Example sentences of "[pron] [be] [verb] [verb] [adv prt] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ My officers and I are determined to track down the offender before he does any more harm , ’ said Mr Hodson . |
| 2 | I am hoping to set up a Koi pool in a large shed . |
| 3 | ‘ I am hoping to tie up a television documentary which will enable me to visit the former soviet Union . |
| 4 | Further to our meeting last Friday , I am writing to set out the advice and assistance that we are able to provide in connection with the intended sale of Older Business Limited . |
| 5 | In connection with the role you have asked me to undertake in the dispute between Mr D Smith and the other directors of and shareholders in Smith & Co Limited , I am writing to set out the nature of the responsibilities which you wish me to perform . |
| 6 | I am trying to open up the moor by re-seeding and protecting the heather . ’ |
| 7 | I am trying to set up a seminar on Ethics in Communications ( which may also touch on more general issues of ethics and management ) — do you have any relevant texts of which you might send me a complimentary copy and to which reference could be made in the publicity for what should prove a stimulating event ! |
| 8 | Q I am intending to set up a 60″ x 20″ x 20″ aquarium to house fish and inverts . |
| 9 | Cricket is the only even vaguely athletic endeavour I involve myself in , unless you count walking the dog or grovelling to my bank manager , so if I am forced to give up the game by the purchase of these new sightscreens , my fitness will suffer . |
| 10 | Q. I am planning to set up a 48″ x 15″ x 12″ marine tank and two wet/dry trickle filters , with hopefully a home-made filter , using syphons and valves . |
| 11 | Q I am contemplating setting up a paludarium , and would like to know what animals are suitable for the top part . |
| 12 | I am going to point out the arguments for culling . |
| 13 | I am going to set up a two foot tank . |
| 14 | I am going to set up a two foot tank . |
| 15 | Mr Jefferies featured strongly in the confessions of Ivan Boesky and he is quoted in an American magazine this month as saying : ‘ If the government was going to bring me down for something like this , I am going to bring down a lot of other people with me ’ . |
| 16 | One member of the pair was told by his/her partner ‘ I am going to read out a list of words to you . |
| 17 | Now I am going to throw out a challenge . |
| 18 | I am starting to fill up the dates . |
| 19 | ‘ I 'm hoping to set up a special league . |
| 20 | ‘ I 'm hoping to set up a river watch for the Skerne with one of the schools to monitor the wildlife and pollution , ’ said Mr Dods . |
| 21 | That 's why I 'm trying to fill up the gap with a few concerts , but of course I 'm not good enough for the big dates , it will be mostly provincial engagements . |
| 22 | I 'm trying to sort out the e year eight sex education with Bernie at the moment . |
| 23 | But I 'm trying to track down the man who brutally murdered Sandy , your sister . |
| 24 | I 'm trying to track down the Presley hoard . |
| 25 | I squirm like I 'm trying to shake off a mosquito . |
| 26 | ‘ I am not pregnant , nor do I suffer from anorexia , ’ she added frostily , ‘ I 'm trying to shake off an illness I 've had for a few months , that 's all . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ I 'm helping to set out the stalls for the hospital bazaar — should be back about midday , ’ she called , as she let herself out of the house . |
| 28 | Oh look I 'm getting pushed out the queue beca I 'm gon na There we are . |
| 29 | I 'm beginning to build up a vague picture of this man . |
| 30 | Q I 'm intending to set up a community tank . |