Example sentences of "and was [v-ing] [prep] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ’ But Aunt Louise had closed her eyes and was pretending to be asleep . |
| 2 | Later in the race McCallen fell off at Church Corner , Portrush , but was unhurt and was hoping to be able to take part in the opening Superbike race which followed the 250cc . |
| 3 | James Winterbourne , actor , had discarded his red felt trilby and had shaved off the stubble and was drifting around being welcoming in his role as a member of the Jockey Club . |
| 4 | Erm , if you were diagnosed as having cancer , and was intending to be dead in nine months , what would your reaction be to that ? |
| 5 | She had two young children and was going to be thirty she felt the responsibility of having to forget her fantasy life as her Frenchman 's cabin boy . |