Example sentences of "[conj] was [v-ing] out [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When I entered our room I found Mum had down two more vases and was sorting out a pile of pawn tickets . |
| 2 | He says : ‘ I wanted to sign them both and was sorting out the work permit side of it when I was dismissed . |
| 3 | A moment later he had returned , and was holding out a balloon glass containing an inch of brandy towards her . |
| 4 | And then he 'd waited there , too ashamed to face other nomes , until the car went back to wherever it came from , and had got off , and was living out the rest of his life quietly and without any fuss . |
| 5 | She had drawn the curtains at the house the previous evening and was carrying out a routine check at about 7.30 am when she saw the smashed back porch . |