Example sentences of "[modal v] [be] doing a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I did n't realise you might be doing a late shift , but it 's imperative I see you . ’ |
| 2 | She 'll make regular transmissions till eleven hundred hours then she 'll be doing a deep dive , so you 'll hear no more from her till she surfaces at fifteen hundred hours . |
| 3 | And you ca n't come home cos you 'll be doing a split shift on the |
| 4 | So that 's what , that 's the way I 'm hoping that we can proceed , as I say , yes with your assistance and then if we can get through that business , then equally tomorrow morning , we 'll be doing a similar thing , we we 'll issue another revised programme which will er take in some of the outstanding stuff that 's fell off . |
| 5 | Old Granny Fordham , who lived in a lonely cottage on the Enderley estate , could n't afford luxuries like butter and eggs , and could n't easily get to the shops in the village , so it would be doing a real service to take Mrs. Grant 's gift to her . |
| 6 | We shall be doing a great deal of work in the coming months to discourage the government from taking a decision which would send book prices soaring and seriously damage the health of the trade . ’ |
| 7 | Do n't be afraid to make your point — go on making it and you will be doing a worthwhile job . |
| 8 | and fair enough , but you can be doing A Level English because you want to be a physiotherapist , and you need that other A Level , is that not true ? |