Example sentences of "[be] [verb] [pron] a " in BNC.
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1 | you can write down these words , that would then be given you a clue things that you could be saying to your customers , where , right , if you start thinking about the job that you 're doing and I give you the word where , right you think of the number of times you can use the word where , with a customer , right |
2 | Well I think we 're lucky they must be keeping it a bit longer for interest of something to all out . |
3 | Having not heard either work for some years , I was pleasantly surprised to be reminded what a delightfully unaffected piece the Missa choralis , in particular , really is . |
4 | So — I 'll be writing you a boring letter about business matters , but ca n't we meet ? |
5 | Mr Fred Barnes was a brick-faced , middle-aged man whose starched white collar seemed to be causing him an obstruction in breathing . |
6 | it must be costing them a fortune , when every time they move , they alter 'ouse , they decorate and put new carpets down and furniture |
7 | ‘ At the best it is dubious and at worst it could be costing us a lot of money . ’ |
8 | Sooner or later , you 'll be paying them a visit ( see Chapter 4 on choosing subjects and class options ) . |
9 | He told her he missed her and his family , and that the prince his brother would shortly be paying him a visit . |
10 | ‘ He warned me you 'd be paying me a visit . ’ |
11 | We will be paying you a fee of 100 a day for work on the production and one day 's preparation i.e. a total of 1200 . |
12 | Fun as it might be to imagine what a ‘ top twenty ’ list might include , there would be little real purpose in discussing the practicalities , or otherwise , of going on a cruise , owning a race horse , buying a caravan , flying Concorde or whatever , since not only — even among married couples — would there be wide variations in choice but more particularly , since normal budget wisdom does not apply , any advice would risk being grossly misleading . |
13 | But having it dished up twice in just 19 days — in what seems suspiciously like identical form — seems to be going it a bit . |
14 | An important role will be deciding what a fair rate of return for the academics should be in any given project . |
15 | Second , the British public needs to see exactly what good modern architecture is , to be shown what a city street such as Hammersmith Road could become if served by the best architects and developers . |
16 | Sir : I agree with Jonathan Glancey when he says , in your welcome new Architecture page , that ‘ the British public needs … to be shown what a city street such as Hammersmith Road could become if built by the best architects and developers ’ . |
17 | Your goal should be to exert yourself a little more each time until you reach a brisk pace and you feel comfortable with it . |
18 | I mean ( looking back on it ) he seemed to be teaching me a lesson . |
19 | I take it you 'll be staying her a few days ? ’ |
20 | To make the assumption that JustText was only capable of producing text would be to do it a grave disservice . |
21 | That shoulder obviously still him a problem he seems to be holding it a little bit awkwardly as it comes in to Speedy now . |
22 | ‘ I suppose one of these days you 'll be getting yourself a skirt . ’ |
23 | ‘ Maybe he looks all right ; but if you buy that horse you 'll be buying yourself a packet o' trouble . ’ |
24 | I shall be sending them a donation in appreciation of this service and if any other walkers in the Lakes read this , perhaps they too might like to help . |
25 | In fact we 'll be sending you a small sum this time , for the difference . " |
26 | Your two girls will probably be sending you a postcard . ’ |
27 | David Tait had arrived in New York in March , with the instructions to ‘ set up an airline ; we 'll be sending you a 747 a day in three months time ’ . |
28 | Well , he will be sending us a bill , I can pop it in when we get the bill |
29 | Nobody would be calling it an isolated or random act . |
30 | They confirmed that Laura 's best hope of life would be to give her a new bowel , stomach , pancreas , liver and kidneys . |