Example sentences of "[v-ing] us [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well plus plus the fact that erm it 's not that you have n't got one , or it 's not that we 'd need you to drive it 's that you 're denying us the privilege of being able to send you . |
| 2 | The Oil War was costing us a billion dollars a day , and we already had more than four hundred and twenty-five thousand men in Saudi Arabia . |
| 3 | That 's costing us a lot of money . ’ |
| 4 | That 's costing us a lot of money . ’ |
| 5 | Erm I mean I I have some concerns , like Cynthia , about the number of careers officers who suddenly appear when you say there 's a visit to , Hull University , and we 've got people coming from all over the county and it 's costing us a fortune . |
| 6 | Not only are we rapidly filling up these refuse sites but the disposal and site maintenance is also costing us a lot of money — all from our rates ! |
| 7 | It 's costing us a bit of money but er , you know , we do n't do these things for the short term , er |
| 8 | ‘ At the best it is dubious and at worst it could be costing us a lot of money . ’ |
| 9 | Well , he 's taking a lot longer and costing us a lot more money in terms of letting us know his view . |
| 10 | ‘ You are serving us the fermented grapes from Noah 's vines ? ’ |
| 11 | The situation was brought about by a combination of factors , with two in particular causing us the greatest damage : the postponement of the Registers of Land that might have been subject to contaminative use , and the fall in construction activity . |
| 12 | Torturing us every day |
| 13 | ‘ I should be very cross with you — worrying us the way you did . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ Well , I do n't know about Joe , ’ I said , pouring us a drink . |
| 15 | It 's all I can offer , but if you felt like pouring us a couple , then topping it up with water … |
| 16 | Partly , it 's survived because of its very size and range ; with hundreds of thousands of people calling us every year , there 's a clear demonstration of need for the service . |
| 17 | Thank you for calling us a perfect example . |
| 18 | Tod and I reclined on the wrung bedding as Irene advanced into the room , holding a tightly gripped paper tissue to her eyes and calling us a piece of shit . |
| 19 | A friend of Rosemary 's has been teaching us a few basic ballroom dances — the deal is that we both go to his aerobics classes ! |
| 20 | Television erects major obstacles to that goal both by imposing its own definition of what a whole person is and by teaching us a way of living that accords with its own curriculum . |
| 21 | ‘ He 's getting us a goose for Christmas , ’ she said , ‘ that 'll be nice , wo n't it ? |
| 22 | ‘ Ninety-nine percent of vampires are real nice people , ’ he said , ‘ But we want to crack down on phoney vampires who are getting us a bad name . ’ |
| 23 | Ah no , this is , I 'm just getting us a new pan . |
| 24 | Fifteen sixteen pounds and then you 've got another six or seven pound for a changing mat you wan na say to him , that you know , can I have er , some money , I want to start getting us a few things together , but you , I mean , what about clothes ? |
| 25 | Getting us A to B , that 's all I 'm worried about . |
| 26 | ‘ We owe a good deal of thanks to Mr Kennedy for all the effort he put into getting us the medals , ’ said Mr Connor . |
| 27 | Instead of buying us a present , from erm , my mum bought me a few bits and pieces when they went to France . |
| 28 | Two five five , the reason why the Executive asked for withdrawal was because it 's moving us a bit too fast along this track , and it 's moving us in a particular direction before we 've had the time to think about whether that 's the right direction to go . |
| 29 | 1 Walk of Life ( POLICE ) Permission given : PolyGram are sending us a standard license to use , and will charge 50 . |
| 30 | A : hello Mr Parkin this is Guy Cook here B : yes A : er do you remember um sending us a er an estimate for electrical repairs * for a hundred and fifty pounds * well I 've er just had a word with the Electricity Board with an engineer called Mr Golding and he tells me that the er the list of jobs you gave us unless there 's any special circumstances should not be more than around one hundred pounds B : oh * A : well he said he 'd have to look at it of course but er is there some special reason why you thought it would cost more A : well would you be prepared to do it for the price he quoted B : no A : well why not B : I ca n't afford it not with my wages and overheads £ I have A : well £ why should I pay an extra fifty pounds if I can get it done cheaper * B : well if you can do that * do |