Example sentences of "[pers pn] 'm [verb] [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Er , well I 'm , I 'm just in the middle of , I 'm sign writing a vehicle and I 'm half way through the letters and I 've got a , I 've got ta finish that off before I can get into my stock . |
| 2 | I 'm hoping to do a lot of business with Sam when we get this new programme off the ground . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I 'm in my fourth season as a panel referee in the Conference , so I 'm hoping to get a chance in the summer , ’ he said . |
| 4 | I 'm hoping to get a reply |
| 5 | I 'm applying for membership , and I 'm hoping to buy a sailboard this afternoon , ’ she retorted , and blushed again . |
| 6 | ‘ Perhaps I 'm hoping to meet a man rich enough to keep me in comfort so I can indulge my every whim and fancy and give up work for good , ’ she said drily . |
| 7 | ‘ So , I 'm trying to issue a kind of loud , clear piece of information saying that , by and large , most of the journalism in this country is well below the standard that it should be . |
| 8 | If the children are already working well , perhaps all you need to do is to enter very briefly and present them with a stimulus : " I 'm trying to arrange a birthday party for my nieces and nephews ; could you help me organise it . " |
| 9 | ‘ I 'm trying to do a job here , ’ she said . |
| 10 | Do you mind , I 'm trying to do a programme here , and how the hell can I do it , with your gob slapping ? |
| 11 | I 'm trying to trap a bumblebee . |
| 12 | ‘ You may think this an impossible request , ’ I said , ‘ but I 'm trying to trace a man called Smith . |
| 13 | I 'm trying to trace a member of our family who moved to this part of London during the war , looking for work . |
| 14 | I 'm trying to make a banana cake . ’ |
| 15 | You know , I 'm trying to get a promotion here ! |
| 16 | And I 'm trying to get a defence on the bogies . |
| 17 | What I 'm trying to get a feel for is the level at which it is a consideration . |
| 18 | I 'm trying to get a home together . |
| 19 | three and Q , I do n't know , I 'm trying to find a tap hole stopper , I 've got to find a tap hole stopper somewhere |
| 20 | I 'm phoning to arrange a time … |
| 21 | I 'm listening to like a virgin ! |
| 22 | ‘ I 'm determined to have a go , ’ she said as she left . |
| 23 | ‘ I 'm beginning to read a wealth of meaning into that monosyllable . |
| 24 | I 'm tempted , I 'm I 'm I 'm tempted to have a word with Mick . |
| 25 | So I 'm bound to feel a bit low , are n't I ? |
| 26 | I 've recorded a lot of stuff with song writers whose work I like , but I 'll probably do a cover version as my first single because , as a TV presented I 'm bound to get a lot of flak at first . ’ |
| 27 | they 'll think I 'm waiting to rob a bank or something . |
| 28 | And erm I 'm waiting to contact a friend of mine who works in the library in Manchester . |
| 29 | Completely unexpectedly , he stood up and said , ‘ I 'm going to sing a Keith Richards song ’ and just launched into it . |
| 30 | ‘ I could have said , enough 's enough , I 'm going to force a closure . |