Example sentences of "it and [pron] were [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean , they were actually looking at it and we were going , but it 's not the same furniture . |
| 2 | As I said , I had n't won it and we were having all this trouble at home with the Federation . |
| 3 | They had gone a long way without her even knowing it and they were riding beside the lake she had seen from the air . |
| 4 | They 'd been offered something , two or three percent and they 's rejected it and they were threatening strike action . |
| 5 | Mike was there every day , being nice to me and telling me not to worry about anything , he 'd found this flat and his mother was seeing to furnishing it and they were making arrangements for the wedding . |
| 6 | and I went in shop I said a sack of dog food I said German Shepherd and got it home and I thought this looks different , it were ginormous chunk things in it and he were going ptew , ptew and they were all over garden |
| 7 | and she 'd fell in it and she were having right fits . |
| 8 | Tal talking about pensions Tom , the chap er cha with the office girls and that and , and checking our expense sheets , he , he er they put a notice on the board you could ante your what , in your pension , you could a put a bit more into it and I were looking at notice and he says ooh he says it 's no good for you , he says er w well I told you about it did n't I ? |
| 9 | Oh right , I 'll and then she 's moaning at him cos she wants to go and post it and you were mucking about with your C D thing or something and you were saying wait for me I 'll do this then I 'll miss the post . |