Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [be] press the " in BNC.
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| 1 | About all the exercise you get is pressing the button on your automatic gear change . |
| 2 | The Dept of Health says ’ we are aware of the problem and we 've been pressing the medical profession to do something about it for some time . |
| 3 | They have been pressing the president to appeal to regional leaders for support , offering them more local powers under the new constitution . |
| 4 | Mr Beacham said he has been pressing the British Legion to put Stephen 's name on the role of honour . |
| 5 | The director of policy of the Consumers ' Association , Stephen Locke , said it had been pressing the Government to introduce the measures for some time . |
| 6 | All he does is press the record and stop buttons at the appropriate times . |
| 7 | But with him having on this side , because he 's so blooming awkward he 's been pressing the play switch and of course , so the tapes been turning round , have n't bothered to che , so you know , he was sort of saying well well play that tape and I 'll write their names down of the people as they speak , just the first names , you know so there 's loads of |