Example sentences of "was [v-ing] [pron] this [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I was picturing her face when I said I was seeing you this evening . ’ |
| 2 | Jenna could tell that she was wondering who this newcomer was . |
| 3 | Did n't know she was getting it , I was getting it this morning . |
| 4 | It was n't sexual jealousy that was afflicting her this time , for it was obvious that the woman was just a good friend . |
| 5 | She was completely at a loss to know how to deal with this man — even more at a loss to know just why he was affecting her this way . |
| 6 | I was reading it this morning . ’ |
| 7 | No one like himself , a partial cripple , with a badly scarred body — his limp was paining him this week — and with a ruined face into the bargain could hope to aspire to such a Bird of Paradise ; he could only imagine what she looked like in the clothes she normally wore . |
| 8 | Dorothy was telling me this morning you know when we were at erm nursery ? |
| 9 | You know what the girl was telling me this morning ? |
| 10 | He 'd answered with some folderol about seeking the ideal woman , but he 'd known the truth even as he was spinning her this tosh , and it was a bitter thing . |