Example sentences of "he was [v-ing] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 'E 's got four lorries in there now an' I did 'ear 'e was lookin' fer anuvver place . |
| 2 | In that election the candidate dropped out at the last minute and the only man who could be found to replace him was living in Zambia . |
| 3 | Something about him was beginning to needle her , challenging her to meet him on his own terms . |
| 4 | Now , at seventeen , he was bowing to Mrs Cohen 's wish and had entered University College to study medicine . |
| 5 | Furthermore he was preaching against Calvinism . |
| 6 | He was burrowing into responsibilities , looking for them almost , for they gave substance to that which bound Emily to him — and still the shock of jealousy pulsed occasionally making him shudder so that he blushed to seem to be shivering . |
| 7 | The most remarkable example of such a deposit in Britain is that at Llyn Cerrig Bach in Anglesey , found by a contractor during the last war when he was digging for peat . |
| 8 | Did you hear about Gustave 's glove bill in the days when he was prancing by candlelight ? |
| 9 | ‘ When he told me he was panning for gold , I simply did n't believe it . |
| 10 | He was learning about nature and about life . |
| 11 | But he was learning from experience and moved from town to town to polish his burglary skills . |
| 12 | He very rarely spoke about business matters to Georgina and decided on reflection against recounting the day 's events except to say that he was leaving for Istanbul in the morning , and would be away for three or four days . |
| 13 | He was leaving behind ideas of training as a test pilot , which he had kept in mind as a second choice of career , although doubting that he would obtain the necessary academic qualifications . |
| 14 | As he leaped down the stair he was shouting for Farquhar Neas , and whisky to take a foul taste from his mouth . |
| 15 | Ho , master greybeard loon , ’ he was shouting to Kelly , ‘ come fill the cup , or stap me for a whey-faced knave . ’ |
| 16 | He was shouting at Auntie Lou in the kitchen . |
| 17 | He was shouting in English . |
| 18 | Lorry driver , he was delivering in Edinburgh at the time of the rape . |
| 19 | March , the Secretary of State told me in a parliamentary answer that he was setting in train a new procedure for the appointment of a successor to Eric Bolton . |
| 20 | ‘ The stewardess thought he was weeping for happiness at being free . |
| 21 | And then he was weeping in earnest . |
| 22 | Harry 's eyes and mouth stretched : then he was leaning over Joe and gripping Martin 's shoulder , saying , ‘ You have n't … it is n't ? ’ |
| 23 | ‘ … 'Cos he was tryin' to f ’ force me . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ He was tryin' to f ’ force me . ’ |
| 25 | Wynne-Jones shuddered ; Tallis thought he was coughing with pain , but he was laughing . |
| 26 | Patrick knew that he was bleeding to death . |
| 27 | The story goes that he was watching at home with his wife but after the pile-up occurred , he could stand it no more and went out into the garden for the rest of the race . |
| 28 | Maxie withdrew himself reluctantly from the excitement of the football game he was watching on television . |
| 29 | She told him he was jumping to conclusions . |
| 30 | Last night , he was recovering with relatives in nearby Deganwy . |