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The phrase 'were delivering' is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to an action that has taken place in the past. For example: "The couriers were delivering the packages throughout the city when the power went out."
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Makeshift ambulances were delivering wounded men to the hospital.
It's Labour councils that were delivering these projects.
Oh, and Dr. Feldman, that day you were delivering my daughter?
He claimed the two stations were delivering on only 30% of their public service commitments.
He also said barges and smaller craft were delivering supplies to hard-hit areas.
"They were delivering as early as 5 o'clock in the morning at one time".
The students, traveling in pairs, were delivering attendance reports to the office.
Mr. Bravo said he and the other men were delivering fruit to restaurants in the area.
The guards were delivering currency to the Chase Manhattan Bank on North Village Avenue.
On a busy Saturday, confused runners were delivering dishes to the wrong tables.
He seems completely spontaneous, as if he were delivering his lines for the first time.
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