Example sentences of "[vb mod] be [v-ing] [prep] some [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | EP : Last time I saw you we felt that we should be looking at some kind of school with weekly boarding . |
| 2 | She realised he must be going through some kind of hell waiting for the rime when he could let all his suppressed urges out . |
| 3 | She was listening intently and her eyes were thoughtful , as if she might be toying with some idea of her own . |
| 4 | ‘ Well , ’ Constance wheedled , ‘ tell her I 'll be ringing with some news . |
| 5 | This month , we 'll be looking at some examples that should help you to develop your fluency in playing these two interval types from a scalic standpoint . |
| 6 | Thus the pilots may be found in the Engines Section absorbing the means whereby the aviation spirit and flames arrive at the right place at the right time to produce the urge for forward movement , or they could be watching in some fascination an array of lights and switches on a array known as ‘ electrics ’ which behave themselves so well under the persuasion of the engines instructor , but which flash and fail to respond in such heart-breaking fashion when the student is urged to demonstrate that he has ‘ got ’ it . |
| 7 | I think er it 's got to be er linked certainly to the rate of inflation , er and in some way linked to the way that the fire service er has their pay formula , and they 're actually linked to 25% of the top 25% of schooled manual workers , er we 'd be looking at some sort of deal like that , or if it was n't er tied up with percentage rates I think we need , definitely need an independent pay review body for the ambulance service . |
| 8 | He 'd be talking to some man all evening , they 'd be getting on very well indeed as far as we could all see , but then Miss P would still be there alone when the lights went on , and the man would have gone . |
| 9 | It is this conception of uneven and combined development , in which the whole may be growing at some point in time , but within that overall growth there will be sectors in decline . |
| 10 | There are two distal oral papillae on each side of the jaw ; a conspicuous spine-like one on the oral plate and a smaller scale-like one on the adoral plate which may be missing in some specimens ( see Madsen , 1970 : 179–181 for a discussion of this character ) . |
| 11 | From now on he would be looking for some sort of pattern . |
| 12 | On the basis that er if if you 've seen enough here now Lynda to be persuaded , and I hope we have , persuaded you that you 'd like to come in with us then you will be resigning at some time I guess . |
| 13 | But I imagine they will be looking at some sort of insurance claim . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ But probably the chances are that I will be looking for some sort of change , ’ he added . |
| 15 | erm Professor Ron Dore is going to talk a bit about when education should stop and I suspect will be saying some of the things that you 've already hinted at , and then later on Professor Colin Lacey will be talking about some aspects of teachers and teaching and training of teachers , and I suspect he will have something to say about mobility of teachers and careers of teachers as , as well . |
| 16 | There are a lot of people after them , so I doubt if Zarina or her friend will be returning for some time . ’ |
| 17 | Many of these will be missing in some reports , and in others all or nearly all will be used . |
| 18 | They are a useful cleaning option , supplementing chemical activity , although they can be damaging to some surfaces . |