Example sentences of "[pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [indef pn] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sometimes her lips would move slightly , as though she were repeating something to herself . |
| 2 | She was saying something to him , and he was glancing around and nodding . |
| 3 | In fact , as I saw them she was saying something to Gharr , making him smile . |
| 4 | They were saying something to me about there wo n't be that bigger fall . |
| 5 | It was odd , but Greg noticed Bill Clough 's eyes following them sharply : he was saying nothing to the purpose so there was no reason why he should n't watch them , but Greg , following his lead , did wonder whether Hilary 's mutterings were not of a rather different kind from Desmond 's . |
| 6 | The girl beside him thought he was saying something to her and looked away . |