I a ia e inu ana, i kite ia i te manu.
While she was drinking, she saw the bird.
- he tauira tēnei o tētahi rerenga kupu mahi
I a au e waiata ana, i mahara ki te umu.
While I was singing, I remembered the oven.
- he tauira tēnei o tētahi rerenga kupu mahi