Example sentences of "[was/were] [v-ing] [pron] by [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean , would you think you were impressing anyone by telling them you play an ST-02-3X ? |
| 2 | ‘ It 's his birthday , Monsieur Armand , but I 'm afraid we were spoiling it by having a political discussion . ’ |
| 3 | She knew that John truly believed that he was protecting her by keeping their love secret , but she was becoming frustrated and annoyed about the situation . |
| 4 | It is strange how so many of Palin 's characters , from Pythons ' Mr Gumby through to the stuttering animal-loving crook in Cleese 's A Fish Called Wanda , seemed to be based on his father , almost as if he was persecuting himself by playing infinite versions of the man . |
| 5 | She was shredding something by holding the tip of the blade and moving the handle of the knife around in an arc , her head on one side . |
| 6 | He was either out and had n't switched on the answering machine or he was tormenting her by ignoring the telephone . |