Example sentences of "i was [v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But he seemed to think because you 'd had your stroke almost a year ago that I should be over it ; his exact words were that I was looking for sympathy . |
| 2 | I was looking for space for something , I 've forgotten what it wa Oh I had a big spreadsheet |
| 3 | I never wilted and was proud of my fighting qualities when I was looking for survival and happy for any form of success . |
| 4 | ‘ I was looking for engineering companies to invest in and manage , ’ he says . |
| 5 | And I did n't want to have that 'cause I was looking for respect for me but also for my area of work and it was an absolutely deliberate act . |
| 6 | These are the one 's I was looking at look , seven ninety nine , yeah , . |
| 7 | But I was looking at immensity . |
| 8 | So I did n't make a loss but I did n't make a profit on the bit of space that I need that I was using for storage cos I thought it was only fair to the poor bloke . |
| 9 | I did his tape copy on the machine I was using for echo and it was switched to vari-speed , so the copy was played at almost half the speed and when he got it home and wanted to play it to his friends , it sounded rather strange . |
| 10 | I played along , saying I was acting on behalf of Boot-in Inc . |
| 11 | ‘ Oh hello , ’ said Mr Willis , with great presence of mind , ‘ I was calling on behalf of the Conservative Party … ‘ |
| 12 | My hand hurt just as much and now I was shivering with cold . |
| 13 | Round about Camden , I was drifting into sleep when the driver slapped his thigh and said ‘ Well , I do n't know , I do not know . ’ |
| 14 | For I was shrieking with laughter at some of the unintentional one-liners and an alien about as terrifying as E.T . |
| 15 | I was listening to music and he . |
| 16 | The other side of that is that I was listening to Medicine Now on Radio Four , and they 've got a device where they you actually have er an earpiece put into your ear and it clicks continuously . |
| 17 | I was listening to Radio 5 and Leeds had had 3 good chances after 5 mins . |
| 18 | I was listening to radio 5 who had reports . |
| 19 | Men , men , mentioned here by our friend , that Leicestershire has got no business to discuss about fox hunting , we are not elusive , there are other county councils who have banned fox hunting on their land , so do not make this as a sacrosanct and or something that Leicestershire are doing , they are not doing first , there are so many other county councils in this country and for your information , I was listening to radio four few days ago , even in Pakistan , a third world country , is banning hunting in their country , we should be ashamed of ourselves here to discuss , I agree with Councillor when the discussion start and he said move for the ward , because the logical thing was to move for the wards rather than discuss , if we all believe that this is horrible , acrimonious and abhorrent in today 's day and age , as the slavery was abhorred two hundred years ago . |
| 20 | Hello John erm firstly I would sympathise with those that erm have been complaining about television programmes , although I erm did n't watch a great deal of television yesterday , I was listening to Radio Oxford actually , but erm from erm Ceefax I noticed that the Neighbours was broadcast twice . |
| 21 | Before I had heard a dozen words , I was trembling with fear . |
| 22 | I was commenting in response to the objector 's proof in this particular case . |
| 23 | On the day when I was wilting with heat my feet were not in the least sweaty , but I would have liked more support — I thought it barely adequate except for lowland walking . |
| 24 | I was telling you , was I not , that I was seeing with exactness what the English workman was doing while we were waiting to ascend . |
| 25 | ‘ I was gasping for air in the final 20 minutes , but apart from some stiffness I feel fine , ’ declared the 23-year-old schemer . |
| 26 | I was gasping for breath . |
| 27 | Reveals the star : ‘ I was gasping for breath and convinced I was going to die . ’ |
| 28 | I was gon na say about sex education that when I was learning at school , it 's also very male dominated erm it was , I mean you were talking about erm what 's i li , the differences between males and females learning about sex education and wha , and we were learnt about the the man having pleasure , we were taught about the man having the erection and the man having the orgasm , I mean , we did n't even know what a clitoris was ! |
| 29 | ‘ I was learning about radio ! ’ |
| 30 | I was living on adrenaline for the first couple of weeks . |