Example sentences of "[noun] was [v-ing] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As far as the programme itself was concerned , she felt it was a ‘ classic example of the way in which the BBC , with its penchant for ‘ South Bank ’ religion was allowing itself to be used as a launching platform for the ‘ new morality ’ ’ . |
| 2 | Its irresistible force was pushing everything before it . |
| 3 | Jean was pulling him by the hand towards the dance . |
| 4 | He noticed that Hari was watching him with dull eyes . |
| 5 | And so the relevance of that to what Andrea was telling us about is what ? |
| 6 | But Platt insisted that his only interest in Diego Maradona 's old club was beating them at the weekend to boost Bari 's survival chances . |
| 7 | But Platt insisted that his only interest in Diego Maradona 's old club was beating them at the weekend to boost Bari 's survival chances . |
| 8 | By then Cameron 's mind was rousing itself from shock , there were many things he wanted to say to James , but the moment they stepped down under the massive archway of the prison they were hustled in opposite directions . |
| 9 | There is no notable deceleration , but I do n't know that my mind was recording anything but fear , nor is there any particular screech or roll , but suddenly we 're around the corner and accelerating down towards the tunnel and Jackie 's saying , ‘ You can relax now , Keith . ’ |
| 10 | remember what Richard was using it as yesterday . |
| 11 | That was used as er , I ca n't remember what Richard was using it as yesterday |
| 12 | Rebecca was accusing her of starting the fire , and he was doing nothing to dispute the idea . |
| 13 | Gyggle was driving me along the coast road to Brighton as he spoke . |
| 14 | First er but I 've been tol I 'm sorry I 'm I have n't realized Scott was joining us on the line . |
| 15 | David was warming himself by a fire in the centre of the hut ; he was almost nude and had never worn anything other than a coarse blanket which was slightly tied round him to cover his back . |
| 16 | But I I just Pat was doing it for Bishop 's Stortford on or thereabouts because he sent me all the details about the whale walk . |
| 17 | ‘ Jack Mahoney was blackmailing somebody in this town . |
| 18 | The snow was smothering everything in whiteness , deadening all sound . |
| 19 | ‘ What do you mean , ma'am ? ’ the sergeant grunted suspiciously , over-sensitive in his present mood , and fearful the superintendent was blaming him for some unknown misdemeanour . |
| 20 | Rune Christensen was amusing himself at her expense . |
| 21 | But as I went on reading I found that was n't what Clem was telling me at all . ’ |
| 22 | He took them through the cavernous littered kitchen , where an old woman in a grey shawl was mixing something in a basin on the table , and down the dark passage to the studio . |
| 23 | Sue was beckoning her from the till . |
| 24 | Oh , Ken was asking us about that . |
| 25 | ‘ Ma must have taken to cooking up bits of food in her bedroom , ’ Algy said when Lady Grubb was doing something to the plants and she and Guy were alone with father in his study . |
| 26 | Arthur and Geoff were already there and the ARP organist was surpassing himself with appropriate music . |
| 27 | Leith 's mutiny ebbed when she thought how ill and distraught Travis was making himself over his love , and the seed of an idea of appealing to Travis to save her job withered before it was half born . |
| 28 | I had the uncanny feeling that the ghost of Sigmund Freud was chiding me for thinking this and she was clearly incensed that I could suggest that her father could have had any interest in religion whatsoever . |
| 29 | So we put them all into bin bags and we was trying to carry these bin bags so the wind was taking them like balloons ! |
| 30 | A fresh north wind was carrying us into another Nile where the desert pressed close upon the riverbanks . |