Example sentences of "he [was/were] [v-ing] [conj] [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He raised with me certain personal problems that he was facing and I asked him to come to my regular constituency surgery to discuss matters in more detail . |
| 2 | On the Tuesday morning he was whistling as he came out of the front door . |
| 3 | He was frowning as he took the victor downstairs to Harry . |
| 4 | But for once he believed that he was seeing as he had striven all his life to see … |
| 5 | He was looking when I scored my first ever strike . |
| 6 | He Was stumbling as he walked across the landing . |
| 7 | He was speaking as he jerked himself out on the sandy foreshore . |
| 8 | Erm he was speaking and I think she was singing ! |
| 9 | He was about four feet away when his foot caught in the electric flex he was dragging and he stumbled forward off balance . |
| 10 | He was screaming because he had to go home . |
| 11 | No , so do n't pretend you did know you , you thought he was acting cos you told me he was well plastered . |
| 12 | I 'll ask him if he was joking when he said there was a wild animal in my woods . |
| 13 | His tone made me think he was phoning because he sympathized and wanted to help . |
| 14 | Anne could see , though , that he was trembling as he picked up the handles of the handcart and moved away . |
| 15 | ‘ The only way to find out would be to get the police to check it against the one he was wearing when they found him . ’ |
| 16 | She reckoned this was what he was wearing when he left home Friday evening . ’ |
| 17 | " I thought he was kidding until he tried to get my pants off with his teeth . " |
| 18 | He was muttering as he elbowed the nurse away from a malfunctioning VDU . |
| 19 | Flames burst from the panel on which he was resting and he leapt up . |
| 20 | He was thinking while he listened to the logical thought processes of Leon Gusev . |
| 21 | Turning around to peer up at him in the gathering darkness , Laura had no clue what he was thinking as she viewed his bland expression , which echoed the studied unconcern in his voice . |
| 22 | Information and Planning , he was thinking as he walked up the ramp , shoulders stooped to further alter his appearance . |
| 23 | Fighting to control her ragged breathing , Laura gazed at his expressionless face , which gave her no clue to what he was thinking as he regarded her intently from beneath his heavy eyelids . |
| 24 | He had been truly godforsaken today , he was thinking as he sank ; he had never before done so much violence to anyone . |
| 25 | ‘ I 'm not sure what he was expecting and I do n't think he was either . |
| 26 | She had tried to get out of the car when he was driving and he considered it lucky that they had n't been killed , but as he and I were together more I came to admire her resolution and good sense . |
| 27 | Byrne reckons they 've been playing brill recently and are just waiting for a chance like this — but he was talking before they got turned over 0–3 by the makems last night . |
| 28 | He was talking as he led the way along a narrow hall , mounting the staircase to the first floor . |
| 29 | He was lying when he said he 'd checked the house . |
| 30 | He was wondering if they 'd found it . |