Sentence examples for i was knocking from inspiring English sources

"I was knocking back four bottles of cognac a day.

"But I was knocking my head against a brick wall".

The "don't knock it 'til you try it response" is problematic for many reasons (not that I was knocking anything).

"I felt I was knocking my head against a brick wall," Sir Timothy said yesterday.

"I was knocking on the doors of people who didn't know there was a film going on," she said.

"I was knocking out front," he says, his hand up to shield his eyes from the light.

I was knocked down.

I was knocked out by it.

I was knocked down by the wind.

"I was knocked out of bed".

Murphy said, "I was knocked out".