Example sentences of "he [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | And he had seemed almost to be currying favour when he was tumbling out the story of his family 's lost lease , trying to get Cameron to agree that the lairds were done for now . |
| 2 | Why was Roger Seelig told by someone giving medical advice several months after his trial began that he was on the verge of a mental breakdown , yet last week he was roaring up the M4 in his Porsche to look after his two properties ? |
| 3 | She paddled in the shallow water for a few moments before joining Stephen where he was setting up the barbecue in a shaded spot . |
| 4 | As he was scrambling up the steepest bit , pulling himself up by the bracken , he heard something . |
| 5 | The small , folded sheets on which he was writing down the things he knew about himself . |
| 6 | Noticing my bewilderment , he revealed he was writing down the names of the ‘ bigwigs ’ , as he was finding it difficult to remember them all . |
| 7 | He was looking up the driveway , trying to make out the shape of the house through the trees . |
| 8 | He folded it open at a page of stocks and shares , and as he was looking down the lists he gave the man two dollars . |
| 9 | They have taken Fergusson the teacher , while he was nailing up the lists , and stripped him and tarred him — ‘ Donald — you would not do that ! |
| 10 | Suddenly , as his hands closed over her breasts , she realised that the black lace jacket of her suit was somehow unbuttoned and he was tugging down the lacy bra cups , whispering hotly against her naked throat , and as his head moved lower and his mouth closed hotly over her erect nipples she twisted beneath him , moaning , clutching his dark head as she felt his teeth graze her with agonising pleasure . |
| 11 | Well they might be a friendly , oh I do n't really know but er he 's so busy you see and he 's busy all kinds of day and night , now then , we asked him a while ago to be more careful when he was switching on the freezer units at night because they were waking people up , we asked him er a while ago if he 'd be more careful learning up at six o'clock in the morning because the chain and that we could n't sleep in the morning like , and all disturbing us all like that |
| 12 | Mike rang the solicitor up yesterday and he said that he was sending out the contracts to us |
| 13 | He was bellowing down the line like a demented station announcer . |
| 14 | When er , the headmaster when he was reading out the the subjects that people were taking for highers , and one girl was doing physics , maths and further maths , he said oh , one of our cleverer girls ! |
| 15 | He stroked firmly , looked over his right shoulder , stroked some more , looked over his left , then he was reversing up the stomach-churning Pipeline elevator . |
| 16 | He was strolling down the steep narrow street towards the sea , his hands deep in his pockets and his shirt open at the throat , very pale and Londonish , looking about him with the fond , proprietorial air of an Englishman returning to a favourite spot abroad . |
| 17 | It was a stand-off , he was picking up the Yankee jargon . |
| 18 | It would be nice to think their affair had meant something to him , and after Seville he was picking up the pieces of his life and had found happiness with another woman . |
| 19 | Sir Anthony had concluded his business with the plump lawyer as far as he was able to overcome his distaste for discussing deals or mentioning money , and he was holding back the brambles for her , as it were , letting her into their company , and she butted through , a young dog again , let out for a walk . |
| 20 | ‘ He was trying out the new one that Joe bought for his little Beth to learn on , and even I knew he was playing well . ’ |
| 21 | But then the other man seemed to regain control of himself , for the next moment he was shinning up the rope as though he had just realised his life depended on it — quite literally ! |
| 22 | A question , it was , whether he was propping up the door , or the door was propping him ! |
| 23 | On 26th May , Hunt came to see him and said that he was taking over the purchase negotiations for the Downing Street scheme , and particularly upset Pennethorne by producing one of Pennethorne 's drawings to assist him in the work . |
| 24 | He was taking over the enquiry into the death of Angelica Standish , he said . |
| 25 | Germany 's chief federal prosecutor Alexander von Stahl announced he was taking over the murder inquiry because of its links to Right-wing terrorism . |
| 26 | It looked as if he was taking on the whole KGB . |
| 27 | Today ranked number eight , he was taking on the best of British , Jeremy Bates . |
| 28 | Yesterday he was taking on the anti-government creed of the 1980s which left economics to the free market . |
| 29 | Pete went over to the wagon , and as he was taking out the inventory clipboard he explained that they 'd be going down to the boat house in Diane 's pickup truck . |
| 30 | He was ripping up the ruined linoleum . |