Example sentences of "[pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And I always think back to the er the time I think Edmund and I were sitting in the back garden here and deciding that we 'd go off and join the paratroopers |
| 2 | I was looking for the perfect book and I found it . ’ |
| 3 | Because that 's detail really , er , I was looking for the main parts . |
| 4 | At one time it was quite obvious that his main sponsor , Essex Petroleum , run by the flamboyant American ex-decorator and former Brussels bus-boy , David Thieme , was in some sort of dire trouble and that this trouble was bound to affect Team Lotus as it did ; Chapman knew I was looking into the complex affairs of Thieme and Thieme 's longstanding relations with Lotus . |
| 5 | Most people said I should get probation , but I was looking on the black side and thought I would get a sentence of three to five years . |
| 6 | ‘ In particular , I was looking at the environmental regulations and how [ or even if ] they are enforced . |
| 7 | The statement was unnecessary , since I was looking at the forward preceptor screens , which showed a silvery shimmer like visible white noise . |
| 8 | I can see that perhaps if they want to have a er they may feel they need to stray into other boundaries but I did feel that when I read what Huntingdon district council proposed which was if you like , to completely re-drawing the electoral map for the entire county I was n't actually looking at something that was designed to deal with the interests of the citizens of Huntingdon district council , I was looking at the straightforward political proposal which would be far better to come from a political party than from a district council . |
| 9 | No I was looking at the other one . |
| 10 | Now I was looking at the other fella a strong comparison , I was mixing him up with I |
| 11 | I was seven and I was I went to a neighbour 's house and as it happened I was looking through the blooming window when the funeral went past so I was no better off you know . |
| 12 | Good , fine , I 'm not surprised , I was looking in the wrong rate book was n't I ? |
| 13 | It was there all the time but I had turned my back upon it in a sense , so when I got converted , and of course I was listening to the Big Man 's comments on events and I recognized the validity of what he was saying . |
| 14 | I was trembling at the unexpected sight of him , and could not control my voice , so I approached in silence . |
| 15 | I was strolling through the local city centre , when I heard a thumping bass sound coming from just around the corner . |
| 16 | : I was serving in the Med fleet in HMS Saints sailing to Tobruk . |
| 17 | When I said that I must look into the matter , I was referring to the franked envelope , not its contents . |
| 18 | I was referring to the hon. Member for Blackburn ( Mr. Straw ) . |
| 19 | I did [ think of myself as a cabbage ] when I was living at the other place doing all that washing by hand … |
| 20 | I was thinking about the relative merits of a bottle or two of Ruddles from the fridge or a glass or two of Sancerre or even , in the circumstances , something stronger , when there was a knock on my door . |
| 21 | I was silent too , because I was thinking about the old man . |
| 22 | ‘ At Cadwell I was flying past the other 600s and even had the legs on some of the 750s . |
| 23 | Maybe I was hoping for the impossible — that they 'd control their situation once they reached the football stadiums . |
| 24 | I was wandering around the red light district with no particular intention of doing anything , when I was propositioned by a woman . |
| 25 | Also at Metaltronix , I was toying with the lighted logo idea , and that really seemed to suit the '50s logo image — the old ones used to light up when you hit the switch , too . |
| 26 | Only the ferryman on the Oban/Lismore boat knew that I was aiming for the northern ferry to mainland Port Appin . |
| 27 | It was gratifying to me that he approved the political and economic articles I was writing for the New English Weekly . |
| 28 | I was glancing through the personal column of the Church Times when I saw an advertisement for ‘ a curate in poor health ’ — those were the very words — to accompany two elderly ladies on an Italian tour , all expenses paid . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ I did n't realize it was the ‘ Queen of Casterbridge market ’ I was speaking to the other night . |
| 30 | I was running beside the young detective who carried my bag on his shoulder towards the waiting and very late plane . |