Example sentences of "[prep] [be] [verb] this " in BNC.
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| 1 | Keegan , however , will not consider withdrawing from the competition , which has been littered with fights and sendings-off after being revived this season following a 20-year absence . |
| 2 | he was sort of been doing this job for a week . |
| 3 | Apart form requiring a certain amount of self-discipline from those doing it ( and when the legality of remote logging of work-rate seems doubtful under the health and safety laws for VDU operators ) , the tasks which seem capable of being gone this way seem to boil down to two types : self-contained project assignments ( computer programming , report writing , design ) and batch-related clerical work ( data entry or telesales ) . |
| 4 | Lawrence takes a deep breath and starts off again , with this massive approach , comes in now to , it 's short and it ends in a way I think probably off the body , he tried to take the bottom hand away again , that , that they do seemed to be trying this angle of attack at him , as Botham there at leg gully and a short leg and they 're trying to be , do n't forget the balls at 's ribcage , he 's certainly troubled by that one . |
| 5 | And since most visitors have time only for one visit to Milford , you again will probably have to be make this trip as a passenger , either in an aircraft or a coach . |
| 6 | ‘ Did you have any idea what the story was she was meant to be meeting this person in connection with ? ’ |
| 7 | Some 150 wolves are likely to be killed this year in the region , which is home to the Delta herd of caribou , whose numbers have fallen from 10,700 to 4,500 . |
| 8 | After a while , I told them we did n't want to be treated this way . |
| 9 | What can be wrong , however , with fantasising , treating a woman as an object , if there is no connection between the fantasy and real life and if she is depicted as wanting to be treated this way ? |
| 10 | Besides , the girl has done nothing wrong , and I can not allow her to be treated this way . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ I feel very flattered to be getting this award because it is a recognition of the work done by the voluntary sector in Stockport . ’ |
| 12 | Are n't we supposed to be getting this sort of thing from Carry On Columbus next month ? |
| 13 | Up to 1.2 million cubic metres are expected to be cut this year — three or four times as much as in 1991 . |
| 14 | ‘ How did Caro come to be sharing this boat with you ? ’ she asked . |
| 15 | ( By the way , in case they happen to be reading this , my apologies to Phillip , Mary , Harold and Henry for taking their names in vain ! ) |
| 16 | The very fact that you are interested enough in the possibility to be reading this book makes it so . |
| 17 | Unfortunately it is the latter doctrine which dominates present-day thinking in the Western democracies , not only in the political parties of both the right and the left but also among most of you who are likely to be reading this book . |
| 18 | After pledging £20,000 for wheelchair races , the region 's support increased to £95,000 after a substantial shortfall in the commercial sponsorship which now appears certain to be repeated this year unless additional major supporters can be found . |
| 19 | Well , if a thesis that it is difficult to make sense of allows a conclusion that is repugnant , then the rational course would seem to be to take this as another reason for distrusting the thesis : not as a reason for admitting the repugnant conclusion . |
| 20 | Performance did not improve — road and air increasingly cut into the rail markets — and the railways were now in the political arena , to be tugged this way and that with every change of government . |
| 21 | The very poorest , who depend on state benefits , will be relieved of paying much of the charge , but those with just enough income to be denied this relief will suffer severely . |
| 22 | Now patients are to be denied this choice — a complete contradiction of the commitment given by Government . |
| 23 | I think we have got a bit more confident as the Project has gone on and said to them : well really , you ought not to be buying this . |
| 24 | Is it that she , she 's , she 's , she 's wondering what will happen to her family or children if they go abroad , or is she thinking that each country in the Community , perhaps having some special erm excellence of its own , ought to be shedding this example among the others so that we all raise ourselves to a common , higher level ? |
| 25 | He considered this , or seemed to be considering this . |
| 26 | PISCES Whether or not you are going to be able to fully exercise your ability to earn a high income is likely to be revealed this week ! |
| 27 | However , many clay sized particles , whether organic or inorganic , become structurally altered at temperatures approaching 100°C so if any further study is to be undertaken this method is not recommended . |
| 28 | Ozone is an oxygen related gas and CFC 's are believed to be damaging this important layer . |
| 29 | I am not expecting my parents to be reaching the end of their life when they are fortyish but I am likely to be expecting this , although probably unconsciously , when my parents are ninetyish . |
| 30 | ‘ I hardly think this is the place to be discussing this , Constable . |