Example sentences of "i be [v-ing] [prep] some [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | I 'm hoping in some way we can stop it happening again . |
2 | ‘ I 'm listening to some music . |
3 | No we 're not , I 'm listening to some music |
4 | Ropers , they do n't know , well they know I 'm coming in some time today , but they do n't know when |
5 | ‘ I 'm dying for some punch . |
6 | I was looking for some short-cut to getting a complete description of who you are . |
7 | We were just walking away , and I was looking for some sort of rubbish container in which to put the bag of icing sugar , when we suddenly heard all those sirens going , and saw masses of policemen running into the park . |
8 | I responded as usual by smiling slightly — sufficient at least to indicate that I was participating in some way with the good-humouredness with which he was carrying on — and waited to see if my employer 's permission regarding the trip would be forthcoming . |
9 | I was hoping for some money , as I was saving frantically to buy the owl for myself . |
10 | I already knew it was n't a good idea ; I could hear the tone of my voice rising higher and higher as I spoke the sentence , and that was always a sign I was getting into some sort of verbal mess . |
11 | I asked him what he thought of Magritte the other day , and he thought I was talking about some girl in first year . |
12 | I had the idea for this design one day when I was working on some embroidery . |