Example sentences of "[was/were] [v-ing] my [noun pl] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I got up feeling bilious and with a burning headache , wobbling from the previous day 's struggle , as if I were finding my legs after a long illness . |
| 2 | It took me a long time to work out why I was eating my meals off a trampoline . ’ |
| 3 | I felt as if someone was pressing my lungs with a steam-iron . |
| 4 | I was saving my energies for the return journey . |
| 5 | I suddenly found that I was losing my powers at a time when I needed them most . |
| 6 | I was milking my goats in the field , and he got down on the ground and put his head near my foot . |
| 7 | Even as I was recording my triumphs over a hostile and alien world , I was also expressing such sentiments as , ‘ Oh , it 's not even worth writing down — the same , usual , dismal , tedious , boring story . ’ |
| 8 | Soon I was pricking my ears at every hiss and rustle , every creak and sigh , every flap , scuttle and click . |
| 9 | I believe I was collecting my thoughts for a renewed effort when the young gentleman suddenly rose to his feet , and clutching his attaché case to his person , said : ‘ Well , I think I 'll go and take a little fresh air . |
| 10 | When he was arranging my supper-things on the table , I had an irresistible desire to giggle . |