Example sentences of "[pers pn] be [adv] [v-ing] some [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I am still nursing some bruised ribs , though nothing has been broken , and I 've also broken a tooth . |
| 2 | Anyway , I was congratulated once more and I realised for the first time that I was actually doing some good . |
| 3 | I was half expecting some serious , mumbling classical music type , but instead I found an intelligent and lively personality whose last opera was a portrait of American comedian Jack Benny . |
| 4 | Layla , our loving secretary , has at last learned that when she 's adamantly refusing some tenacious committee member and I say , ‘ Here , give me the phone . |
| 5 | She was still seeking some further ease of tension in drinking sherry to an extent that worried her . |
| 6 | ‘ And we 're just introducing some more shades , ’ reports Mark , ‘ such as yellow , orange and a light blue in a matt finish that suits our style . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ We were just taking some reciprocal photos for my kid , ’ Florian explained insouciantly as he stood up , indicating the photos of Joni scattered over the glass-topped coffee-table . |
| 8 | " We were always doing some little task , " says Eva . |
| 9 | Having divested themselves of their overstocks , they are now issuing some exciting new products and are showing signs of a return to profitability . |
| 10 | He pulled a fold of cloth loose and , with tender movements , as if he were sensually unwrapping some erogenous zone , he felt the cloth . |
| 11 | She opened her eyes and darted a glance at Marc , sure by now that he was already planning some further strategy by which to entangle her . |