Example sentences of "[was/were] [v-ing] [verb] [pron] about the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He said , ‘ But you were going to tell me about the business . ’ |
| 2 | In another presidential address , this time to the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues , Stotland ( 1977 ) spoke on the topic of ‘ white-collar criminals ’ and argued that although we were beginning to know something about the people who commit white-collar and corporate crime , we ought to intensify our efforts . |
| 3 | No , I was going to say what about the one about five sticky buns in the baker 's shop , do you know that one ? |
| 4 | When she saw them she was going to tell them about the tea and in the same breath demand to know what they had found and why Cobalt had anticipated finding anything in the Villa Fiesole . |
| 5 | Days later I realised he was trying to tell me about the Brighton bombing ; it had occurred the same morning . |