Example sentences of "that you were [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I guessed that you were breaking the law in some way . |
| 2 | I reckon she was calling collect and that you were accepting the charge . ’ |
| 3 | Those of us who sat on the urban policies committee for a number of years seeing Moat devour and all the stoppages and problems there , knew that you were taking the wrong line . |
| 4 | My private idea , which I hardly dare mention in case I 've got it all wrong , is that you were copying the style of some book or other to see if I would recognize it . |
| 5 | You might have to show the inspector the stamp to show that you were wearing the correct trousers — every now and then , you had to bring all your uniform in and all your uniform was an awful lot of uniform . |
| 6 | With regard to your order for the above tape , I understand from a conversation that I had with Sue Atkins on her return to this country that you were tracing the Agreement documents before returning these to us for signature by the Press and despatch of the tape . |
| 7 | ‘ You thought that you were doing the right thing . |