Example sentences of "was [pers pn] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Right well what was I doing it for ?
2 But was that really her fault — or was I presenting her with an impossible task ?
3 ‘ I think it was you telling him about all those posh cars you test drive that really swung it . ’
4 Perhaps she was being a complete fool helping Craig Grenfell , was she allowing herself to be taken in by the first handsome man to come into her life ?
5 Why was she subjecting herself to this penal state of solitary confinement ?
6 Was she telling him about the plot to de-select Grunte ?
7 Why was she upsetting herself with thoughts of Vass ?
8 Not only was she putting herself at risk but also her family , by carrying home all sorts of germs .
9 Constance looked at her aunt — was she blaming her for Nora 's lonely last years ?
10 Was she carrying anything at the time ?
11 Was she asking you for money ? ’
12 Was she asking us to her dinner party ?
13 That was him putting them through was n't it ?
14 What was he accusing her of ?
15 Why was he hounding her like this ?
16 Why was he watching her like that , studying her so intently ?
17 Was he taking it to the person it belongs to ? ’ he asked at last , and it was as though all the time he had been trying to frame the question in a special way .
18 When you first saw Mr was he wearing anything upon the lower part of his body ?
19 But again the questions — was Boswell telling the truth about Johnson , or was he presenting him in the best possible light ?
20 What was he leading her into ?
21 Er but how long was he doing it for ?
22 Was he just making polite conversation with his uninvited guest , or was he pumping her for information ?
23 Yeah what was it costing us for that weekend ?
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