Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] [pers pn] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I never did think they were primitive and they always told the truth ( except when they were teaching me the language ) and were a damn sight more trustworthy than some of the white men we had on the job . |
| 2 | The uniforms were giving her the once-over . |
| 3 | While Hyacinth awarded marks , others , just as predatory , were giving her the eye . |
| 4 | ‘ In Bishopsgate there was a man lying on the ground and other people were giving him the kiss of life . ’ |
| 5 | And wh what they did , they carried out this test and they er in American and they erm were giving him the pills . |
| 6 | I could not get over the fact that people were giving me the responsibility of telling them how to get me up , and that I could choose what time I went to bed ! |
| 7 | I do n't want you to give me your answers now , I am as it were giving you the opportunity now , over lunch , to consider this matter . |
| 8 | He said , ‘ Angie … ’ and she stood aside to let him in , lost for words , then followed him to the kitchen , as if he were showing her the way . |
| 9 | I have reason to believe that if I were to ask you the time you would n't be able to accommodate me . |
| 10 | I think the doctors were telling her the truth . ’ |
| 11 | and she were telling me the guy that runs it wo n't let them talk to the customers , said that was pig ignorant surely |
| 12 | But how would he react if she were to tell him the truth ? she wondered distantly . |
| 13 | But Lothar then extracted a further concession , " since he would not have , he said , in the share [ of the regnum ] they were offering him the wherewithal to make good to his own supporters that which they had lost . |
| 14 | Lizzie had bought the kind of steak he liked and now he was cooking it the way he wanted . |
| 15 | I just wan na find out who was writing them the letters and then I can finish . |
| 16 | ‘ Who was selling her the stuff , this same man ? ’ |
| 17 | She was tellin' me the ovver day she wants Fred ter try an' get that empty 'ouse next door ter make the place bigger . |
| 18 | His narrow victory at Mosport over Regazzoni put the two men equal on points with one race to go at Watkins glen , with Scheckter still in with an outside chance , and when Rega retired , Emerson settled in behind Reutemann , Pace and Hunt for the fourth place which was to give him the championship . |
| 19 | If she wanted Lori gone then the quickest way was to give her the coffee she 'd asked for . |
| 20 | ‘ They 're likely to charge him over the weekend , so Gerry was tipping me the wink there 's no story for us . |
| 21 | Bobbie looked surprised , because just for a moment she thought Peter was giving her the engine . |
| 22 | And with that sarcastic tone she had always disliked he said he was giving her the answers : he ha.i acquired a duplicate set of keys to help in his research for Eliot . |
| 23 | Swinging himself into the saddle , Guy turned Chalon 's head towards Winchester and began to consider the various means whereby he could ensure that Isabel belonged to him while he was giving her the time she needed . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | Again she was giving him the opportunity to ask her to lengthen the period — or to indicate in some way that he had no wish for her to leave . |
| 26 | Hoping against hope that she was giving him the come-on at last , he readily accepted . |
| 27 | Desperate Ricky should n't think she was giving him the come-on , she had the door open before the car stopped . |
| 28 | Erm the , the other thing I noticed was that there is very little or no eye contact at all with Martin so you , you were never really looking at him when you were asking questions or when he was giving you the answers back , so there was no er visual acknowledgement whenever he was , he was coming back to you . |
| 29 | I told him I knew Marc was going to listen to him , would help him , that all he had to do was tell him the truth . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ All I did was tell him the truth . ’ |