Example sentences of "[pron] [be] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All my pleasures will be solitary , even when I happen to be in company ; I shall not be exhilarated simply because the people around me are enjoying themselves , nor depressed because they are in low spirits . |
| 2 | For example , the stressed housewife may take rights 3 and 7 and decide that : ‘ I have the right to suggest to my elderly mother-in-law that she enquire about the possibility of a home-help , as the demands she is making on me are wearing me out ’ . |
| 3 | With the threat of relegation looming again , the loss of the ground , and the millstone around my neck of a team of asthmatic pine martens with the collective brain power of a kiwi fruit , the pressures on me are building to a frightening pitch . |
| 4 | Because , tomorrow … tomorrow , head , you and me are leaving . |
| 5 | Dolores O'Riordan and three other blokes and me are sitting in a van that 's parked in a yard behind Charlie 's Bar where later on The Cranberries will bring tears to the eyes of grown men and ensure that all present can say ‘ yes ’ when asked if their weekend was happy and filled with nice things . |
| 6 | A year or two later , expanding on her analysis , Iris Murdoch dubbed the journalistic novel ‘ loose and cheerful ’ , adding gaily that she was inclined to start writing a novel in the hope that ‘ a lot of people who are not me are going to come into existence in some wonderful way ’ — though frustrated , sometimes , by the prevailing theoretical power of her own philosophical mind . |
| 7 | ‘ I 'm just pleased I had the idea and that anglers with a lot more skill than me are showing what can be done with it , ’ he said modestly . |
| 8 | He , I tell you want he does n't do , I should n't let you hear , but , when he , when him and me are arguing when we were younger , and me dad used to wind Colin up , and wind me up , and I 'd get madder and madder , and me dad used to love it . |
| 9 | Lurking in unfamiliar corners of your class-divided towns , men like me are gon na smash your fortunate houses down . |
| 10 | Mummy me are gon na go in there |
| 11 | Oh mum me do it , me are gon na do that and that in a minute |
| 12 | Dad erm her and are gon na go there and you and me are gon na |
| 13 | There 's me been putting sugar in his Ovaltine for the last fifty years . |
| 14 | ‘ Where the proceedings are between the parents , both of whom are acting bona fide in the interests of the child , it is not uncommon to make no order as to costs of the proceedings . |
| 15 | Frontline workers this week gave a different picture of implementation from senior managers , many of whom are reporting all is well ( News , 8 April ) . |
| 16 | The city 's council has decided that it no longer wants an unlimited number of gypsies or travellers , many of whom are using illegal pitches , descending on the city . |
| 17 | The passengers charter has been warmly welcomed by many of my Back-Bench colleagues many of whom are sitting behind me . |
| 18 | Not , at least , of the sort who 've emerged in the time since ‘ Raw Like Sushi ’ : singers like Lisa Stansfield , Betty Boo , Cathy Dennis , Kylie and Dannii — all of whom are peddling an ersatz glamour drawn from adolescent fantasies of sophistication , untouchable otherness , phoney celebrity . |
| 19 | South West training courses and regular training days with trainers from HQ kept everyone in touch , recently inspiring the qualification of new teachers , some of whom are performing today . |
| 20 | We 'll have 3,100 pints on tap at the event for the expected 1,000 visitors , some of whom are coming from as far away as Belgium . |
| 21 | Part of the reason behind the payments is to placate high earners , some of whom are asking to be moved to overseas branches of their companies to avoid higher taxes . |
| 22 | The majority of these are elderly women , many of whom are caring for siblings . |
| 23 | Doubts remain over the fitness of striker Ian Baird and midfielder Derek Ferguson , both of whom are suffering from hamstring injuries . |
| 24 | ‘ The government should now draft and enact legislation for the IBF as soon as possible , so that small firms , 32 per cent of whom are growing , can progress into the next century unhindered by anachronistic rules and regulations . ’ |
| 25 | There was mixed response from supermarkets , some of whom are continuing to use what they term " low migration PVC film " . |
| 26 | Will he confirm that most of them are tourists , many of whom are travelling north for a last glimpse of a rare species on the point of extinction in Scotland — Scottish Tory Members ? |
| 27 | There are four full-time Research Officers and the rest of the work is done by 13 research assistants , some of whom are part-time and most of whom are studying for PhDs . |
| 28 | At its worst extreme , and particularly where the panel is a voluntary committee , all of whom are giving their time for nothing , the selection may well be made without all the panel having interviewed the candidate . |
| 29 | Last week I read an article about four successful divorce solicitors , two of whom are representing the Yorks in their divorce . |
| 30 | Neighbours and business people , many of whom are confronting disability for the first time , have yet to work out ways of behaving with respect towards them and ways of making links which are welcome and helpful . |