Example sentences of "but she [was/were] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example Mrs Snell , who was looking after her husband said that she could still manage to look after him at home ; she was doing a little more for him than last year because he was physically frailer and more uncooperative , but she was getting the right amount of help and was quite satisfied . |
| 2 | But she was saying the exact same thing cos I was and he acts as my . |
| 3 | He 'd thrown the receiver off the hook , but she was haranguing the empty line , demanding he reply . |
| 4 | I did not know if she was aware of the fact , but she was treating the General like one of her patients . |
| 5 | Penny was usually a very bright and cheery Brownie , but she was finding the loss of her pet budgerigar very hard to bear . |
| 6 | Shelley Cameron could never be called strait-laced , but she was finding the atmosphere rather more lively than she was used to back in her little cottage on the sleepy borders between England and Scotland . |
| 7 | ‘ Oh , we do n't want … ’ he began , but she was leading the way ; very tall , very thin , very old ; skinny old legs stiff as stilts . |