Example sentences of "was [v-ing] [adv prt] with the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As Eadmer saw it , the turning point came in 1076 , when Lanfranc was pressing on with the building of the new church , and had recently appointed Henry , his Italian fellow-countryman from Bec , as prior . |
| 2 | Unlike Michelle in Eastenders , my situation was quite different as I was going out with the father of my son . |
| 3 | I thought that was the mate who was going out with the blonde you know . |
| 4 | Occasionally Group Captain Bennett would poke his nose in to make sure everyone was getting on with the job and not larking about . |
| 5 | She 's not the one that was coming round with the baby ? |
| 6 | no , it was Michelle that was coming round with the baby |
| 7 | She 's not the one that was coming around with the baby ? |
| 8 | It was Michelle who was coming around with the baby . |
| 9 | A warm wind was coming in with the tide . |
| 10 | He caught a glimpse of Sheldukher who , with his usual instinct for self preservation , was scurrying off with the Cell case tucked under his arm . |
| 11 | The Collector nodded to Ford who was standing by with the portfire . |
| 12 | She must have had a posting , or else obtained her demob while I was still at Binbrook , because I have a distinct memory of Sheila hammering nails into this crate before despatching it to her new destination , and scornfully refusing all help from J. , who was standing by with the hammer and nails . |
| 13 | Can I just ask a question to start with because I was messing around with the camera and was it that he ha that he had no private pension policies at all ? |
| 14 | A small girl was messing about with the birthday cards in Mr Pascall 's shop . |
| 15 | I observed him warily , waiting for the outburst I felt certain was infusing along with the coffee , but he remained impassive and finished the meal by stoically downing a litre or so of the espresso blend , a large tin box of Amaretti di Saronno and eight grappa . |
| 16 | Fred was thundering on with the speech as though the corpse had n't fled , and at the same time bobbing up onto the balls of his feet with relief from the lost burden . |