Example sentences of "be [v-ing] [pers pn] [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You will no doubt have been assisting her in basic matters connected with the running of her home while she is still in a state of shock following her husband 's death , for at this point even the most capable women sometimes find day-to-day planning and decision-making very hard to cope with and need to be eased gently back into their normal routine . |
| 2 | ‘ I am using it in yarn-dyed form for things like Tencel/rayon chambray for jackets and dresses . |
| 3 | Medics are keeping her under intensive care but say she is making satisfactory progress . |
| 4 | If you are driving them near known pipe or cable runs , take care not to pierce them ; it 's best to drive the new nails as close to existing nail positions as possible for safety . |
| 5 | ‘ You 're accusing me of burning dogs again , are n't you ? |
| 6 | It 's er , it 's not pleasant for them , and they 're doing it in wet weathers , but I mean whatever erm , I find for them you know , to wear , I mean , time after time they get their feet down and slip and get them in . |
| 7 | The only trouble is with that , if you 're changing it for different albums all the time it can wear out the gears and that . |
| 8 | For the skin condition we 're bathing him in Nizoral shampoo which gets rid of the fungus growth and makes the skin better and more stable . |
| 9 | They 're following him in unmarked cars . |
| 10 | They 're pounding them with bent drumsticks , hard and fast , with all the strength of their hands and wrists . |
| 11 | Neil said : ‘ Two things are pulling me in opposite directions . |
| 12 | Although for some years now people have been suing them for outrageous sums well beyond any amount that could ever be insured , when it came to the crunch litigants always settled out of court for a far lower figure . |
| 13 | ‘ He asked me if I 'd been teaching them about poisonous plants , ’ said Corbett Farraday . |
| 14 | ‘ And what 's all this codswallop you 've been feeding us about Old Red 's being foul to nurses ? |
| 15 | This is not a guide as to when to call on expert medical advice which should always be determined by the condition of the patient and carried out at whatever stage you would normally call upon such help whether or not you are treating them with Homoeopathic remedies . |
| 16 | ‘ We have been plunging them into boiling water for years and it is ridiculous to say we are being cruel . |
| 17 | Meanwhile , not only are legal firms unable to maximise the amount of extra business they can sell through cross-fertilisation of other specialised services , they are losing it to other providers of information and advice . |
| 18 | Anyway , I like them , and will certainly be using them in future paintings . |
| 19 | I 'd forgotten how funny it is ; from now on I shall be using it in casual conversation more often . |
| 20 | Several older NCT children have started school this year so we sha n't be seeing them at Open Houses now … |
| 21 | But Branfoot warned : ‘ I 'll be keeping them under tight control from now on . |
| 22 | Yet familiarity may be blinding us to equal intelligence expressed by animals far closer to home . |
| 23 | My only worry is that I 'm turning him into New Boy with an unhealthy interest in housework . |
| 24 | You should be doing it in small letters . |
| 25 | Unfortunately , however , Tony Walker will not be joining us until mid July , but I hope branches will be able to get going under their own steam in the meantime . |
| 26 | In fact , I remember Mr Simpson , the landlord of the Ploughman 's Arms , saying once that were he an American bartender , he would not be chatting to us in that friendly , but ever-courteous manner of his , but instead would be assaulting us with crude references to our vices and failings , calling us drunks and all manner of such names , in his attempt to fulfil the role expected of him by his customers . |
| 27 | ‘ You would n't be threatening me with Chinese whispers , would you , Miss Swift ? ’ he said softly , steel edging his voice , ‘ I 'd hate to think you were a scandalmonger . |
| 28 | I have had a letter this morning from Hexagon training and I shall be answering it in due course . |
| 29 | Mr. Andrew Welsh ( Angus , East ) : The Government are taking us into unknown waters with the changes in the legislation . |
| 30 | Safeways , I think , are taking it in other parts of the country . |