Example sentences of "man was [v-ing] on [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An elderly man was kneeling on the pavement , sawing a slice from the bottom of his front door , to prevent it from jamming . |
| 2 | A man was standing on the path looking at her . |
| 3 | A third man was standing on the far side of the car . |
| 4 | As the train halted , the man was standing on the platform , obviously waiting to board the train for the return journey . |
| 5 | The man was standing on the grass verge watching her . |
| 6 | It happened on the M-4 east of Swindon while the man was working on the hard shoulder . |
| 7 | An old man was sitting on an upturned beer crate , a plastic bag for bait and a bucket of fish beside him . |
| 8 | A man was sitting on the ground outside his house . |
| 9 | A man was sitting on the ice , and near him was a broken sledge . |