Example sentences of "we were [verb] at a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Trying to pull us both up short she started on a lecture on the foetal damage caused by nicotine , but neither of us was listening ; we were looking at a memory . |
| 2 | But today , from Loke Hide , we were looking at a single wild red-breasted goose . |
| 3 | We were looking at a plant which was a little like cow parsley but smaller , its leaves more feathery . |
| 4 | We were looking at a very serious contender indeed . |
| 5 | ‘ Their letter relates to an earlier position when we were looking at a phased opening because we had not identified full resources , ’ he said . |
| 6 | I think , was it Colin I was talk , we were looking at a Porsche the other day , and he was drooling over this Porsche , and yet it does n't do anything for me . |
| 7 | Well , I mean you may be right I ca n't be I 'm not I 'm not absolutely certain myself but er it would be nice to think that we were represented at a local authority level , yeah , by different cross-sections of our community . |
| 8 | There were another 100 miles of flatland , of dust , sheep , rheas and distant mountains before we were stopped at a police post . |
| 9 | A few minutes later we were seated at a corner table in the small bistro which I had known for several years . |
| 10 | The journey went on and on — before long we were travelling at a walking pace , and I and the few other passengers were anxiously clearing the condensation from the windows and peering into the murk in an effort to see where we were . |
| 11 | The rest of us were taken at a more sedate pace for a check-up at the hospital . |
| 12 | Six of us were sitting at a table . |