Example sentences of "i [was/were] [verb] [adv] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was when I was gazing dully at the finger , the heel of my hand resting in an intercostal space , that I felt the faintest flutter from below . |
| 2 | ‘ I was playing better at the end and if it had been a five set match I think I could have fought back . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Because I 'll never cry for you again , ’ I said , which was a very false promise , because I was crying inside at the time , and only I know how much I cried for her later . |
| 4 | ‘ I was working late at the office as you know . |
| 5 | I was left cruelly at the mercy of the ‘ sames ’ : a different in the middle of identicals . |