Example sentences of "[vb base] [pron] be [v-ing] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I expect she 's looking round t'stock . ’ |
| 2 | Medics are keeping her under intensive care but say she is making satisfactory progress . |
| 3 | By putting them through the assessment and certification process we are demonstrating that confidence , as well as showing our commitment to quality assurance . |
| 4 | Please God let me be doing real work . |
| 5 | And I only hope you 're bringing some money with you . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ I do n't envy you your job , Mr Milton , but I hope you 're having some fun out of ffeatherstonehaugh 's . |
| 7 | Mr Dobbs said : ‘ As far as I am aware the BBC want to do the sequel , and even as I speak they are discussing potential script writers . ’ |
| 8 | listen he 's playing happy birthday . |
| 9 | Six look I 'm learning this stuff . |
| 10 | I don ’ happen t'think I 'm over-ratin' this chink , Ben . |
| 11 | Look whoever 's editing this tape you 've seen the cunt . |
| 12 | yeah yeah well I know she was getting that way towards Christmas . |
| 13 | I know you 're having some sort of big spiritual crisis or something , but I do n't really see how I can help . ’ |
| 14 | But we know this is marble chippings you know you were getting this carbon dioxide off . |
| 15 | Remember you are putting organic matter into your tank , but you will not be upsetting the bacteria living in your filter . |
| 16 | This kind of willingness to accept criticism about sampling ( ‘ I know we 're killing live music ’ ) , or the group 's often grey image ( ‘ I know that 's a problem ’ ) , inevitably endears you to Norman Cook . |
| 17 | Now I understand er that you know we are providing public service here and we have got allow for public access but the cost of the council of having all its officers outside of this building for over er two hours must have been absolutely horrendous and I would have thought this would be an area where improving security ought to be a high priority so what are you going to do about it ? |
| 18 | We 're meeting in July on the pay and as Ron and Bill know we are seeking full restoration of the losses in respect of base rates , working time and premium payments . |
| 19 | Erm , that is kids may express curiosity , kids may even be doing things that imply they 're getting some sort of pleasure out of their bodies y'know they may be , as we used to call it when I was a child , playing with themselves , um they may be erm doing various things that er that give them some sort of bodily pleasure . |
| 20 | It , it was a two bedroom old cottage it was , very , very nice with a big garden and all I had was erm one room downstairs and like er a kitchen , well er where the sink and that was it was more like a big room where the kitchen was and the two bedrooms upstairs , but only a door on one bedroom , you went up the stairs into a big open room you know where the bannisters all round you know what I mean , no door on it and just , another door , a bedroom door , that 's all but I loved it you know it was a nice erm , not bad , but of course it was condemned it got so old and then they pulled it down and they built another house on it right next to where erm that shooting took pla you know they was having that shooting night just down that lane where I used to be |
| 21 | Erm , you know it 's saying that motherhood is a good thing , but let's not exert ourselves too greatly to do anything about it . |
| 22 | Suppose I am taking prescribed medication ? |
| 23 | As I say , it does n't bother me constantly all the time , Doctor you know , it 's just I feel I was carrying some shopping down the road |
| 24 | I believe she was studying modern dance and had been a pupil of Mary Wigman , or of one of her disciples . |
| 25 | I understand you 're experiencing some chest pain ? ’ |
| 26 | For it received the neglect that a great deal of insider research achieves and was channelled ( unopened ) to me , accompanied by a two-line memo from a senior officer which suggested , ‘ I understand you are doing some research ; you may find this useful ’ . |
| 27 | ‘ Miss Kenton , I believe you are according this matter an urgency it hardly merits . ’ |
| 28 | The vendors may be less inclined to invite competing bids for the company if there is already a strong fit with the prospective purchaser , provided they feel they are obtaining fair value . |
| 29 | I believe , I believe it 's opening next week . |
| 30 | EVERYONE is entitled to their opinion , and while I agree with Joe Hyam 's concerning service charges ( Caterer , 15–21 August ) , I feel he is taking unfair advantage of his position to have a go at people who do not do things the ‘ Joe Hyam ’ way . |