Example sentences of "was [v-ing] [pers pn] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lizzie had bought the kind of steak he liked and now he was cooking it the way he wanted . |
| 2 | ‘ Who was selling her the stuff , this same man ? ’ |
| 3 | She was tellin' me the ovver day she wants Fred ter try an' get that empty 'ouse next door ter make the place bigger . |
| 4 | ‘ They 're likely to charge him over the weekend , so Gerry was tipping me the wink there 's no story for us . |
| 5 | Bobbie looked surprised , because just for a moment she thought Peter was giving her the engine . |
| 6 | Swinging himself into the saddle , Guy turned Chalon 's head towards Winchester and began to consider the various means whereby he could ensure that Isabel belonged to him while he was giving her the time she needed . |
| 7 | The navigator was giving me the countdown ; as soon as the needles on the oil-temperature gauge started moving I would be off , making sure I took-off on time as this would be vital for the rest of the squadron . |
| 8 | Again she was giving him the opportunity to ask her to lengthen the period — or to indicate in some way that he had no wish for her to leave . |
| 9 | Hoping against hope that she was giving him the come-on at last , he readily accepted . |
| 10 | Desperate Ricky should n't think she was giving him the come-on , she had the door open before the car stopped . |
| 11 | Her father was reading her the story , a long time ago . |
| 12 | And all the while , while he was handing him the plate of meat and bread , and while he was holding the cup to the trembling lips , a little silvery voice was beating inside Fergus 's head : this is all wrong . |
| 13 | It says much for the calibre of Mrs Kirkley that , after greeting Aggie with an inclination of her head and a smile , she looked at Millie , who was handing her the present , and said , ‘ Oh , thank you very much , Millie ; I 'm sure they 'll be delightful . |
| 14 | Well , it 's funny , I was telling Stephen , my boyfriend , about that , and I was telling him the question and he said |
| 15 | It had given him the chance to go on talking to and getting to know children and he was sure he would know if a boy was telling him the truth . |
| 16 | Ace might not love her , and he was furious at having his hand forced by William Ash , but there was something she could maybe start to build on , and that was telling him the truth about her birth . |
| 17 | He was telling her the cage door was open but she was still chained to the bars . |
| 18 | When she said , I do n't know , I think she was telling me the truth , she did n't know . |
| 19 | I was telling you the truth . |
| 20 | She was offering him the deputy to Hitler , through an intermediary who was a friend of George Vl and Winston Churchill . |
| 21 | Byers was offering him the bottle . |
| 22 | Chance , fate or whatever you want to call it was offering me the opportunity to finally get you out of my system . |
| 23 | He was offering me the trip of a lifetime , and all I had to do was take care of the meals . |
| 24 | He was offering her the protection of his house and name . |