Example sentences of "i was [v-ing] [prep] some [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was looking for some short-cut to getting a complete description of who you are . |
| 2 | We were just walking away , and I was looking for some sort of rubbish container in which to put the bag of icing sugar , when we suddenly heard all those sirens going , and saw masses of policemen running into the park . |
| 3 | I responded as usual by smiling slightly — sufficient at least to indicate that I was participating in some way with the good-humouredness with which he was carrying on — and waited to see if my employer 's permission regarding the trip would be forthcoming . |
| 4 | I was hoping for some money , as I was saving frantically to buy the owl for myself . |
| 5 | I already knew it was n't a good idea ; I could hear the tone of my voice rising higher and higher as I spoke the sentence , and that was always a sign I was getting into some sort of verbal mess . |
| 6 | I asked him what he thought of Magritte the other day , and he thought I was talking about some girl in first year . |
| 7 | I had the idea for this design one day when I was working on some embroidery . |