Example sentences of "[subord] i [verb] [be] [v-ing] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My ‘ heavenly brother ’ was not a Sasse boy , but from the primary school in nearby Mutengene mission where I had been staying for a few days . |
| 2 | In late August I was finishing my day at the heart clinic , where I had been working for several months , when I decided that it was time to go . |
| 3 | Next I went to the Clerecia , where I had been sitting with Dana watching that wall-clock 's gift pendulum busily wagging away on the wall in front of the great baroque gilt altar . |
| 4 | Although I 've been writing about the latest machines this month , I shall be including the older models in later articles . |
| 5 | But yes , abroad lies our final year of partnership , although I 've been toying with the idea of alighting upon a play by Shakespeare hitherto unknown , unseen and unenacted . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ So I 've been grieving for him . ’ |
| 7 | The bird has become very unfit , and the damaged wing is shorter than the other , so I 've been working on moving it in the way the bird would move it in flight , to stretch it . |
| 8 | It looks as if we 'll be able to buy the Stiebel-Stein mail-order business , so I 've been working on ways to raise the money . |
| 9 | ‘ So I 've been turning to simpler guitars , guitars that limit you , but that limit you in interesting ways . |
| 10 | The Ballet Club paid a second visit to Johannesburg in July 1944 , and John wrote to Hanns , exclaiming jubilantly that ‘ We arranged for me to have meals at the Carlton , so I have been dining in style this week ! ’ |
| 11 | If I 'd been working at home today I should have put on my old skirt and my old pullover , so as to have something comfortably rough and worn around me . |
| 12 | I 'd have seen it if I 'd been coming down the stairs instead of in the lift . |
| 13 | And that was the only part I did n't care for , because if I 'd been arriving at a lot of conclusions that were wrong , then I could be wrong about this too . |
| 14 | " Lord , I feel as if I 've been living with this case for ever ! " |
| 15 | I know times I get it , like maybe just at one side , if I 've been sitting in a hard seat |
| 16 | If I had been looking for a lover — I admit my husband 's fortunes were not at their brightest , and my friendship with the Philosopher was a little turbulent at that time — then I should not have chosen Gustave . |
| 17 | If I had been staying with you I … |
| 18 | It felt as if I had been living in a room with closed curtains , and all of a sudden its windows had been thrown open and the sun had come bursting in . |
| 19 | If I had been playing on my own my head would have dropped off by now . |
| 20 | I feel as if I have been wandering through this forest for an eternity , and it is some days since I have found anything to eat . |
| 21 | If I have been fishing to the north of Fetlar , I sometimes take the ‘ inner route ’ back , a rather tortuous passage through the reefs and islets where navigation has to be pretty precise to avoid hitting hidden rocks . |
| 22 | Cos I 've been doing round the edges |
| 23 | the er the lady that comes to the meetings cos I 've been going to them . |
| 24 | I think , because I had been working on Armchair Theatre , I was used to a certain style of drama , so when I saw the first Doctor Who script my first reaction was , after the first half hour , all we were left with was a lot of hairy-chested cavemen jumping around , grunting and going ‘ Ug ’ . |
| 25 | ‘ Because I 've been thinking over what you said and … |
| 26 | Alan Anderson , Monsanto Quality Manager , presented the award and made these comments : ‘ I had a personal interest in this one because I 've been working on the application of quality to safety management which is what the Rubber Chemicals Safety Improvement team is all about . |
| 27 | er , then , so that 's at least , well in fact that 's more than sufficient , I should get paid more than six hours because I 've been working on the students , on the disabled games all day Friday |
| 28 | Cos that 's why I did n't get any when I got my last prescription because I 'd been trying to just sort of even take one |
| 29 | I did n't need a pee because I 'd been pissing on the Poles during the day , infecting them with my scent and power . |
| 30 | I know this because I have been glancing at a magazine called Rubiks printed in English and published in Budapest . |