Example sentences of "[was/were] [v-ing] [pers pn] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So whereas the policy committee were allowing us three point five million grant maximum , on top of the er base budget , now course that 's reduced because with cash limited to the total on to the base plus , so getting a lot less than with the group so they might say increase to about two and a half million rather than the figure we had earlier . |
| 2 | There are two main methods of budding — that which may be regarded as the traditional way , and another ‘ new ’ method that is more often used for other shrubs and trees — although we were using it 40 years ago on both bush and standard roses . |
| 3 | ‘ He said you were bringing her some thirst quenchers , and he asked me to run down and collect them . |
| 4 | Even then the kids were calling him Crazy Jake , and I do n't know how many bloody noses I got in the playground , fighting to shut 'em up . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Would it not be better if you were asking us such questions with a beer in front of yourself and the taste of it warming your throat ? |
| 6 | ‘ The tackle from behind has been stopped here for a long time , but they were doing it all night and getting away with it . |
| 7 | If we were doing it seven days a week , fair enough , you 'd probably need a chainsaw but anything , the loppers or the handsaw . |
| 8 | Very deliberately , and as if it were giving him great pain , the German who had said little began to speak . |
| 9 | " Habib Olahi thought part of the blame lay with Iran 's allies — particulary the Americans and the British , who were giving him differing advice . |
| 10 | It was as if she were giving me some hyacinth bulbs and saying December was a bit late to plant them . |
| 11 | ‘ No wonder they were giving me funny looks ! ’ |
| 12 | One day , she came out to the perimeter fence ; another , she came into the kitchen when they were making me some food . |
| 13 | Was what you were telling him this morning , was it ? |
| 14 | Alex Ferry , confederation general secretary , said workers were saying managers were telling them compulsory redundancies were essential and warning of a ‘ last in , first out ’ selection procedure . |
| 15 | Just a few months ago , Opposition Members were telling us that trust hospitals would fail and that they should be judged by the simple test of whether they do more or less work on NHS patients . |
| 16 | ‘ I was picturing her face when I said I was seeing you this evening . ’ |
| 17 | I was work la last week and I erm I got ta scrub my nails after done everything anyway like every , like after I made the sandwiches , I scrub my nails after I 've been washing up , scrub my nails so I was scrubbing them all day Saturday , last week and it still did n't come out . |
| 18 | She was bringing them some papers and some photographs in a big brown envelope . |
| 19 | Because there was nothing left any more for him to care about , and if his attitude over the past forty-eight bours was anything to go by , he was keeping it that way . |
| 20 | And it was costing him fifty P a week . |
| 21 | it was costing us two pound fifty per week |
| 22 | and it was costing us ten quid a month for the newspapers |
| 23 | She discovered though that it was not the odd-job man 's name which was causing him mild amusement , but her ! |
| 24 | He stuffed the bundle of papers into his pocket and pulled a face , as if the toothpick was causing him some sort of pain . |
| 25 | Without warning , she suspended her scrutiny to locate a flea which was causing her some bother . |
| 26 | Then a Rate 1 back onto 210 and descend towards the pilot ; the sun was low and that was causing me some problems ; seventy knots , no flaps in case I had to move fast , 100 feet — hold it . |
| 27 | The King was paying him some money every year , and Ben wanted to give a party for his friends . |
| 28 | ‘ I fear I was paying you little attention . |
| 29 | Sadie was tellin' me that bloke they ‘ ung last year fer killin' that shopkeeper over in Stepney used ter be one o' the crowd 'er Billy 's gettin' wiv . ’ |
| 30 | Tracey was getting her that brooch . |