Example sentences of "[was/were] [v-ing] this [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Top cosmetic company boss Angela Boxer protested : ‘ I do n't understand why they were doing this to the poor girl . |
| 2 | As I was typing this on the computer ( my VDU is a television set ) , the screen went odd with flashing lines and all the words missing . |
| 3 | But even as she was citing this as the reason , citing it only to herself , she was wondering whether it were true . |
| 4 | I was taping this by the way . |
| 5 | I was reading this about the quiz night . |