Example sentences of "[pron] [was/were] doing [pron] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 I was doing them for the wrong reasons — out of curiosity or for the money , rather than because I had a passion for doing them .
2 I was doing nothing of the sort !
3 I was doing nothing of the kind , ’ she denied crossly , turning to face him .
4 However , one afternoon perhaps two weeks after our conversation in my pantry , I was doing something in the library when Miss Kenton came in and said :
5 I did think I was doing it for the best .
6 I was doing it for the drive anyway .
7 I was doing it under the covers you see ?
8 Now at that stage you were doing it on the telephone were you ?
9 They were doing everything by the book .
10 I think I think there was som some sent to Chester for example , I think they were doing something in the cathedral in Chester .
11 They were doing it down the road here done the other week .
12 He did n't even look up , he was doing something with the cafetière .
13 Mr Clarke told the House of Commons that he was doing it with the great reluctance .
14 If he was still amusing himself , thought Cadfael , he was doing it with the eloquent dignity of archbishops and all the king 's judges .
15 Giles recalls one remark when Montini was criticizing the De Gasperi Christian Democratic government for inaction while denying that he was doing anything of the kind ( a typical Montini ploy ) : ‘ In political questions the Church has to be general , just as in religious matters she can not afford not to be particular ’ ( ibid. , p. 109 ) .
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