Example sentences of "[pers pn] were discuss the " in BNC.
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| 1 | One thing you will have noticed if you were discussing the selection of the pieces of information on the Spanish Civil War is the need to justify your choices or decisions . |
| 2 | Earlier we were discussing the fact that at some stages of life we are , unconsciously at least , expecting the imminent demise of someone we love , as in the case of a very elderly parent . |
| 3 | We were discussing the necessity of spending the night in the station waiting-room when we saw a taxi . |
| 4 | We became good friends and I remember his comments one day when we were discussing the ever-rising cost of living ; Lawren said , wrinkling that high forehead under the white mane of hair , ‘ This high cost of living worries me ; one of these days , if it continues to rise , I 'll have to dip into capital ! ’ |
| 5 | To show how it worked , he ran it lightly around my producer while we were discussing the shape of the interview . |
| 6 | We were discussing the order of Henry VIII 's wives when suddenly Nigel started to make extraordinary labial noises , like a baby . |
| 7 | We were discussing the yarn ‘ Hobby ’ at the club and some members were saying it could be re-used , even though it had been thoroughly steam pressed , worn and washed for years . |
| 8 | At dinner that night we were discussing the whole affair and I said : " Oh well , you ca n't make an omelette without breaking some eggs , " which led to the classic retort from Ed Prior , my engineer : " Yes , but you did n't have to break the whisk ! " |
| 9 | We were discussing the probability of Nerina 's essays being all her own work : or whether someone 's fronting her . |
| 10 | ‘ We were discussing the smooth running of the place , ’ he informed her nonchalantly . |
| 11 | When we were discussing the name of the new Department , I remember a senior civil servant suggesting to the Prime Minister that , with all those powers , it should be called ’ The Department for Living ’ . |
| 12 | I asked , not certain we were discussing the same property . |
| 13 | But we were discussing the results from the Environmental Day at St Edwards . |
| 14 | However , when they were discussing the historical development which led to capitalism , as they do in The German Ideology and Formen , they stress , by contrast , the continuity in structure between different stages and the universality of the historical process . |
| 15 | Far away across the room , her mother was deep in conversation with a handsome young advocate ; they were discussing the merits of a written constitution . |
| 16 | They were discussing the latest political crisis , and so paid no attention to the blushes of the cringing lass , as Mum spread soap on her . |
| 17 | About a year later one of the boys met an old lady who lived not far from the pond and they were discussing the strange happenings when the lady said , ‘ I can tell you a bit about it , ’ and she then proceeded to tell them about the crazy motorcyclist . |
| 18 | Slowing down , she listened in case they were in the middle of a talk too personal to be interrupted ; but it soon became clear that they were discussing the house and the various improvements that might be made once Europe had reached some kind of normality again . |
| 19 | Back in the showroom reception , with its open-fronted cabinets displaying Emblem 's complex products , its wide mahogany desk and array of exotic potted palms , they were discussing the planned project . |
| 20 | They were discussing the launch of a new range of low-calorie snacks . |
| 21 | Although I did not understand I could see that they were discussing the problem . |
| 22 | Noah Plunkett was as calm as though they were discussing the state of the weather . |
| 23 | As Melody put it to Seb when they were discussing the matter for the umpteenth time at the farm , ‘ You go up there and try to tell 'em Anna should n't be marrying Nahum Plunkett and they 'll tear you to pieces and feed you to the dogs . ’ |
| 24 | I most grateful to the minister for giving way and it 's good to see the government er at last acknowledging the justice of the amendments to do exactly what we 're proposing now that we put in to most of the committees like the building societies c c c b b bill a and like the banking bill when they were discussing the nineteen eighties but Lord Justice Bingham also recommended er and I quote , the determination of the correct relationship between client , auditor and supervisor raises an issue of policy more appropriate for decision making by parliament than by the bank and the accounting profession . |
| 25 | On another New York TV chat show , meanwhile , they were discussing the murders , by snipers over the last few months , of children , one as young as three , on their way to elementary schools . |