Example sentences of "i was do the " in BNC.

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1 He himself would put the fear of God into the professors of Königsberg and Breslau ; I was to do the same thing in Danzig .
2 I was to do the counting — up to a hundred ( I could n't count up to a hundred , I had to do it in tens ) and when I opened my eyes he 'd have disappeared .
3 As a film like Scandal , which dealt with the Profumo affair , might make young people go back and check out more about what was happening in the early sixties , so I was doing the same in terms of the fifties .
4 ‘ When I arrived at the river I was n't at all sure I was doing the right thing because the water temperature was 4.1 degrees Centigrade and the air temperature was 1.8 degrees , ’ said Les .
5 ‘ I looked for a single builder , because I wanted to work closely with someone while I was doing the ‘ unpicking ’ myself , ’ Timothy says .
6 I was doing the Mujahadeen side for Life and one day I thought it would be a great story to be in Kabul when it fell , to see it from the Mujahadeen side .
7 When they left , however , and I made the decision to stay , I knew it might be hard for me but I knew also that I was doing the right thing .
8 If God would provide accommodation for my family while I was away , preferably with friends , and convince my parents that I was doing the right thing , then I would know that the trip was on .
9 ‘ When I got home , the doctor came and said of course she could n't cook , so I was doing the cooking .
10 We had been on holiday in Scotland and I was doing the washing on the Monday when suddenly a huge black cloud seemed to descend — a mass of fear , anxiety and utter depression . ’
11 I was doing the scrubbing and Changez was miserably holding the bucket in the deserted shop and asking me if I had any more Harold Robbins novels he could borrow .
12 I had already sent him a book , examples of my work , a letter about why and how I was doing the book , all for the sake of just one short interview .
13 I wanted to be sure that I was doing the right thing and would n't regret it .
14 ‘ I just felt I was doing the same old thing , week after week , month after month .
15 At the same time I knew that my marriage had been a facade and in a way , by leaving , I felt I was doing the only honourable thing .
16 I wondered how long it would be before I was doing the things portrayed in the photos .
17 I saw it when I was doing the breakfasts .
18 Not at all sure that I was doing the right thing , I fumbled towards the nearest dish for a finger-load of food , and turned to Sadria .
19 Where I was doing the space walk .
20 I was n't at all sure I was doing the right thing but I got up and started towards him as he finally got the clip to slide into the gun and snick home .
21 Although I was doing the same kind of of erm work .
22 The way I was doing the deal , everyone was going to have to work together for a long time . ’
23 In a small way , perhaps , from the inside of an ethnic minority , I was doing the same .
24 I was doing the most of the peeling potatoes and getting the coal and the firewood .
25 I was doing the the new developments as the years went by of course , we did n't stay still for long .
26 And I were I was doing the job there th that 's how I started on working on shore .
27 I had found myself staggering from one situation to the next … we decided then that I was doing the same thing wrong you see , and so we looked at the actual practice …
28 The three weeks that I was in the scheme for — they trained me to see if I could do the job properly , they were able to see what I 'd be like when I was doing the job .
29 ‘ I told him that I did n't give a rat 's arse , and that I was doing the best I could . ’
30 I 've been going to bed at half past one and I was doing the T M A for two nights , then I 've been doing his V A T for two nights so I 've got to bed really really late and I just and , the thing is , the T M A were all on about my then I just start to relax I had to resort to herbal knockout drops .
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