Example sentences of "[prep] [be] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | He seemed to be watching her like a hawk , waiting for some reaction . |
| 2 | Ministers are known to be bracing themselves for a series of defeats . |
| 3 | He said : ‘ They seemed to be using us as a last resort . |
| 4 | I use a small piece of putty over the nozzle for speed and short-term storage ; but if I 'm not going to be using it for a while , I take the top off and place a small piece of Clingfilm over the bottle , then screw the top back on again . |
| 5 | for not only was the Earl Patrick suspicious of anyone coming from the regency , but he happened at this juncture to be consoling himself with a local lady , in the absence of marital comforts . |
| 6 | The Yorkshire outfit have been producing some good results in their own division , and have lost only one of their eight league games so far , but we saw the big gulf in scoring power between some of the first and lower division clubs in the county competitions and York look to be facing something of a Mission Impossible . |
| 7 | The drift of my rhetoric might seem to be taking me towards a traditional defence of literature , of the imagination , of creativity , of humane values in general . |
| 8 | Lewis seemed to be taking it as a personal insult that the family had come to the Hebrides for their summer holiday . |
| 9 | Matters relating to your home life and financial security are highlighted and , while you can anticipate some minor gains , benefits or other incentives early this month , sparks may fly just prior to the 16th , when someone appears to be taking you for a fool or expecting you to foot the bill . |
| 10 | In suggesting the rule is an inalienable part of the language , Dale Spender ironically assists those she criticises in making their sexism look natural , when she ought to be exposing it as a cultural construct . |
| 11 | You seemed to be drawing me like a magnet , and there was Claudine , anyway . ’ |
| 12 | But you do n't seem to be advocating it as a way forward ? |
| 13 | She was so aware of him that he seemed to be touching her from a long way off . |
| 14 | If somebody takes a Covermaster plan out at twenty five , we expect them to be paying it for a long time , if he takes it out at fifty five , we expect him to pay less . |
| 15 | But in this particular lesson the decision structure is something of a mirage , for as we have already pointed out at this stage the situation is not real enough for these children to be making anything but a superficial gesture — going through the motions of making a decision . |
| 16 | In plain English it is more important , in an administrative context , to be seen to be doing something about a politically generated agenda of problems than it is to examine critically the agenda itself . |
| 17 | Makes a change to be giving it to a real postman . |
| 18 | Jess asked , though she 'd noticed the questions seemed to be driving him like a snail into his shell . |
| 19 | you know after he gets out from here on a temporary basis sort of thing , so that erm Christopher says he 's gon na be doing it for a year this lecturing , but it 's very nice for him because he 'll be able to contact him and Bob will help him if it 's necessary |