Example sentences of "[v-ing] [conj] was [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I went home sulking and was still in a mood when Frankie returned . |
| 2 | I was soaked and shivering and was about to return in a desultory spirit to my hotel to take whatever food was offered there at whatever price , when I noticed an indoor shopping centre and darted in , shaking myself out like a dog . |
| 3 | Loretta finished dressing and was about to leave the room when she caught sight of the unmade bed . |
| 4 | Eventually he stopped writing and was never heard of again . |
| 5 | It will be comforting to me at any rate personally to know that even so eminent a , a , er an ornament of the present administration as my Noble Friends also found these th th this material a matter for stumbling and was not perhaps inclined to give it a crown of lucidity . |
| 6 | Outside , huge stars blazed like shaggy white chrysanthemums ; the moon had stopped blushing and was now flooding the pampas with ghostly silver light . |
| 7 | He spent weeks editing and was personally convinced it was a work of art ; he made gross statements that he had the movie that would end all movies . |
| 8 | KHAI Eng is from Malaysia and an architect by profession but loved cooking and was often asked to create dinner parties for her clients . |
| 9 | Old Eugene had never worked in his life due to what he said was a bad heart , but he never lacked in daring and was never afraid to take a gamble . |
| 10 | She could not abide snuff-taking and was always going on about Florrie Axford 's nasty habits . |
| 11 | When I arrived , he would be waiting and was always so pleased . |
| 12 | 577 and Dunton Properties Ltd. v. Coles , Knapp & Kennedy Ltd. ( 1959 ) 174 E.G. 723 related to information received by the estate agents in their capacity as agents of the principal who was complaining and was therefore not subject to any duty of confidentiality owed by the agents to other persons . |
| 13 | In 1589 Wild Will was out riding and was just about to jump the stile on the ancient trackway when it is said the image of a burning baby appeared . |
| 14 | It helped the whole congregation realise the affection of their heavenly Father in a fresh way for that day : as such it was encouraging , strengthening and was not to be despised ! |
| 15 | He needed hobdaying and was rather on the temperamental side , so she sent him to Bill and me to see if he had any ability in the dressage sphere . ’ |
| 16 | Twilight had crept out of hiding and was stealthily wrapping the dying day in lavender shrouds , before they stopped at a small trattoria alongside one of the quieter canals . |
| 17 | The sun had set and dusk , like some nocturnal beast , had crept out of hiding and was stealthily licking its paws . |
| 18 | Bernard went into hiding and was only heard of again when news reached the Israeli Mossad that he had been assassinated in a car-bomb attack in Beirut . |
| 19 | He promptly went into hiding but was eventually captured . |
| 20 | He also planned to entertain at the Priory his neighbours and friends , and here it was possible that he received fresh warnings of danger , as on finishing his dinner he hurriedly set off for Halling and was scarcely clear of the city when a riot broke out and the mob tried to pillage the Priory . |
| 21 | He loved talking and was also fond of swimming . |
| 22 | Sukey had reached the window in her pacing and was about to start on the return journey . |