Example 12-112

See the boy what park up going up the road? That's - uh - the boy what [...] He going up? Sit with the bag on he shoulder? You ain't see him? Oh, yeah, Rose was liking him. Yeah, uh-huh, yeah, Rose was liking him. Rose was liking him.
[...]
[...]
Rose
Rose
was
3sg.cop.pst
liking
like.prog
him.
3sg.obj
[...] Rose liked him.
Comment:
This example illustrates the use of the progressive marker in a current-state situation involving a stative verb.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Own sociolinguistic interviews