Example sentences of "was [verb] [verb] [pron] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The club was expected to give him a run next week in one of two friendlies against non-League opposition , but last night coach Eddie May said : ‘ He is a good lad but is just a non-starter now . |
| 2 | Despite these minor domestic headaches , it was decided to give him a special birthday treat of a guided tour of the Chubb Factory to decide exactly how all those interesting little gadgets actually work and no doubt to take away a few tips as well . |
| 3 | I recently had a liver transplant at Addenbrooke 's Hospital and still feel guilty that inevitably the decision was made to give me a liver rather than someone else whose life expectancy may have been marginally longer . |
| 4 | Afterwards , her eight-year-old brother was told to give her a cold bath . |
| 5 | It 's a cold morning and I was going to give him a cup of coffee . ’ |
| 6 | He was going to give her a job . |
| 7 | Having set it up , he said he was going to give us a demonstration coaching session . |
| 8 | I was g , I was going to get to read the newspaper report in the Mercury and the Mail , and when I appeared at Leicester Castle before a Judge , but er , I think , and I was going to give you a clue . |
| 9 | So Mum told me she was going to leave me a bit more than she had originally planned . |
| 10 | Then she added quickly , lest he deliberately misinterpret that , ‘ But I was going to leave you a note , as I keep trying to tell you . |
| 11 | She was going to enjoy it a lot . |
| 12 | ‘ I was going to ask you a small favour , ’ said Mr Chan . |
| 13 | It was n't working out like he 'd thought and it was going to take him a lot longer than he 'd planned . |
| 14 | I was going to write you a note — ’ |
| 15 | Can I , can I , yes I was going to tell you a story |
| 16 | I have no doubt wha did I not tell you about the fact that I hit the roof when he said that she has said that when he was twenty one , she was going to buy him a Vauxhall Chevette . |
| 17 | I was going to make him a director , bloody good young man , tough and fair and straight . |
| 18 | Aschmann in his house , all dressed up for a festive occasion , the most glamorous lady in the theatre , was going to make it a party like no other . |
| 19 | ‘ Mr Gajdusek lives in the part of Czechoslovakia called Western Bohemia , and I was going to make it a quick flight over , find this place called Mariánské Láznë where he has his home , and shoot back to England again , ’ Cara replied . |
| 20 | The fact that it all seems to come so pat : on top of the row with Viola , just after the publication of the book , just when the second book was going to bring her a lot of money . |
| 21 | The glare from the sun was beginning to give her a headache , and she wished that she had never undertaken this ridiculous trip . |
| 22 | Suddenly she realized that her phobia was beginning to make her a prisoner in her own home , and that it was about time she sought help in overcoming it . |
| 23 | Often the farmers ' produce was subsidised to give him a living whilst another subsidy on the food in the shops kept prices artificially low — so wages could be pegged too . |
| 24 | His parents ' cottage was restored to make it a suitable birthplace for such a great man . |
| 25 | As the weeks went by , Noreen was thrown more and more together with him , but nothing happened , and even Maria was learning to like him a little bit . |
| 26 | Though he rejoined the race a few minutes later , Albers , who won the opening round of the series at Donington , was forced to call it a day four laps later . |
| 27 | It was the custom at that time that when a worker married he was allowed to make himself a chair in the company 's time ; this was called a ‘ marriage chair ’ . |
| 28 | I was hoping to buy her a ring for Christmas but we just could n't afford it . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ Well , ’ Nora replied angrily , ‘ I was trying to give you a little surprise but you 've spoiled that now . ’ |
| 30 | And er that 's right there was only four of us then and erm this little coffin was there and my sister was trying to feed him a piece of apple while he was in his coffin , saying do you want a piece of apple in Welsh to him . |