Example sentences of "i [was/were] [adv] [verb] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | SIR — I was utterly infuriated at the thoughtless and bigoted article by Jamie Salmon ( Daily Telegraph , April 6 ) . |
| 2 | ‘ I was courteously received at the Guildhall , but found , to my chagrin , my lord of Gloucester already ensconced in the chair of state . |
| 3 | I was I was , I was slightly banked at the time . |
| 4 | I was n't looking at the negative |
| 5 | ’ I was n't looking at the driver , ’ I said . |
| 6 | I was n't laughing at the time , though , I can tell you , because the more I dug down , the more I was digging up ! |
| 7 | ‘ I was just looking at the place . |
| 8 | ‘ I was just looking at the scenery . ’ |
| 9 | By that stage I was already working at the Canadian Embassy , and I let the staff buy some of the pictures from me , but again it was very cheaply . |
| 10 | Tuesday was the Music Exam which was not difficult as I was already working at the Theory of Music at the Royal College . |
| 11 | I was suddenly infuriated at the thought of what we had believed about the Germans in England . |
| 12 | My favourite tale , comes from Corner Pool , when Rob was fishing one cold March day : ‘ I was about to start at the top of the pool when I happened to spot a flicker of movement close to the north bank . |
| 13 | But really I was there to look at the pictures . ’ |
| 14 | I was still seething at the injustice of Oliver Moreton 's attitude to me . |
| 15 | I heard the iron door go ( I was still staring at the wall ) but no bolts . |