Example sentences of "was [v-ing] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | For a start he was preaching that assurance was essential for salvation ; that is , you could know within you that you were well and truly saved . |
| 2 | He was preaching that evening at a chapel a couple of miles beyond Burford . |
| 3 | It had at last been able to start building a hall of residence which had been in abeyance for six years , and the Director was underlining that student accommodation was in short supply in Teesside , and ‘ unless something is done by the provision of fiats , hostels , etc. , to supplement the supply of digs , I can see this being a factor which could really inhibit our development ’ . |
| 4 | She had a crop of them now that she could n't get rid of , even though she was using that acne treatment that worked wonders for the girl on the telly advert . |
| 5 | Cos I was using that issue at that time , but we always make the proviso that if things change , you may have to alter your mind about where your money 's placed . |
| 6 | It was raining that morning as Sir Maxwell Shaw walked down the village street , a black Labrador at his heels . |
| 7 | Yeah , well when I was typing that bit — I actually said originally except Lorimer . |
| 8 | ‘ He was stroking that American girl 's bottom , ’ said Victor with a chuckle ; but his weak joke fell hollowly . |
| 9 | Lewis was enjoying that Tuesday , the day on which Morse had suddenly spurted into a frenetic flurry of activity . |
| 10 | ‘ I was enjoying that cup of tea , ’ he said mournfully . |
| 11 | ‘ I was enjoying that — you 'll have to pay for it . ’ |
| 12 | Buhle was bringing that situation under control . |
| 13 | window and I sort of pinged the cat 's tray , you know , if I shut the door and walked back in and hid the paint on the side , and on a couple of occasions he was painting that window and suddenly this cat appeared outside |
| 14 | She was walking that way , and I could hardly ignore her . |
| 15 | And me dad was walking that way . |
| 16 | I was walking that way with Ernest on Saturday and he said he thought the bottom hedge belonged to anyway . |
| 17 | And that was wallpapering that was ! |
| 18 | to help the funds , a tin of something , er your attendance draw goes to Mrs I was praying that you know |
| 19 | And then we used to do erm exercises with er from different areas , they 'd come and attack our area or we 'd come and try and in il infiltrate in their area and er we had , we had a night exercise and we was erm went out Saturday afternoon , we was out all Saturday night and Sunday and on the Sunday mid day we was still er out and we was in the farmyard at the farm at end of Brierley 's Lane by Bell Lane , off Bell Lane , Brierley 's Lane right at other end , we was in their farmyard and their outer buildings and we was str put out on guard duty from the Stafford Road to Broad Lane , and we was protecting that area , they were supposed to be coming from the Cannock area towards us and er we was in the , in the farmyard and course the m muck and stuff and all that out of the farmyard was there and the ducks was wallowing in it . |
| 20 | We 'd sit around chatting for a bit then go on to whatever was happening that evening . |
| 21 | Dennis frowned , as if he were n't sure quite what was happening that morning . |
| 22 | Something strange was happening that day . |
| 23 | Iain filled me in on the essential details while I was devouring that gargantuan breakfast . |
| 24 | Her heart could have ached , could have dragged her down , but she did not let it , was keeping that lump of a heart on a short cruel chain like a dangerous dog . |
| 25 | After all , Vass was keeping that suspicion to himself . |
| 26 | I ca n't remember now , I know I 've had a go to have a look at them to see how , to see exactly how , cos what I thought , what I thought I was gon na do was , I did n't like the furniture of the , of the speakers and when I was keeping that system I was gon na remount the speakers in the box a bit more you know decorative |
| 27 | Perhaps it was dying that was the bravest thing a person could do ? |
| 28 | While she was absorbing that little gem , ‘ I never thought I would ever accept a working wife , but , ’ he paused and gave her a private smile , ‘ if that 's what my darling wants , I just ca n't stand in the way of her choice to continue working . ’ |
| 29 | He was over the legal limit , he was driving that car and he killed that little girl . |
| 30 | But this morning , while I was driving that car through the village , the entire engine fell out on to the road ! |