Example sentences of "[noun] was [v-ing] [pron] the " in BNC.

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1 Jean was asking me the other day , and really , you 've told me next to nothing .
2 Pat was showing him The True Path in stylish fashion .
3 It had given him the chance to go on talking to and getting to know children and he was sure he would know if a boy was telling him the truth .
4 By the middle of February , when the Shah had been in Morocco more than a month , it had become common gossip in the diplomatic corps that Hassan was giving him the cold shoulder .
5 ‘ Yes , that was because Lesley-Jane was giving me the wrong cues .
6 Her father was reading her the story , a long time ago .
7 He was all the more determined to appear in control because his father-in-law was giving him the half-amused , half-pitying look , which Hugh interpreted as ‘ I know you 're sorry you 've got to put up with me .
8 Josh Cornock was telling me the big tides of the last few days have brought the elvers down .
9 ‘ They 're likely to charge him over the weekend , so Gerry was tipping me the wink there 's no story for us .
10 This time I left it up to my patient to decide which area of her life was causing her the most distress .
11 Peter was showing him the large white sheet that was fixed to the fence .
12 Bobbie looked surprised , because just for a moment she thought Peter was giving her the engine .
13 Byers was offering him the bottle .
14 My own advertising was giving them the the service and the quality .
15 The doctor was paying her the ten shillings , she could afford to be friendly .
16 So , Himmler was giving him the same powers as he had given Max Radl for Operation Eagle .
17 The navigator was giving me the countdown ; as soon as the needles on the oil-temperature gauge started moving I would be off , making sure I took-off on time as this would be vital for the rest of the squadron .
18 Stepney in the late 18th century was becoming what the Northern Heights — Highgate and Hampstead — became later , namely , an early form of London suburbia .
19 I know what profession she 's in , and no wonder that taxi driver was giving me the big smirk .
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