Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] be [verb] some [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ben said that he 'd heard I 'd been having some problems and asked what they were . |
| 2 | I remember being given some caviar once when we were in Russia — wrapped in newspaper because they had no containers to put it in ! |
| 3 | I had been forming some plans , which included writing a book on modern philosophy . |
| 4 | I had been following some seals in bright sunshine , stripped to the waist and taking photographs . |
| 5 | I 've been sent some stuff by Chris who used to run Harlow group . |
| 6 | I 've been contacting some reporter pals . |
| 7 | waistcoat I 've been saving some time to get them . |
| 8 | I 've been giving some thought to the content of the next magazine with which I hope you can help . |
| 9 | I 've been giving some thought to the next edition of our magazine Rural Wales / Cymru Wledig , and I would like to persuade you to contribute the next Comment Column ( see page 2 of the magazine ) . |
| 10 | I 've been giving some thought to the next edition of Rural Wales/ Cymru Wledig , and to the contribution you could make . |
| 11 | ‘ I 've been giving some thought to our — problem , ’ he stated . |
| 12 | And this I 've had to take it twice while I 've been doing some shopping now . |
| 13 | It 's difficult to explain , but I know I 've been doing some thinking about my obligations to my parents , about where I 'm coming from and where I 'm going . |
| 14 | I 'd like to know why it 's so important to you , and I 've been doing some thinking . |
| 15 | ‘ I 've been doing some calculations . |
| 16 | ‘ Yes , I 've been making some enquiries about nightschools . |
| 17 | I have been doing some work for a national charity recently and the director and one of the key office-bearers can not stand sight or sound of SARAH , which was a trifle awkward when she rang up once or twice ‘ wanting to pop in for a chat at your new office ’ . |
| 18 | I dare n't say about the future but I have been doing some stuff with girls teen magazines . |
| 19 | FOLLOWING the article by Warren Bagust on the raw deal David Gower has been given by the England selectors ( WCM Sept ) , I have been doing some research of my own on the relative merits of David Gower and Graham Gooch as batsmen and as captains of England . |
| 20 | I HAVE been left some money by my grandmother and have decided to buy myself a car with it . |
| 21 | The committee also decided in future to pay the CAB quarterly grants in advance , rather than in arrears which has been causing some cash flow problems . |
| 22 | It is understood that the deal had been held up by the Bank of England which had been seeking some form of ‘ comfort ’ from Bank of Edinburgh 's largest minority shareholder , Scottish Amicable , with 39.2 per cent , effectively asking it to stand behind depositors and take a more active role . |
| 23 | On Aug. 19 Joint Political and Military Commission ( CCPM ) observers reported that the situation remained tense , and expressed dismay that recommendations to end the violence , which had been made some days earlier , had yet to be implemented . |
| 24 | It was only a good six minutes later that this squadron of battleships , which had been steaming some 8km/5mls behind Beatty in his flagship Lion , turned ; this delay left the squadron about 16km/10mls behind Beatty 's battlecruisers . |
| 25 | This consisted of a milk bottle filled with water to which had been added some lemon juice , and four rounds of Vienna bread , which should have contained beef , but it had run out . |
| 26 | ‘ An institution for the purpose of cultivating this art ( of veterinary medicine ) similar to those which have been established some years in France , Germany , Piedmont , Sweden , Denmark , etc. would afford an exhaustless fund of amusement to independent persons , as well as of precious instruction to all . |
| 27 | Similarly , a child who has been receiving some form of individual help from a clinician , teacher or parent , might be expected to show the effects of that treatment and a comparison of changes over time on the basis of formal assessments would be an appropriate way of obtaining relevant information . |
| 28 | She 'd been buying some sweets at a local newsagent minutes before the accident . |
| 29 | But I bumped into Chris who 'd been doing some session work with Steve ( Buzzcocks ) Diggle , who was looking for a guitar player to do a few gigs , and Chris kind of trapped me into that . |
| 30 | All she did was get some friends to help a friend , and now look what 's happened . |