Example sentences of "were [adv] [v-ing] him [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | where he 'd be , and they were just wheeling him down , him crying |
| 2 | Briseno stated : " It looked like they were just hitting him everywhere . |
| 3 | They were just tearing him apart — really eating into him . ’ |
| 4 | While Self knew that the pressures were great , and respected the engineers ' need to retain control of technical aspects of contracts and tender assessments , he also knew that the engineers were deliberately fending him off and impeding the agreement on procedures which he felt was essential for Central Authority financial control . |
| 5 | Minton , himself , still attended dinners and parties given by Lehmann , even though his interests were now drawing him away from the kind of society that Lehmann represented . |
| 6 | ‘ You 're telling me you were n't leading him on ? ’ he challenged toughly , a muscle beating angrily in his temple as , as though striving hard for control , he took an enraged step away . |
| 7 | ‘ You were n't keeping him straight . |