Example sentences of "[be] [v-ing] [prep] [pron] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Almost every part of my infuriating body seemed to be nagging at me for some sort of attention . |
| 2 | Now at that time the Scottish National Party was the only other party in Scotland advocating what we were advocating ( though obviously going much further ) and it seemed to me crazy to be competing with them for devolutionary votes . |
| 3 | He sent her a glare that was full of suspicion , then demanded abruptly , ‘ You would n't be laughing at me by any chance ? |
| 4 | They might not know him by sight , or might not be looking for him at all . |
| 5 | ‘ Will we be looking for anything in particular , sir ? ’ |
| 6 | Write in and let us know what you think about the new law changes — we will be looking at them in greater detail in next month 's issue . |
| 7 | But it is an option that I certainly would n't want to discount at this particular er stage erm because it depends on so many er factors , it depends for example whether er the site that er has been identified for up to two thousand and six , and which is developed up to two thousand and six , has the physical capacity to expand beyond two thousand and six , and I think that that ought to be one of the considerations perhaps that we ought to look at as we move towards the identification erm er of the new settlement , conversely , it could well be that ought to be looking at a second new settlement in a different location , erm I ca n't give an answer , a definitive answer , what I can say is , coming back again er to Mr Brook , this sort of issue er will not be picked up in nineteen eighty eight or nineteen eighty nine , er if we are all alive and kicking in North Yorkshire and the District Councils we will be looking at it regularly , we 'll be looking at it in two years time , one years time , erm erm that 's the way we work in Greater York , and it 's basically worked very successfully . |
| 8 | And what the force will say to us is that the force has overall priorities and they take precedent and that is to get sixty four P Cs back on the street , and our problems they will be looking to us for imaginative solutions |
| 9 | Then I 'd be looking after you for both products and what I want to do is have a look at all the standard bearings you take to see if there is potential for a supply . |
| 10 | And Robert Urquhart had been shown to be lying to her about more than his affections . |
| 11 | There 's a proof because so if two people were contemplating the proof of the infinity of primes they would n't be going about it in different ways , erm , if they 're contemplating the proof , they 'd be contemplating exactly the same steps in the same order . |
| 12 | If you play your cards right , your job could still be waiting for you after that . ’ |
| 13 | But you should n't be waiting on me like this . ’ |
| 14 | A county council spokesman said : ‘ We have received Rev Harper 's letter and will be replying to it in due course . ’ |
| 15 | And what I was going to be getting for myself at some stage cos I 'd like to do the rest of the curtains myself . |
| 16 | The car would now be calling for him at seven . |
| 17 | Who could it be calling on him at this time of night ? |
| 18 | Erm , and if if I can just , we will Treasurer and ourselves , be reporting to you in more detail on this , in the appropriate areas , but suffice it to say , that the government are accepting the need for further investigation on some of these issues , to look at some of them in the light of the national B U D report , on superannuation and pension arrangements generally , have nevertheless agreed that individual authorities ought to have some more discretion , and the compensation regulations that I mentioned earlier , is one example of that . |
| 19 | All day this shadow grew in her mind and by the time school was over and she was running along the railway line , it seemed to be running behind her like some dark , winged creature . |
| 20 | We need to hear what the Lord may be saying to us in all of this and be open to the challenge of church planting and the support of other fellowships around us . |
| 21 | Driving through unfamiliar London streets had been nerve-racking enough — vehicles and flashing lights seemed to be coming at him from all angles — but with two kidnap victims in the back , his brain refused to function rationally . |
| 22 | The eyes seemed to be staring at him with peculiar intensity , as though he were a rare specimen whose every move must be observed . |
| 23 | Dislike might be bubbling inside her like bitter acid , but it had n't prevented her from doing a good job . |
| 24 | How curious that someone with such a short , neatly waved cap of brown hair should be talking to someone with such a fuzz of ginger hair — and talking so seriously , with no sense of disparity ! |
| 25 | should be fighting for her on this not giving way |
| 26 | Nottinghamshire , who won the Sunday league last year , will be hoping for something with more prestige this time and with Chris Lewis and Chris Cairns augmenting an already talented staff , they will be the team to beat . |
| 27 | On the other hand , for a task such as fault diagnosis he will be thinking about it in various structured ways which he can reveal by talking about it and exploring verbally why he looks at particular indications or takes particular actions . |
| 28 | In fact , I remember Mr Simpson , the landlord of the Ploughman 's Arms , saying once that were he an American bartender , he would not be chatting to us in that friendly , but ever-courteous manner of his , but instead would be assaulting us with crude references to our vices and failings , calling us drunks and all manner of such names , in his attempt to fulfil the role expected of him by his customers . |