Example sentences of "was [v-ing] [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For a start he was preaching that assurance was essential for salvation ; that is , you could know within you that you were well and truly saved . |
| 2 | He was preaching that evening at a chapel a couple of miles beyond Burford . |
| 3 | ‘ He was seeing some woman , like mother said . ’ |
| 4 | We were engaged , within weeks of marriage , when I discovered she was seeing another man . |
| 5 | Juliet felt she was seeing another side to her mother , sensitive , vulnerable , and brave . |
| 6 | ‘ I was struggling this morning because there is a frightfully long speech it becomes a feat of memory and if memory was the only element involved in acting then Leslie Welch the memory man would have been the greatest actor in the world . |
| 7 | It had at last been able to start building a hall of residence which had been in abeyance for six years , and the Director was underlining that student accommodation was in short supply in Teesside , and ‘ unless something is done by the provision of fiats , hostels , etc. , to supplement the supply of digs , I can see this being a factor which could really inhibit our development ’ . |
| 8 | I could see my sister being nourished as I had been nourished , and I was demanding some sort of parity . |
| 9 | Björling was drunk , according to Culshaw , Nilsson was demanding more money and the whole thing fell apart . |
| 10 | What was encouraging this year was that the overall calibre of entries far-outstripped last year 's submissions . |
| 11 | By 1800 Spain was producing more wheat at steadier prices than at any time since the sixteenth century . |
| 12 | Cos I was using that issue at that time , but we always make the proviso that if things change , you may have to alter your mind about where your money 's placed . |
| 13 | She had a crop of them now that she could n't get rid of , even though she was using that acne treatment that worked wonders for the girl on the telly advert . |
| 14 | Johnny was using this room , that much was obvious . |
| 15 | ‘ Of course the poetry 's no good , ’ grumbled a friend to whom I was praising this volume . |
| 16 | It was raining that morning as Sir Maxwell Shaw walked down the village street , a black Labrador at his heels . |
| 17 | He was cooking this food , not bringing it in pre-frozen packs . |
| 18 | She gave a light , forced little laugh , moving away from the touch of his hand , which was wreaking such havoc on emotions she had tried so hard to keep under control . |
| 19 | Yeah , well when I was typing that bit — I actually said originally except Lorimer . |
| 20 | He was building this house and he did not know why . |
| 21 | I was unloving all winter , |
| 22 | Streat was devoting much effort to reorganising and streamlining British textiles ; he ruefully noted that part of the difficulty resulted from the attitudes of vested interests among trade unions and the less adventurous managements , which were dominated by ‘ narrow motives of selfish interest ’ . |
| 23 | ‘ I was enjoying that cup of tea , ’ he said mournfully . |
| 24 | I felt ashamed because I was enjoying this sensation . |
| 25 | He in the meantime had taken off in his Jungmann and , together with a visiting Jodel , was enjoying some circuit-bashing at Breighton whilst awaiting my return . |
| 26 | Buhle was bringing that situation under control . |
| 27 | While the woman was bringing more beer and the bottle of Korn , three other men came in . |
| 28 | We were told that the WO was hoping such draconian action would not be necessary , although they were watching an appeal case in North Cornwall against the SoS for the Environment who was pursuing several revocation orders . |
| 29 | window and I sort of pinged the cat 's tray , you know , if I shut the door and walked back in and hid the paint on the side , and on a couple of occasions he was painting that window and suddenly this cat appeared outside |
| 30 | He was painting another picture , late at night , after Francie had gone to sleep , when the day 's work was over . |