Example sentences of "[coord] was [v-ing] [conj] [pron] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 The letter was dated almost a week previously , and as Merrill read it she realised with dismay that Richard was already in the area and was suggesting that they meet in the lounge of Frobishers ' at seven o'clock on Saturday — this evening .
2 I had already loosened the overcoat and was thinking as I looked at him , This very minute you are going on the longest journey a man ever takes and you have n't a frigging clue .
3 We followed the wall 160 ft , at which point it doubled its width and was continuing and we had no time to go further .
4 I was thinking of sticking some pages on the World Wide Web for this great team and was wondering if anyone has done this already .
5 I sorted through my frocks but could find none that fitted me ; I 'd outgrown them all and was waiting until I 'd grown into Liza 's castoffs .
6 The Protestant marriage did n't reconcile his father , who believed that his son had been caught and was marrying because he had some misplaced sense of honour .
7 ‘ Good night , Dolly , ’ he said , and was smiling as he went out .
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