Example sentences of "[adj] and [was/were] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her eyes opened and she saw that he had tugged a long strand of hair free and was playing it between his fingers . |
| 2 | She stopped talking , as though she had already said too much and was regretting it . |
| 3 | The fact that Bevin , the leading figure in British trade unionism , had joined the government as Minister of Labour and was doing what he could to limit industrial conflict encouraged the sense among the public that the unions as a whole were behaving responsibly in the nation 's crisis . |
| 4 | For a troubled soul Hawkins looked remarkably fresh , rested and relaxed and was attacking his breakfast with some gusto . |
| 5 | When I was ill and was told I would have to go on a diet for the rest of my life I felt totally deprived that I was n't going to be able to eat junk food any more . |
| 6 | He felt tired and was finding it difficult to think straight . |
| 7 | Willis appeared in court in June 1987 and was told he could face a three-year prison sentence . |
| 8 | The Renault driver had engaged first and was tugging his tow-bar out of the radiator of the Jaguar . |
| 9 | Steve looked across at Ruth who had gone deathly pale and was watching him with her mouth gaping open . |
| 10 | He thanked me too , saying I 'd been very fair and was paying him royally , but then he added , in that high-pitched voice of his : ‘ One thing though . |
| 11 | Nu entered in 1926 and was awarded his BA in 1929 . |
| 12 | Youngman was given a breath test which proved positive and was told he was being arrested , but he started walking towards a public house . |
| 13 | A man of sophistication and wide experience , he recognised her lack of both and was teasing her like a cat playing with a mouse . |