Example sentences of "who was [v-ing] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now , Fiona was thought to be a suitable bride for my father-just the right age , pretty and vivacious enough it was thought to appeal to a man who was beginning to be known as a confirmed bachelor . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I see , ’ said Cornelius , who was beginning to . |
| 3 | Lee jumped and opened her eyes to find herself alone in the restroom apart from one of the girls who worked there , who was leaning over her and gently shaking her shoulder . |
| 4 | I looked at the handset , then up at my father , who was leaning over the rail from the floor above , tucking his pyjama top into his trousers . |
| 5 | It was Moxie , who was leaning against the wall beside her , seemingly spreadeagled by some centrifugal force . |
| 6 | The driver was the first to recover his scattered wits and went down the steps to comfort Marsh who was leaning against the tender side , shaking uncontrollably , his face ashen . |
| 7 | Claudia said , glancing at the watchful man , who was leaning against the door-frame as if to prevent any thought of escape she might have . |
| 8 | Show respect , ’ said Garvey to Lucie , who was leaning against the corner strut of the stage with his eyes fixed on the far horizon . |
| 9 | Mary cycled into Berkeley 's ancient square and acknowledged a cheery greeting from ‘ Old Jesus , ’ the bearded local tramp , who was resting on the Town Hall seat . |
| 10 | Suddenly Angela , who was gazing at the red mack her mummy was holding out to her , gave a gasp . |
| 11 | Was he an enemy , or a friend who was watching over us ? |
| 12 | She glanced at Guido who was watching with wry amusement . |
| 13 | Scott Quinnell , 19 , was the game 's outstanding forward , and a 50-yard run down the touchline with the ball in one hand and handing off tacklers with the other would have impressed Alan Davies , the Wales coach , who was watching from the stands . |
| 14 | That man could well be former Southampton boss Chris Nicholl , who was watching from the stands . |
| 15 | " Let me out , just for a moment , " called the princess , who was watching from the window . |
| 16 | I was writing to my MP who was writing to the Secretary of State who was writing to the High Commisioner and it just went on . |
| 17 | I was writing to my MP who was writing to the Secretary of State who was writing to the High Commisioner and it just went on . |
| 18 | He bounced off towards Doone , who was writing in his notebook , and they were walking together to the big boatshed as I drove away . |
| 19 | The latter , who was writing in Burgundy , is an important source of information for the kingdom of the Burgundians . |
| 20 | Then looking back at Mick who was grinning at him , he bit on his lip and moved his head slightly as if to say , ‘ How am I to take her ? ’ |
| 21 | Ace stuck out her tongue at Daak , who was grinning at her through the shuttle 's front window , but she doubted whether he could see her face inside the suit . |
| 22 | Corbett took his seat , trying to ignore de Craon who was grinning as if he had suddenly found something amusing . |
| 23 | He came to the door with Foggerty the games master , who was grinning like an ape . |
| 24 | He had wandered away from his mother Denise , who was queuing in a butcher 's shop . |
| 25 | The court had heard that Chalmers , who was training for the ministry with the Rev Ian Paisley 's Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster , had lured the boy into a church in South Belfast and abused him . |
| 26 | I was talking to a man with a stammer who was training to be an estate agent when Gillian was brought across by the organiser . |
| 27 | ‘ I remember bursting into tears and blowing my nose and saturating my tiny handkerchief so that it was no use for the rest of the day , ’ writes P. Atkinson , of The Green , West Cornforth , who was revising for mock O-levels at Stand Grammar School for Girls , in Manchester . |
| 28 | How was I to know who was marching up the stairs and in here ? |
| 29 | Honour having been saved , I for one was certainly not going to argue but , just for good measure , I hurled a few more insults back at the towering colossus who was marching towards us . |
| 30 | ‘ Clumsy sod , ’ he said when he got up shaking his fist at Gordon with the big feet who was marching behind him . |