Example sentences of "[v-ing] [verb] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ She ai n't goin' to like that , ’ said Linda . |
| 2 | It was not until the European Court of Human Rights ruled in 1981 that the law in Northern Ireland was in breach of its convention that the process of reform started there , bringing change that was fifteen years behind England and Wales , and twenty-five years after the publication of the Wolfenden Report . |
| 3 | ‘ You ent goin' to wear that , is you ? ’ said George . |
| 4 | So far as boilerplate conditions are concerned , the draftsman can add these to the extent that they seem appropriate and necessary , although he should be sparing given that the aim of the exercise is to produce a relatively short set of commercially acceptable terms and conditions . |
| 5 | And I am endeavouring to destroy that worth I can not help admiring ? |
| 6 | Believe me , starting 's the easy part — it 's keeping going that 's hard . |
| 7 | Because you 're secretly dying to press that delightful body up against me and find out how it feels ? ’ |
| 8 | I saw him he was dying to do that go back |
| 9 | Inside the office building , 60 staff are endeavouring to ensure that , unlike the hapless Sir Allan Green , by the turn of the century no-one need slow to a crawl at King 's Cross . |
| 10 | Yeah , and I said erm , and I said that were n't , if that was n't enough I said bearing in mind he 'd just come out of intensive care off a life support machine , I said and which I think that , that tells us that he needs a bit of extra care compared to some of them on the ward , I said I know they 're all important and I know you 're busy but I said I think you should 've had a bit of priority , he was dying , and you know he 's dying , you 'd been told , she said yes that 's right , I said but what really broke my bloody heart was from one o'clock that dinner time he sat in that chair , we left that hospital at half past eight and you assured us he 'd go to bed and when we came in the next morning at half past ten Joy he sat there exactly the bloody same , in the same filthy blanket and the same catheter on him , oh I went fucking mad and I said how dare you , I said because somebody 's told they 're dying does that mean they 've got to be forgot ? |
| 11 | There has been a failure of the crankshaft thrust washers in this case , and certainly in my view that 's exactly what the insurance is there for , and by virtue of the fact that this company is n't honouring it I feel very strongly about and I 'm endeavouring to correct that , but I think erm we 've got ta be fair that this is a conflict of interest to me . |
| 12 | This is an important issue which needs addressing given that commissioning authorities are not particularly accountable to the public and that an increasing proportion of purchasing power has devolved to general practitioner fundholders , who are not necessarily geographically distributed in proportion to need . |
| 13 | [ The UK ads ] have extended the brand franchise and we are now looking to replicate that in Europe . ’ |
| 14 | On 16 March 1978 , another canoe , the Hokule'a , sixty feet long and double-hulled , set out from Honolulu , steering south towards Tahiti , seeking to mirror that original expedition , using the same techniques of astral navigation and water-knowledge . |
| 15 | Mr Prescott , who was given a rousing reception after his election to Labour 's national executive earlier this week , condemned Paul Channon , the former Secretary of State for Transport , for refusing to accept that government policies had played a part in the series of transport disasters that had occured over the last two years . |
| 16 | This simple denial is not the same as refusing to accept that addictive disease is a management responsibility . |
| 17 | The report also criticized the department for refusing to accept that new roads generate more traffic . |
| 18 | I welcome what the Home Secretary said about Le Pen 's visit to Britain , but will he go a little further and dissociate himself from those of his colleagues who are seeking to meet that man ? |
| 19 | ‘ Peter rang me yesterday , ’ Sarella went on , not wanting to encourage that look . |
| 20 | All business is taken , so that particular , those particular items that you 've referred to I am already seeking to schedule that business for tomorrow , but I do n't want to preempt the situation and chance my arm any further than what it is , because I could end up falling on my face and I want to try and avoid that . |
| 21 | It 's markedly looking to reverse that trend in 1992 . |
| 22 | There is an urgent need for publishing to reflect that change of perspective . |
| 23 | But , suddenly , there are more compelling reasons than ever before for wanting to reach that elusive shore where the native words are friendly and easy to learn . |
| 24 | That 's a nice looking machine that one . |
| 25 | Very often assessment of a child 's language is required in order that it can be presented to other professionals who are seeking to help that child . |
| 26 | ‘ We have a five-year programme and are looking to extend that to ten years very soon . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ WE 'RE ALWAYS LOOKING to do that thing which makes people stop and say , ‘ No ! |
| 28 | ‘ Now why would you be wanting to do that ? ’ he asked in lazy amusement . |
| 29 | Refusing to credit that story , he was obviously not much moved by the excitements that flowed from it . |
| 30 | Are you saying that you 're refusing to do that ? … |