Sentence examples of "was" in English

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He was checking a ticket. Controllava un biglietto.
She was in a hurry. Andava di fretta.
He was listening to music. Ascoltava la musica.
She was dressed in wool. Vestiva un abito di lana.
Tom was shivering with cold. Tom tremava dal freddo.
A strong wind was blowing. Soffiava un forte vento.
The lawyer was expecting Ben. L'avvocato aspettava Ben.
I was lonely without her. Mi sentivo solo senza di lei.
I was not studying then. Non studiavo allora.
it was well worth it ne valeva la pena
I was speaking of you. Io parlavo di te.
A cold wind was blowing. Soffiava un vento freddo.
She was shivering with cold. Tremava dal freddo.
Everyone was listening very carefully. Tutti ascoltavano attentamente.
He was bursting with fury. Scoppiava di rabbia.
I was looking at old pictures. Guardavo delle vecchie foto.
Only plagiarism was missing to him! Gli mancava giusto il plagio!
The deer was running by itself. Il cervo correva da solo.
This morning, my ear was bleeding. Stamattina mi sanguinava l'orecchio.
I was not feeling very hungry. Non mi sentivo molto affamato.
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