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I was waiting for 15 minutes in front of the store when an old man spoke to
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00 Do these sentences have anything odd or awkward? 02 br
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00 A: I was waiting for 15 minutes in front of the store when an old man spoke to me. 02 br
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00 B: While I was waiting for 15 minutes an old man spoke to me. 0-
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00 Do these sentences have anything odd or awkward? 02 br
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00 A: I was waiting for 15 minutes in front of the store when an old man spoke to me. 02 br
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00 B: While I was waiting for 15 minutes an old man spoke to me. 0-
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0 I'd suggest the past perfect, those two don't seem quite OK to me: 02 br
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01 i 00 I 01 b 00 had been 02 b 00 01 b 00 already 02 b 00 waiting for 15 minutes in front of the store when an old man 01 b 00 spoke 02 b 00 to me. 02 i 00 0-
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01 i 00 I 01 b 00 had been 02 b 00 01 b 00 already 02 b 00 waiting for 15 minutes in front of the store when an old man 01 b 00 spoke 02 b 00 to me. 02 i 00 0-
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01 cite 10 Marius Hancu 12 cite 10 I'd suggest the past perfect, those two don't seem quite OK to me: 12 br
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11 i 10 I 11 b 10 had been 12 b 10 11 b 10 already 12 b 10 waiting for 15 minutes in front of the store when an old man 11 b 10 spoke 12 b 10 to me. 12 i
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0 The "for 15 minutes" insert is changing/messing up the usage more than you think, I believe ... 02 br
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00 But 01 b 00 was 02 b 00 it's there, of course: 02 br
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01 cite 10 Anonymous 12 cite 10 Please answer my questions. 12 br
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10 Do these sentences have anything odd or awkward? 12 br
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10 A: I was waiting for 15 minutes in front of the store when an old man spoke to me. 12 br
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10 B: While I was waiting for 15 minutes an old man spoke to m
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01 cite 10 Marius Hancu 12 cite 10 The "for 15 minutes" insert is changing/messing up the usage more than you think, I believe ... 12 br10 Hi Marius 02 br
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10 But 11 b 10 was 12 b 10 it's there, of course: 12 br
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0 Hi all. Thank you for your answers. 02 br
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00 I'm a Japanese leaner who teaches in a Japanese school. I thought this matter over, and I now agree with Marius on his comment of "the time leading to that moment", so I think Past Perfect is better, of course "was waiting" is also colloqially OK. 0-
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00 I'm a Japanese leaner who teaches in a Japanese school. I thought this matter over, and I now agree with Marius on his comment of "the time leading to that moment", so I think Past Perfect is better, of course "was waiting" is also colloqially OK. 0-
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