Example sentences of "[pers pn] were [v-ing] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | If I were writing the article today … |
| 2 | Today my brother and I were catching the 7.00 am aeroplane from Newcastle to Corfu . |
| 3 | Yet you would have thought that you know , it was n't as if I were disrupting the class or anything . |
| 4 | I were flying the next day to Benidorm I 've had trouble all the time with me back |
| 5 | The light , detached tones inside my head grow low and reluctant , as if I were switching the tape-recorder to a slower speed . |
| 6 | When Moira and I were passing the bandstand , I touched his arm and said , Hello , Cam . |
| 7 | Says Catherine ‘ My flatmates and I were expecting the return of our £780 deposit when we were told the agency had gone bankrupt . |
| 8 | It is sometimes easier to proceed on the basis of : ‘ If I were doing the job this is how I would do it ’ , but this can be delusory even for analysts who have past experience as operators . |
| 9 | Lee and I were feeling the tension . |
| 10 | By this time Sandy and I were feeling the effects of our long day and by mutual agreement we made our way back to the ship . |
| 11 | It was a difficult case to argue , though , without sounding as if I were asking the Government to give in . |
| 12 | Course I were away then working , I were putting the bi the big plant in in Burnley . |
| 13 | Ma , Patrick and I were walking the dog |
| 14 | Whether it was that in that heightened state I had a premonition of what was to follow , or was simply recalling Dennis 's corpse-like stupor in the next room , I felt a perverted thrill , as though I were desecrating the most holy altar of all . |
| 15 | He wondered if she were telling the truth and decided that it hardly mattered . |
| 16 | It was an innocuous question , so why did she suddenly feel as if she were facing the Inquisition ? |
| 17 | ‘ Well at least we 've got this beano thanks to her — Aunt 's been planning it for weeks , ever since she heard that this lady might be coming down here , you 'd think she were dining the Prince des Galles . ’ |
| 18 | As the Rallye droned towards the lighthouse on the tip of Cap Camerat , Miranda felt as if she were breathing the air of the gods . |
| 19 | ‘ I decided not to go with the Parslows , ’ she announced , as though she were saying the most reasonable thing in the world , but her lips were numb with fright , Papa was such a hard man to defy . |
| 20 | Second , there are many loopholes in the legislation ; for instance , until very recently a woman could only claim equal pay if she were doing the identical work of a man and , since occupations are typically segregated by sex , it is often difficult to find such a comparable man . |
| 21 | She tried not to sound as though she were interrogating the older woman . |
| 22 | as if she were putting the same reel of film back in the projector , she ran through the whole scene once again : she is speaking to the visitor , Paul is watching them with astonishment , and the guest is saying : ‘ In your next life , do you want to stay together or never meet again ? ’ |
| 23 | ‘ — but then , while I was merely trying to relieve your pain , you were issuing the blatant invitation — ’ |
| 24 | You were monitoring the progress of your journey . |
| 25 | In the finale , as the whole orchestra was pronouncing the triple supplication ‘ Do-na-no-bis-pa-cem ’ , all at once a wonderful gesture escaped you : you plunged your left fist deep down as if you were setting the torch to the side of a funeral pyre . |
| 26 | My private idea , which I hardly dare mention in case I 've got it all wrong , is that you were copying the style of some book or other to see if I would recognize it . |
| 27 | Several reporters chuckled , one of them shouting , ‘ Did n't know you were editing the women 's page , Charlie . ’ |
| 28 | What type of service would you prefer if you were buying the following : |
| 29 | Well I suppose you would if you were buying the goods on credit but normally , for an everyday transaction buying some food for example , you would n't normally sign a legal document . |
| 30 | You might have to show the inspector the stamp to show that you were wearing the correct trousers — every now and then , you had to bring all your uniform in and all your uniform was an awful lot of uniform . |