Example sentences of "[v-ing] and was [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bystanders say that he was conscious and aware of what was happening and was asking for help . |
| 2 | To my childish imagination it seemed as if she was still alive to what was happening and was showing her disapproval . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Barbara had put down the salad dressing and was examining her face in a small mirror . |
| 7 | In 1986 , when he was fifteen , Iain was caught smoking and was expelled . |
| 8 | Your boyfriend said to say he was sorry he had missed you , and he 'd be writing and was doing nicely . |
| 9 | 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 ) . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Only one was ever built , it was flown by Raynham with Jack assisting and was beached at Shoreham . |
| 12 | When Eden , at Baldwin 's request , had telephoned him in Paris on the Sunday evening , he was resting and was pronounced unavailable . |
| 13 | He wanted to say her name but he could not remember it ; he wanted to engage in the physical endearments and gentleness he so much prided himself on bestowing and was received so gratefully for so doing , but this lean , hard-bodied girl would have none of it . |
| 14 | The decision to exactly where we were going and was taken , a joint decision by Sergeant and myself . |
| 15 | But by then , the hedgehog was tired of waiting and was walking away across the croquet-ground . |
| 16 | Listening to Claire chattering about that old lunatic Tom Reynard while he pretended to be dozing and was framing sentences in his mind . |
| 17 | He had evidently finished feeding and was washing his face with his front paws . |
| 18 | The City and Guilds 201 certificate was for doing a course on the theory and practical aspects of machining and was presented by the director general of Lincoln Technology College , John A Barnes . |
| 19 | She had a natural gift for teaching and was rated " an excellent member of staff , capable and enthusiastic , " with boundless energy and very much in command in any situation . |
| 20 | Jennifer Morgan came into the hall ; she had been crying and was looking white , but had herself in hand . |
| 21 | Ben Gunn got a thousand pounds which he spent or lost in three weeks , then he came begging and was given a job as a gatekeeper . |
| 22 | Maria had finished unpacking and was preparing to shower when the doorbell summoned her . |
| 23 | A MOTORCYCLIST who had been drinking and was doing 122mph when stopped by police on the M9 near Linlithgow , was fined £350 and banned from driving for three years at Linlithgow Sheriff Court yesterday . |
| 24 | She had already spent an hour weeding and was determined to uproot a particularly tough dandelion ; then coffee , then the weekend shopping and then off to the sailing club where she had enrolled for a course of lessons in board-sailing . |
| 25 | He faced a prison sentence , and in his eagerness to keep his client out of prison , defending QC Mr Christmas Humphreys claimed that Trevor had been overworking and was drinking ‘ to give him the energy to carry on a task that was almost more than he could bear ’ . |
| 26 | The police initially strongly suspected that she had been involved ; her story kept changing and was filled with inconsistencies . |
| 27 | He was scared and shaking and was begging Mr Davies not to leave him . |
| 28 | His Mum had finished sweeping and was wiping the cooker . |
| 29 | He glanced across at her : she had stopped playing and was watching them , and the resemblance of her to Martha was so strong that all the old bitterness and resentment flooded suddenly back . |
| 30 | Her new secretary was arriving and was going to share her flat for a while . |