Example sentences of "['s] [noun sg] was [v-ing] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We learned soon that the money for Frank had come from the wife of our new romantic juvenile , Laurence Wheldon , a blonde and willowy man whose good looks far exceeded his acting powers but whose wife 's money was underwriting the company , to say nothing of her husband 's ambitions . |
| 2 | However , an influential group of central committee members made it clear they felt that Mrs Mandela 's behaviour was damaging the image of the organisation and the reputation of her husband , who appears to view her as ‘ a wayward child ’ . |
| 3 | Mafouz 's father was cradling the boy in his arms and saying , in a deep voice , ‘ Speak to me , Anwar ! |
| 4 | The storm , the wind , the rain and the continually fogged glass from Cardiff 's breath was obscuring the view . |
| 5 | The cat 's owner was leaving the area and could not keep the animal , and she wanted it to have a nice home . |
| 6 | Last week 's hearing was to examine why , when the ombudsman 's officer was investigating the case , she was repeatedly interrupted by a nurse manager . |
| 7 | But this difficulty was quickly and neatly overcome : the man who hired the car — a man , yes ! — gave the telephone number of The Randolph , and as the firm 's representative was dialling the number he casually mentioned that the Deputy Manageress of The Randolph could be immediately contacted on a certain extension . |
| 8 | And a new Dresden reform group , Initiative for Democratic Renewal , published an open letter to President Gorbachev , saying their leaders ' rigidity was destabilising the country , and urging him to press them to reform . |