Example sentences of "i was watching the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Like millions of Americans I was watching the debate on television and , like millions of Americans , I leapt out of my seat yelling something like : ‘ I ca n't believe he said that … |
| 2 | I know because I 've tried it as well , and I would say it was a large contributing factor to a breakdown of understanding , because at this point I was watching the deterioration of the relationship between Tony DeFries and David . |
| 3 | I was watching the scene from the kitchen end of the dining car , standing just behind Emil , Cathy and Oliver . |
| 4 | It was very hot in the scout hut where I was watching the preparations , so the clay was constantly being sprayed to prevent it drying out . |
| 5 | ‘ Oh yes , I was watching the six o'clock news . |
| 6 | No , I was watching the watchers . |
| 7 | The woman I 'm staying with comes from a mining family , and as I was watching the news I heard the ironing board creaking in the kitchen . |
| 8 | As I was watching the sparks bounce off the curved perspex , I suddenly remembered part of a nightmare I 'd never remembered before . |
| 9 | I was watching the Sumo wrestling on Channel 4 the other night and it occurred to me that perhaps , at last , I 'd found my sport . |
| 10 | It was so good , this telescope , we had , when I was watching the pheasants , in the field , I used to be there all day for the the carrion crows would come along do you see . |
| 11 | I was watching The Comfortables . ’ |
| 12 | I was watching the gas-flares of oil-rigs maybe hundreds of kilometres away , out in the North Sea . |
| 13 | I was really pissed off because I was watching the U21 England match , and when it finished turned over during the ‘ adverts ’ . |
| 14 | I was watching the Scum Derby on Sky this weekend , and managed to catch some of the phone-in afterwards , where someone was going on about an Autobiography written by the froggy himself . |
| 15 | I was watching the Granada Sport Preview on Friday night with Elton Welsby , sitting half asleep through all the usual crap about City being in crisis , United going to win everything , etc , when all of a sudden I saw a scandinavian player being interviewed about his being signed to Oldham ( I think ) . |
| 16 | The other thing I wondered when I was watching the video , you sat there at one stage , while I was writing and I thought , I thought , what are you thinking ? |
| 17 | I heard two loud bangs as I was watching the television . ’ |
| 18 | I was watching the ice hockey on here last night , last night , the and Czechoslovakia one and a Canadian guy scored a goal and the announcer said they 'll be celebrating that in his home in Canada if they 're watching , listen I bet they are ! |
| 19 | I was watching the television and then all of a sudden it 's too late and then found out it 's hard work . |
| 20 | Mm , what , something I what I was watching the other night erm , what on earth was , something , it was nineteen forty seven that were , it was er , it was an old repeat |
| 21 | I was watching it at the movies , I was watching the whole thing at the cinema . |
| 22 | ‘ It was the Sunday after Wembley , and I was watching the highlights on the television , when Nick rang up in distress saying , ‘ Arthur 's broken his leg ! ’ |
| 23 | I was watching the fire engines . |