Example sentences of "[be] [conj] he [was/were] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It might be that he was speaking the truth , but before she could answer footsteps sounded along the passage , and they both faced the door as his mother came reluctantly in . |
| 2 | What I suspect is that he was inspecting the binding and moved the candle to study it more closely to see if there was a gap between the cover and its backing : underneath the candle flame the writing must have appeared . ’ |
| 3 | Yeah that 's cos he was using the allen key . |
| 4 | The fact was that he was enjoying the experience . |
| 5 | It was as he was shepherding the tail end out that the headmaster made a belated appearance . |