Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pron] was [adv] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She rapped again and shouted ‘ Monsieur Vassoir ! ’ , praying he was indeed Monsieur Vassoir and could hear her . |
| 2 | ‘ Hell was not having you ; having you was equally hell , but a sweeter kind . |
| 3 | Mr Schabort said : ‘ At first they seemed quite eager but then I received a letter saying it was not council policy to meet with South African officials . |
| 4 | Journalists and producers who fell out of favour were ‘ put on the shelf ’ ( ‘ mis au placard ’ ) — thereby accentuating what was already part of broadcasting mythology : in the 1980S as in the 1940S , key managerial , editorial and programming appointments and dismissals — who 's ‘ in ’ and who 's ‘ out ’ — were attributed as much ( or more ) to political as to professional factors . |
| 5 | Thomas was sure the other androids would have rescued her from the burning ship but , discovering she was not part of their mission , would then have executed her . |
| 6 | But the actual answer you got was n't raising it was n't point three recurring , it was point nought three . |