Example sentences of "[was/were] [v-ing] and [pron] [be] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some were eating and there was always the chance when this happened that they might put something into the Cages for the eagles . |
| 2 | The children knew that the little bunnies were coming and they were so careful of the mother when they fed her with lettuce and cabbage . |
| 3 | The analyses of the multiple choice versions suggest strongly that many pupils were guessing and it is only the non-multiple choice versions which are reported here . |
| 4 | I was struggling and I was n't going anywhere . |
| 5 | A blackbird was singing and it was very quiet and peaceful in the Park . |
| 6 | Well Peter I sa la one night last week oh it was the week before I was going up past and this fella was walking and he was fucking staggering and he was going on the road and Peter 's came back and fucking him . |
| 7 | Not a lot was happening and I was really tired so I decided to go to bed . |
| 8 | Something was happening and it was so pleasurable she did n't want it to fade . |
| 9 | I just like , I just like , I know places , like I was told when I was meeting the girls yesterday , I did n't know what road I was going on I was just telling like , people names of the pubs and luckily this , like , bloke behind me getting on the bus , said oh you need a like , a seventy P or something and that 's when I knew where I was going and everyone 's like telling me where to get off , everyone gestures to me . |
| 10 | Back down the beach , the Big Wheel was turning and there were even queues waiting to get on . |
| 11 | The sexual revolution was beginning and it was very exciting to get away from home and enjoy yourself in a relatively guilt-free way . ’ |
| 12 | I was busting and I was there going I said and I could n't exactly say can I go to the toilet ? |
| 13 | His face was bleeding and he was clearly very frightened . |
| 14 | because we did n't know who was coming and who was n't . |
| 15 | The clouds had thinned , the sun was shining and it was almost warm enough to create the illusion of summer . |
| 16 | The red mark on his cheek was fading and she was suddenly horrified by her uncontrolled outburst . |