Example sentences of "[adv] [was/were] [pron] [v-ing] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | So how long were you working in the Llandudno power station ? |
| 2 | Not only were we going through the timid rituals of conventional courtship after a six-month diet of take-away sex , but I was the one who insisted that it stay that way until we were legally united . |
| 3 | It sounds naff , but it really was something coming off the street at a very cult level . ’ |
| 4 | It was the hottest part of the day , and apart from them there was nothing moving in the streets . |
| 5 | What what kind of food did you get , and where were you living at the time ? |
| 6 | And where were you working at the time ? |
| 7 | For example : A : Why were you sitting in the town hall fountain , with a goldfish bowl over your head ? |
| 8 | Why were you waiting in the garden ? ’ |
| 9 | And why was he waiting in the Yew Alley and not in the house ? ’ |