Example sentences of "i [was/were] [v-ing] him [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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1 | What struck me was the way in which he seemed to have little difficulty not merely in coming down to my level but in entering into my feelings , as if I were telling him about the most natural matter in the world . |
2 | I like him , I was watching him on the telly the other day , I think he seemed nice . |
3 | I was accompanying him in the show anyway and I think we just had the nerve . ’ |
4 | About once a week or fortnight I had to attend some quite high-powered meetings in London to which James came too , as I was feeding him at the time . |
5 | I was helping him across a busy six-lane road in north London . |
6 | Poor love , ’ she smiled faintly , ‘ he was half asleep , and at first when he heard what I had to say he thought I was leaving him in the lurch after all . |
7 | ‘ I was telling him about the Glory , and I said I 'd driven it over and what did he think — was he looking forward to driving it and all that — ’ She paused excitedly . |
8 | I was beating him in the storyline , but he was , in reality , desperate to win all the races . |
9 | He saw the work that I examined and dealt with , and on the Tuesday , I was saluting him as an inspector . |
10 | He put a solicitor down , and last time I spoke with him I was defending him on a for fraud . |