Example sentences of "[pers pn] are [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He 's convinced that my lover and I are waiting eagerly for that event , so he 's written a will that leaves me destitute . |
| 2 | ‘ Now you are setting off on mad expeditions . ’ |
| 3 | Do a dummy run if necessary , you will then be sure you are setting out in good time . |
| 4 | If you are aiming almost for pure comedy , then your detective will need only the smallest core of toughness or commonsense . |
| 5 | If you are passing slightly to one side of the DF facility , and there is a response to your transmission on the operator 's screen , the " blip " would be changing position . |
| 6 | My map-reading skill comes from many years using the OS ‘ 1 inch = 1 mile ’ maps in club , national and international motor rallies , where you are bouncing along at high speed , often at night , in poor conditions . |
| 7 | Secondly , you are looking out for minor defects which will cost you time and money — plumbing , heating redecoration , bathroom and kitchen fittings , replacement windows , floor finishes , insulation etc . |
| 8 | So in other words you you are saying instead of six to eight , it 's six to ten . |
| 9 | If you are going up to senior positions movement is essential ; even people who may plateau out at middle management will have done a lot of different jobs for three , four , five years . |
| 10 | ‘ You are going nowhere at all , ’ he assured her grimly , looking down at her as he sat her on the bed , her legs on top of the sheets , and she was too busy trying to make sure she did n't faint to consider how she looked . |
| 11 | If you are going abroad for three months or more , tell your local social security office well in advance . |
| 12 | Pensions can be paid to an overseas address , if you are going abroad for three months or more . |
| 13 | If you do not buy one of these make sure that you always leave some lights switched on inside the house — even if you are going out at eight o'clock in the morning and will not be back until midnight . |
| 14 | If you are keeping strictly to 1,000 calories a day and not shedding surplus fat … then the chances are you are NOT keeping strictly to 1,000 calories a day . |
| 15 | Some camcorders — and some operators — are much quieter than others , and the problem only becomes acute when you are recording indoors under quiet conditions ; outdoors , these unwanted sounds tend to be lost in the general background . |
| 16 | ‘ But you are making up for that today , ’ said Dr Neil gravely , his mouth twitching , particularly when she looked at him , a question on her pretty face , her mouth being too full for further speech . |
| 17 | Thank you all for coming , I know that it 's , it just shows how interested some of us are that you are coming in on such a nice day as this to hear Doreen Griffiths ’ The Cinderella Army ’ or the Land Army , and I must say just reading these bits up here now , I 've got lots of questions I want to ask her when she 's finished , so we 'll let her tell |
| 18 | Ewan and his parents are coming for Christmas and we are looking forward to that . |
| 19 | It talks about the heathen being astounded and being envious and jealous because they are going to see peace and harmony and happiness and this is what we are looking forward to this is why we 're not mourning , why we 're not you know all upset because we know this is going to come . |
| 20 | We are looking forward to some good matches in Europe . ’ |
| 21 | We are looking forward to positive outcomes in the next few months , and will keep everybody informed of the progress . |
| 22 | We are looking forward to ever-increasing production from our huge investments in the past few years and therefore , even if the oil price remains flat , to ever-increasing cash flow . |
| 23 | Our balance sheet is strong and we are looking carefully at further acquisitions in both the oil and non-oil sectors . |
| 24 | If we are using up to five times the energy that we really need to move , then it is hardly surprising that , after a long day , all we can do is ‘ collapse in a heap ’ ! |
| 25 | As we enter the nineties we are progressing slowly with direct mail in UK politics , but national attempts by the different parties have failed for one reason or another . |
| 26 | And so it goes on through life ; always a struggle between wanting to hold on to what we have at the same time as we are reaching out for new joys and satisfactions ; always the dilemma of making choices , of greedily wanting everything , of resenting having to let anything go . |
| 27 | Perfect or absolute Truth , which is known by faith , is beyond our empirical grasp which means that we must act in the knowledge that we are holding on to such truth as we are able to apprehend in this world . |
| 28 | Erm , we are getting through on that , are you going to suggest on it ? |
| 29 | ‘ Now that we are getting back to realistic prices and trading performance can justify capital costs , it makes more sense to invest , ’ he said . |
| 30 | I believe we are sailing out of troubled waters now . |