Example sentences of "and was [verb] [pron] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ The medical wagon 's arrived , ’ the woman beside her said , but Ashley had grabbed up her jacket , jumped to her feet and was pushing her way out along the row . |
2 | The sixth medium featured on the tape , recorded in January last year , said the dog she ‘ saw ’ had a short tail and was pushing her head into Tom 's hand , which Tom confirmed as typical Border Terrier behaviour . |
3 | It was the violent jolting of our wheels on the sleepers that finally woke me to the realisation that Ward had switched from the road to the railway line itself and was bumping his way along the track towards the gaping mouth of a tunnel . |
4 | He began as deputy to Sir Michael Checkland and was appointed his successor without any other candidates being interviewed . |
5 | Dulled since meeting Terry Rourke , it had inconveniently come to life again , and was telling her things about life — and Havvie — which she did not wish to know . |
6 | He had finished rubbing his face and head , and was drying his arms and chest . |
7 | ‘ Yes , ’ Arty said , feeling that at last he had someone who understood hi m and was taking his case seriously . |
8 | He argued with her silently , pointing out that by any normal standards she was doing all the wrong things and was allowing her story to end badly or wrongly . |
9 | His wife had finished gathering the curd and was wiping her hands on her apron . |
10 | Ilse wore no bra , and was twirling her panties around her head in no time . |
11 | I was very proud of having got movement back in my second leg and was twiddling my toes , but he thought that he was seeing a bloody ghost . |
12 | In 785 Charles ' inflexible attitude and persistent presence finally paid off ; the main nationalist leader , Wittikind , sued for peace and was given his life in exchange for his surrender and baptism . |
13 | Kāli had come over and was eyeing my rakings , stacked against a tree on the upper side of the incline to stop them slipping down . |
14 | She 'd found some hawthorn berries on a bush and was chewing her way through one with every sign of enjoyment . |
15 | Smiling , Maria chivvied the dark-haired young man who came to grasp Niall 's hand and was slapping his shoulder . |
16 | called her Gran and was calling her Mum . |
17 | Ho must have run right into them , for he could see that Steve had him in a headlock and was dragging his kicking , struggling figure along the deserted street while Ray Shepherd followed , laughing . |
18 | McLeish looked thoughtfully at Jennifer Morgan who had come in and was considering her father with what he was startled to recognize as dislike . |
19 | Whit says : ‘ My mum thought I was getting an education and was sending me £200 a month for rent and food . |
20 | She 'd been playing tennis , and was swinging her racquet as she walked . |
21 | Ausscot Cover Girl , who was actually bred by Gordon and was to repeat her father 's success by taking Best of Breed at Crufts in 1981 . |
22 | Alex had spilled some juice on the table top and was drawing his finger through the orange puddle with enjoyment ; Sarah seemed completely preoccupied by the last mouthful of toast . |
23 | If it had n't been for the triumphant glitter in his eyes she would have been lost ; as it was , he had pulled her zip down and was easing her dress from her shoulders by the time she 'd steeled herself to thrust hard against his shoulders with both hands and roll off the bed . |
24 | He was put into the picture and was asked his opinion . |
25 | Edward Kirk was to remain as Headmaster at Leeds until his death , and was to see his school grow from a small class of 6 pupils on a half-day basis into a fully-fledged school taking in boarders and day scholars with a roll of over 100 children , with a reputation second to none . |
26 | The Renault driver had engaged first and was tugging his tow-bar out of the radiator of the Jaguar . |
27 | Lambert had his German in a tight circle and was chasing his tail ; not far away , Gabriel had trapped the other plane in the same way . |
28 | Ariel kept on walking , and did not respond until she had lowered Sycorax from her back into her hammock and was sponging her limbs to rinse them free of salt . |
29 | Suddenly spotting the rear view of the vehicle , he had leaned out of the window , and was using his R/T to contact his base . |
30 | He had sunk to his knees and was bowing his head . |