Example sentences of "[pers pn] [was/were] [verb] about the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Molly , Edith ( Harlow ) and I were talking about the Medauring in Germany started by Sofie Trappe , and I said we ought to form a group in England — Molly 's reaction was ‘ that 's fine Andy so long as I have nothing to do with the organisation ’ … so that year we formed the Studio Club . |
| 2 | I was thinking about the relative merits of a bottle or two of Ruddles from the fridge or a glass or two of Sancerre or even , in the circumstances , something stronger , when there was a knock on my door . |
| 3 | ‘ I was thinking about the twins , ’ protested Preston . |
| 4 | ‘ I was thinking about the irrelevance to psychoanalysis of wit and accountability , ’ said Finch . |
| 5 | I was thinking about the client 's extra costs . |
| 6 | " I was thinking about the wedding-dress . " |
| 7 | I was silent too , because I was thinking about the old man . |
| 8 | I was thinking about the baby . |
| 9 | ‘ Actually , I was thinking about the bridge — today 's bush walkers , and the fact that the river 's up . ’ |
| 10 | I was thinking about the Sheff Wed game on 12 Feb . |
| 11 | Right , I 've forgotten what I was going to ask now , no it 's alright , I was thinking about the circumstances , I was thinking about er , er , a dependent left behind you , sorry . |
| 12 | ‘ I was thinking about the day I went to your house to pick you up . ’ |
| 13 | I was n't thinking about that , I was thinking about the way you were walking |
| 14 | I was n't thinking about that , I was thinking about the playgroup downstairs . |
| 15 | I was thinking about the Wigan one . |
| 16 | And I was reading about the conditions . |
| 17 | Oh I was reading about the twenty three stone ! |
| 18 | At the previous Question Time I was asked about the lavatories at Stratford station . |
| 19 | ‘ But I was speaking about the price of vegetables , ’ said Anwar . |
| 20 | I was speaking about the lady in the back . |
| 21 | ‘ It was over two months ago that I was approached about the job , terms were agreed and I was a part of Bill Fox 's presidential platform . |
| 22 | ‘ I was asking about the health of your grandfather , someone I care about very much . |
| 23 | Last week if you remember I was talking about the primary concern of the state , a concern er which is paramount is a concern for its security and I said if you remember that there was an approach er toward the study of international politics called realism which stressed the importance of what has been termed the power security hypothesis . |
| 24 | Yes , of course they are , but we , I was talking about the old sort of diesel multiple unit . |
| 25 | I was talking about the club and and that she was there ! |
| 26 | Well him and that guy that I was talking about the one with the job . |
| 27 | You know I was dreaming about the office |
| 28 | I w I was dreaming about the office last night , and I saw Miss |
| 29 | You know , I was told about the bogie man , but the bogie man , I now know , did n't , did n't , did n't , did n't exist . |
| 30 | This goes back to what I was saying about the ‘ fellowship ’ of conferences and similar events and how important it is for people to enjoy themselves and make contacts . |