Example sentences of "'s [adv] [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 English is finished as a common language , but that 's only according to a Frenchman .
2 But , if it 's only hanging by a thread , let it fall apart and build something new from the components .
3 he 's only coming for an hour .
4 He 's only , he 's only going for a couple of weeks
5 Erm , the agency has considered a paper on this as is referred to in the final paragraph , what it 's basically suggesting to the Department of the Environment and the Home Office is , is that a formula is based upon the supply factors er , such as the , the number of fire stations and standard crew levels etcetera .
6 This is a shame , for although he 's admittedly playing to a club audience , you do n't have to suppress the songs to maintain the groove — and the doctor has proved with ‘ Killer ’ and tonight 's storming version of ‘ Flashback Jack ’ , that he has some potent stimulants in his black bag .
7 This is a shame , for although he 's admittedly playing to a club audience , you do n't have to suppress the songs to maintain the groove — and the doctor has proved with ‘ Killer ’ and tonight 's storming version of ‘ Flashback Jack ’ , that he has some potent stimulants in his black bag .
8 yes , it 's already going to the top of the charts to be number one for Christmas all the other Christmas songs are
9 It 's something cold , and it 's already sitting in the fridge .
10 ‘ Planned it for years to give me pleasure in my retirement and now it 's just getting into a mess .
11 ‘ He likes to be adored of course , and maybe he 's just lobbying for an extension of his fan club , but I would n't have thought he was that desperate .
12 He 's just looking after the present , not the future .
13 No he 's just practising at the moment lovey he 's practising his swing but I agree if he stood that distance he would n't be able to hit the ball would he would you .
14 He 's just going for a walk .
15 ‘ He 's just standing in the stream . ’
16 Same over it 's just coming across the country is n't it ?
17 ‘ The one that 's just coming up the lane . ’
18 It 's just turning into a pattern .
19 It 's just working behind the bar there is it ?
20 Look there , he 's just chipping round the bark .
21 She 's convinced he 's just waiting for a sign to pop over and propose ! ’
22 Now there 's a hot-bed that 's just waiting for an explosion .
23 ‘ We understand he 's still in Moscow , and he 's just waiting for the work permit to come through before signing for us . ’
24 We 'll go erm to our next caller very shortly who 's just waiting on the line , so if we can go to that caller yet , we ca n't just for the moment I 'm told .
25 But it 's just lying in the bank dormant and it 's not making any interest I know it 's not being , I know we 're not being charged but
26 Maybe Rocco 's just hitting to the centre of the greens all the time .
27 Now since I take to water like a duck does to orange sauce I enlisted the help of Suzanne here because if there 's any fooling in the water to be done I 'd rather she did it and not me .
28 He is backing a new campaign launched by the National Children 's Home calling on the government to provide more funds for respite care to give parents an occasional and much needed break .
29 So why not celebrate the fact that it 's rapidly coming to an end and invest in a poignant musical reminder of 1992 … ?
30 And Chris , 13 , said proudly : ‘ I entered because my mum 's always complaining about the pong and my pals at school joke about my smelly feet .
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