Example sentences of "was [v-ing] [coord] [verb] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tumblers were refilled , toasts were drunk , the cake was cut and there was singing and dancing till nightfall . |
| 2 | Now high summer was browning and mellowing into autumn . |
| 3 | I was shouting and screaming for help and at the same time taking off my coat and wellingtons , preparing to jump in after her . |
| 4 | She flew back to Lima and wrote to all her clients telling them not to expect any more craft goods : she was quitting and going to work in the jungle . |
| 5 | Few in a packed , drenched stadium would have bet on either outcome in a first half where England 's attacking approach was skidding and slipping off course while the bigger Boks dug in , drove hard and let the awesome boot of Botha do the rest . |
| 6 | Every inch of her was pulsing and seething with anticipation . |
| 7 | He was screaming and covered in blood . ’ |
| 8 | The boy was screaming and begging for mercy now , his lips bitten through . |
| 9 | Crew noticed the Heritage was missing and radioed for help . |
| 10 | He was missing and wanted for murder . |