Example sentences of "i was doing the " in BNC.
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| 1 | As a film like Scandal , which dealt with the Profumo affair , might make young people go back and check out more about what was happening in the early sixties , so I was doing the same in terms of the fifties . |
| 2 | ‘ When I arrived at the river I was n't at all sure I was doing the right thing because the water temperature was 4.1 degrees Centigrade and the air temperature was 1.8 degrees , ’ said Les . |
| 3 | ‘ I looked for a single builder , because I wanted to work closely with someone while I was doing the ‘ unpicking ’ myself , ’ Timothy says . |
| 4 | I was doing the Mujahadeen side for Life and one day I thought it would be a great story to be in Kabul when it fell , to see it from the Mujahadeen side . |
| 5 | When they left , however , and I made the decision to stay , I knew it might be hard for me but I knew also that I was doing the right thing . |
| 6 | If God would provide accommodation for my family while I was away , preferably with friends , and convince my parents that I was doing the right thing , then I would know that the trip was on . |
| 7 | ‘ When I got home , the doctor came and said of course she could n't cook , so I was doing the cooking . |
| 8 | We had been on holiday in Scotland and I was doing the washing on the Monday when suddenly a huge black cloud seemed to descend — a mass of fear , anxiety and utter depression . ’ |
| 9 | I was doing the scrubbing and Changez was miserably holding the bucket in the deserted shop and asking me if I had any more Harold Robbins novels he could borrow . |
| 10 | I had already sent him a book , examples of my work , a letter about why and how I was doing the book , all for the sake of just one short interview . |
| 11 | I wanted to be sure that I was doing the right thing and would n't regret it . |
| 12 | ‘ I just felt I was doing the same old thing , week after week , month after month . |
| 13 | At the same time I knew that my marriage had been a facade and in a way , by leaving , I felt I was doing the only honourable thing . |
| 14 | I wondered how long it would be before I was doing the things portrayed in the photos . |
| 15 | I saw it when I was doing the breakfasts . |
| 16 | Not at all sure that I was doing the right thing , I fumbled towards the nearest dish for a finger-load of food , and turned to Sadria . |
| 17 | Where I was doing the space walk . |
| 18 | I was n't at all sure I was doing the right thing but I got up and started towards him as he finally got the clip to slide into the gun and snick home . |
| 19 | Although I was doing the same kind of of erm work . |
| 20 | The way I was doing the deal , everyone was going to have to work together for a long time . ’ |
| 21 | In a small way , perhaps , from the inside of an ethnic minority , I was doing the same . |
| 22 | I was doing the most of the peeling potatoes and getting the coal and the firewood . |
| 23 | I was doing the the new developments as the years went by of course , we did n't stay still for long . |
| 24 | And I were I was doing the job there th that 's how I started on working on shore . |
| 25 | I had found myself staggering from one situation to the next … we decided then that I was doing the same thing wrong you see , and so we looked at the actual practice … |
| 26 | The three weeks that I was in the scheme for — they trained me to see if I could do the job properly , they were able to see what I 'd be like when I was doing the job . |
| 27 | ‘ I told him that I did n't give a rat 's arse , and that I was doing the best I could . ’ |
| 28 | I 've been going to bed at half past one and I was doing the T M A for two nights , then I 've been doing his V A T for two nights so I 've got to bed really really late and I just and , the thing is , the T M A were all on about my then I just start to relax I had to resort to herbal knockout drops . |
| 29 | You made life horrible for me cos I was doing the washing up , you horrible horrible horrible person . |
| 30 | Like , my dad le , like I was doing the crossword or something my dad leant over me and I went , yeah , oh really ! |