Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] be [v-ing] [pron] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ceri ( 4.2 ) : My mum is buying me a new bathing suit . |
| 2 | ‘ I do not go around public houses asking if my wife is telling me the truth . |
| 3 | Yeah cos , my mates were telling me the other day what 's Gilly said ? |
| 4 | Her father was reading her the story , a long time ago . |
| 5 | Her people are giving her a car for Christmas — Susan , you 're not listening ! ’ |
| 6 | This time I left it up to my patient to decide which area of her life was causing her the most distress . |
| 7 | to see which ones are giving you the good profits , sort of thing . |
| 8 | Let herself go a bit — ye get that with women whose men are giving them a hard time , and who hav'na found a way of getting their retaliation in first . ’ |
| 9 | What 's his name 's lending her the washing |
| 10 | He was all the more determined to appear in control because his father-in-law was giving him the half-amused , half-pitying look , which Hugh interpreted as ‘ I know you 're sorry you 've got to put up with me . |
| 11 | He could be wild and crazy at times and she had n't faced up to the fact that the way he lived his life was doing him no good , no good at all . |
| 12 | Hugh , who had worn the uniform of a verderer for less than a twelvemonth , was no use to them as a guide and as the day grew on it became evident that his arm was causing him a great deal of pain . |
| 13 | ‘ Your body 's giving me the right , ’ he said , blatantly dropping his gaze to her breasts . |
| 14 | While your friends are giving you a hard time at present if you persist and refuse to indulge in drug taking they should eventually accept you as a non-user . |
| 15 | Me and me mam were singing it the other night . |