Example sentences of "that i [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | When I moves to this area just over two years ago I knew no-one , my two older children were at school and , although I enjoyed being at home with my two-year-old toddler , I felt that I was getting past the stage of discussing sleepless nights and dirty nappies ! |
| 2 | She felt that I was getting in the way . |
| 3 | Only the ferryman on the Oban/Lismore boat knew that I was aiming for the northern ferry to mainland Port Appin . |
| 4 | No need for him to know that I was watching at the window . |
| 5 | The drop down from Meall Corranaich and back up to Beinn Ghlas was a great deal more substantial than I would have wished at this point in the walk , keeping in mind that I was hallucinating from the effort of the chase and the subsequent lack of oxygen managing to get anywhere near my lungs via a mouth full of clenched teeth . |
| 6 | These birds come from America , so they are difficult to get hold of and I had the added problem that I was looking at the end of the breeding season . |
| 7 | I vaguely remembered reminding mum last night that I was looking for the rest of Uncle Rory 's papers . |
| 8 | I remember excusing this by saying that I was waiting for the police and that nothing should be touched until they had come . |
| 9 | On the way to our initial meeting I had to change trains , and soon found that I was travelling in the wrong direction . |
| 10 | To my surprise , I found that I was running towards the battle . |
| 11 | I placed my pipes and rucksack on the back seat of the jeep and informed the driver that I was going into the orchard for a last look round . |
| 12 | You would think that I was asking for the earth to be changed but I 'm not really . |
| 13 | ‘ I began to lose consciousness and felt that I was standing on the world 's edge aside of a high , dark space looking across it , thinking that I was about to enter into it . |
| 14 | He looked at my pityingly , no doubt thinking that I was succumbing to the English diseases , amateurism and laziness . |
| 15 | Well him and that guy that I was talking about the one with the job . |