Example sentences of "we [was/were] setting [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When we were setting up Eurofest ‘ 75 — an evangelistic congress for 8,000 young people in Brussels in 1975 — a number of advertising agents came to ‘ sell ’ me on their company . |
| 2 | ‘ When we were setting up our flagship London/Glasgow service , it took us seven months of negotiation with BR to get an acceptable time slot , ’ he claimed . |
| 3 | And as I said , I spoke to the supervisor , switchboard supervisor , Di Combes , when we were setting up the course , and asked her what sort of things she would like to put across at a course like this which would make the switchboard 's job easier . |
| 4 | The taxi driver who left us at the station , enchanted by the idea that we were setting off for the source of the Nile , refused to accept any fare . |
| 5 | Why did you suppose we were setting off with a stretcher and torches , at this time of night ? ’ |