Example sentences of "was [v-ing] [adv] [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I was going home to get a new hearing-aid . |
| 2 | The House of Commons was moving forward to assert a greater degree of control over the colonies than before ; partly to evade this , William created a Board of Trade and Plantations , made up of civil servants and privy councillors , that was unlikely to pay much more attention to the Commons than its predecessor , the Lords of Trade , had done . |
| 3 | ‘ But if they 're given money for the food … ’ the Substitute was trying vainly to put a bouncing lighter to his cigar . |
| 4 | Benedicta was trying hard to keep a straight face . |
| 5 | He was working hard to complete a special project for Friday , and had already told her he would give her a hand at the weekend . |
| 6 | Dr Rolleston was retiring quietly to let a younger man prepare for what we were beginning to think was inevitable . |