Example sentences of "[vb pp] and [was/were] [v-ing] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nails took such a proposition in his stride , unworried ; Jazz , although slightly apprehensive , was keen because swimming was the discipline he most enjoyed and was making the best progress in ; only Hoomey 's eyes came out on stalks at the presumption . |
| 2 | Lizzie came from the kitchen to tell her Jenny had phoned and was arriving a day earlier . |
| 3 | She wondered if fitzAlan had noticed that Chalon , taking advantage of his master 's unusual inattentiveness , had stopped and was investigating a bush by the side of the road . |
| 4 | The news media were alerted and were following the police convoy . |
| 5 | Swire Sugden had arrived and was taking an aperitif with Mrs Grindlewood-Gryke in the drawing-room . |
| 6 | Since our rather unsuccessful sortie to Scotland during the winter of 1971 the Klondyke trade had revived and was bringing a new prosperity to the north west . |
| 7 | When she had finished and was stirring a saccharine tablet into her coffee , he sat silent for a while , his little eyes half closed , his pursed lips showing that he was thinking hard . |