ’ a tail of bemused and happy nouveaux-riches was soon following him in case this madman exploded in a shower of gold . |
| 4 | Lydia watched it , thinking that they had much in common except that she had her prey in her grasp and was already preparing it for consumption . |
| 5 | And let's not forget that Waqar shot out the first four England batsmen in the second innings at The Oval with a new ball — and he was scarcely getting it off line . |
| 6 | But this sense was always leading her into trouble — why get involved again ? |
| 7 | Kate 's eyes burned with a fury that was fast reducing her to speechlessness . |
| 8 | When she saw him again , on the Wednesday , Maria was half expecting it in view of certain events the previous evening , and Luke obviously knew it . |