Example sentences of "[v-ing] [conj] [was/were] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I went home sulking and was still in a mood when Frankie returned . |
| 2 | She listened without interrupting and was impressed with the way he had thought it through , his plans being laid before they 'd even landed at Manchester . |
| 3 | The views of residents were also taken into account , following informal conversations in the course of the study with those who were able to understand what was happening and were willing to voice an opinion . |
| 4 | To my childish imagination it seemed as if she was still alive to what was happening and was showing her disapproval . |
| 5 | Bystanders say that he was conscious and aware of what was happening and was asking for help . |
| 6 | Of all the slings we tested , the Wilkinet Baby Carrier , £19.95 , was fairly cheap , should last until your baby is toddling and was well-liked by two of our testers . |
| 7 | It was long after she had gone to sleep and he had prodded her in the ribs to stop her snoring and was , himself , lying awake , staring into the darkness , thinking about Donald that it occurred to Henry that this was the longest conversation he had had with Elinor for about a year and that , after a bad start , she had , once or twice , come dangerously near to amiability . |
| 8 | The banked roadway was cracking and was turning to mud , as the drainage systems on either side faltered as the crush of decayed twigs and discarded leaves , clogged the filter of water . |
| 9 | In the discussion which followed the Zuwaya argued that five hours had passed and they had elected no one : in view of the late hour and the irregularities ( another Magharba member of the local Assembly , doubling as an electoral officer , was suspected of cheating and was escorted out by police ) it would be better to hold the elections another day . |
| 10 | And when because the family doctor really know whe anything that was happening but was holding on the phone over the phone , oh he 's got a pain you know . |
| 11 | Four of the six patients with idiopathic DU had gastrin responses to eating that were similar to those of the H pylori positive patients with DU and H pylori positive volunteers . |
| 12 | Did you all go swimming or were there a lot of you not going today ? |
| 13 | If so , was he actively hunting or was he , like a vulture , simply scavenging from the skills of other predators ? |
| 14 | These services were taking much-needed capital away from industrial investment and they were , some claimed , creating attitudes and styles of living that were inimical to hard work and increased productivity — a claim discussed in the following chapter . |
| 15 | Five-week-old Christopher was admitted on 12 April because of vomiting and was found to be suffering from a narrowing of the exit of the stomach . |
| 16 | I was soaked and shivering and was about to return in a desultory spirit to my hotel to take whatever food was offered there at whatever price , when I noticed an indoor shopping centre and darted in , shaking myself out like a dog . |
| 17 | Barbara had put down the salad dressing and was examining her face in a small mirror . |
| 18 | Loretta finished dressing and was about to leave the room when she caught sight of the unmade bed . |
| 19 | Then two of the Koi and a couple of Orfe began to have problems swimming and were wagging their heads and going backwards . |
| 20 | Rescue services arrived to find the men had abandoned their boat which was sinking and were stranded on rocks cut off by a rising tide . |
| 21 | Strasbourg originated method acting and was responsible for training the great Marlon Brando and , latterly , Madonna . |
| 22 | In 1986 , when he was fifteen , Iain was caught smoking and was expelled . |
| 23 | He inherited a regular staff meeting and was penitent that he had never invented such a meeting in Durham . |
| 24 | Your boyfriend said to say he was sorry he had missed you , and he 'd be writing and was doing nicely . |
| 25 | Eventually he stopped writing and was never heard of again . |
| 26 | It will be comforting to me at any rate personally to know that even so eminent a , a , er an ornament of the present administration as my Noble Friends also found these th th this material a matter for stumbling and was not perhaps inclined to give it a crown of lucidity . |
| 27 | The weather was beautiful and those who were fortunate to know that his special was operating and were able to be somewhere along the route were fortunate to share a most attractive experience . |
| 28 | She had no problems breathing or swallowing but was distressed by her facial puffiness , particularly round her eyes . |
| 29 | In 1390 one of the major figures of the Reformation , Jan Hus , studied at the Carolinum and became rector in 1409 , although he was later ordered to cease preaching and was excommunicated ( see p.218 ) . |
| 30 | But at least she was safe from the man on the ground , who now seemed to be recovering and was looking up at her with intense fury as he rubbed the area just below his ribs . |