Example sentences of "i was standing at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the break before he actually started , I was standing at the mirror brushing my hair and he came up , took the brush out of my hand — I had very long , waist-length , peroxide blonde hair in those days — and he said , ‘ What are you doing after the show ? ' |
| 2 | This guy went out with Lee next day , and I was standing at the back of the 9th green when Lee 's manager came running up to me and said , ‘ Willie , you 've got to take the bag — Lee 's fired the other guy . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I was standing at the sink after lunch with the usual daily mountain of washing at the side . |
| 4 | " I was standing at the ship 's side , and the chain caught on something and broke . |
| 5 | Now I was standing at the closed door listening to his absence . |
| 6 | At about three o'clock in the afternoon , I was standing at the door of the inn when I saw a blind man coming along the road . |
| 7 | ‘ Do you know , ’ said Jessica , ‘ I was standing at the bus stop once , and two little Catholic girls came along so sweet you would have thought that they were angels . |