Example sentences of "and was [v-ing] [prep] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Finally when he ran completely out of paper and was writing on his cuff , I stopped . |
| 2 | He 'd seen her shudder and was rising to his feet , his gaze resting momentarily on her breasts , making her self-consciously aware of the thrust of her nipples against the stretch fabric . |
| 3 | He towered over his foes , and was flailing at them two-handed . |
| 4 | Ward had already washed and was getting into his clothes . |
| 5 | The overall effect was one of confusion and a feeling of disorientation , as though she had opened the wrong door by mistake and was trespassing on someone else 's property . |
| 6 | He had reached the corner of his street and was searching in his pocket for his key , when a dark figure came out of the shadows and crossed the road towards him . |
| 7 | So I walked down to the sea and before long , I was at the ship and was swimming round it . |
| 8 | He had his fingers to his lips and was pointing to his right . |
| 9 | Mr Huang , 41 , arrived in Darlington from China last year and was staying with his family , who run the Green Cottage Chinese Take Away . |
| 10 | Madeleine was already on her feet and was drawing on her gloves . |
| 11 | He became aware of someone behind him and was reaching for his Browning when he saw the uniform . |
| 12 | I had just got out of bed and was reaching for my dressing gown when an explosion shook the house . |
| 13 | He had a bad cold and was shivering inside his dressing gown . |
| 14 | She had her suitcase open on the bed and was muttering to herself as she took clothes out of drawers and threw them in . |
| 15 | However , the waiter in the Piazza del Campo had taken Hugh 's camera off their table and was waving to them to sit closer . |
| 16 | Mahmoud , however , had already forgotten what had passed and was thinking about something else . |
| 17 | Once it was my turn to hit but I was just sitting on the ground and was thinking about something else . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ I 'm on my own , ’ she answered , and was thinking on her feet when Travis followed on with something that was only natural . |
| 19 | The Collector had pulled a grey handkerchief from his pocket to mop his brow and was gazing at it with pleasure , thinking again that he was a simple man at heart . |
| 20 | Another dragon had peeled off from the circling dots overhead and was gliding towards them . |
| 21 | At the question , her head jerked up and she saw that Vitor had awakened from his nap and was frowning at her . |
| 22 | I think he had just got bored and was looking for something to do , so he sought to amuse . ’ |
| 23 | He had crossed the ride and was looking for his dog the other side . |
| 24 | His father had put down his newspaper and was looking at her , too . |
| 25 | One of the social workers had come into the office and was looking at me very strangely . |
| 26 | He could see that Midge had turned her head and was looking at him . |
| 27 | The doctor , who had now been there for some time , and was looking at his watch , had been explaining . |
| 28 | But at least he recognized this now and was looking into it . |
| 29 | She had her back to the entrance of the garden and was looking across it at a small orchard whose fruit never found its way to the rector 's table , always being pilfered by the small street arabs of the district . |
| 30 | He did n't tell us how much money he earns and he did n't tell us how much money he gave his wife when he was married to her and was looking after his own children . |