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Fill the spaces in the sentences with these phrases from the box.

was looking the other way

my wife arrived home

while I was having a bath

when it stopped working

when the accident happened

when the police stopped me

when we were cut off

as the big game was starting

it was snowing

when the dog attacked him

1. Tim was driving his car too quickly

2.

as I was preparing her dinner for her.

3. I was riding my bicycle on the pavement

4. The boy was delivering newspapers

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during the match and that made playing very

difficult.

6. My sister was using the computer

7. The power went off in the house just

8. Unfortunately, the phone rang

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9. I was speaking to my brother on the phone

10. The thief escaped while the policeman

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