Example sentences of "[was/were] [v-ing] [prep] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | Also , coincidentally , other rebels were gathering in that same year . |
| 2 | No they 're the twins that were hanging off that young girl were n't they ? |
| 3 | The House will recall that in the latter part of last year both my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer and my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State outlined measures to be taken by both the Government and mortgage lenders with the excellent aim of reducing the level of repossessions that were occurring at that time . |
| 4 | The BBC is seen by Mrs Whitehouse as not only reflecting the changes that were occurring in that period , but also as actively encouraging or even precipitating them . |
| 5 | that 's , that 's the other thing when there 's only two of you involved and you , we were opening for that first sort of eighteen months five , six days a week just keeping on top of a day to day business does n't allow you to sit back |
| 6 | Rincewind swallowed hard when he saw them , because they were walking on that broad expanse of ceiling like flies . |
| 7 | or whatever , just let them know roughly what you 're doing , cos , all they get is a tape , it gives them an idea of what sort of things were happening at that time , any words they ca n't pick up if she 's cooking , maybe that 's something she was making or whatever , erm , in the please write the first names and details , why you know them , of all the people speaking on this side of the tape , in order in which they speak on the tape in the first , first instance , right , you know , so now Carla , my husband , myself , Lee and , you do n't need to repeat them again after that |
| 8 | Now according to your theory that you were applying to that |
| 9 | You were checking about that last time we met . |
| 10 | The backs of my legs were trembling at that time , but this was probably as much due to the cold as to the feeling of betrayal that had invaded my being . |
| 11 | May I ask who it was you were addressing by that name ? ’ |
| 12 | We were looking through that and erm Mr was the first er County Librarian in East Suffolk |
| 13 | We were looking at that last night . |
| 14 | ‘ I 'm not sure I approve of the way you were looking at that visitor , ’ he went on , bending towards her and speaking quietly . |
| 15 | He were looking at that bus . |
| 16 | I were looking at that one |
| 17 | Tha that Scottish card that you were looking for that painting ? |
| 18 | Is this what you found when you were looking for that card ? |
| 19 | Such fins are similar , in principle , to those of a whole group of primitive bony fish that were living in that remote period when the move to land was first made . |
| 20 | His eyes did not leave the view as he said , ‘ Did you ever think when you were living in that flat in Manchester that you would one day own all this ? ’ |
| 21 | ‘ They waited while you were talkin' to that guy , Ben . |
| 22 | We were paying for that plane . |
| 23 | ‘ We were wondering about that charming old gentleman we 've seen you with in Mondano . ’ |
| 24 | it went they were racing like that , and a car come that way , so went that way |
| 25 | And there were a few things that you mentioned as you were going through that a you know I just really want to make a few comments on really . |
| 26 | Erm I did n't write down the other things that you mentioned as we were going through that were n't on this list . |
| 27 | We had so many breakdowns and strange things were going on that one of the guys went to see a medium in Germany . |
| 28 | I do not forget the other unions which were going at that present time helped us out quite a bit . |
| 29 | I kept hoping the foreman would notice , but he did n't ; there was some meeting going on and he seemed more concerned with the fact that all the bosses were going to that than in what we were doing . ’ |
| 30 | Now , there are hints that they were moving beyond that position . |