Example sentences of "[pron] [be] [verb] [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the numbers of frail old people grow , in both absolute and proportional terms ( and they far exceed any other vulnerable groups ) , those who work with and for them are bound to experience this dilemma more acutely , which may be summarised as ‘ just how much are we supposed to do to support and protect such old vulnerable people ? ’ . |
| 2 | All forty two of them are threatening to leave local authority control and be directly financed from Westminster because they say they have n't got the money to do their jobs . |
| 3 | All forty two of them are threatening to leave local authority control and be directly financed from Westminster because they say they have n't got the money to do their jobs . |
| 4 | Lee , who left the family home in Skelton two years ago , came in from the cold to highlight the plight of the young homeless : the Rural Development Commission says more than 14,000 people in country areas are without a home 12pc of the national total and many of them are forced to leave rural areas altogether . |
| 5 | In support of this view , a number of studies have indicated that language-impaired children make significant improvements if the adults around them are induced to make systematic changes in certain aspects of their language ( Howlin 1984 ; McLean and Snyder 1978 ) . |
| 6 | Why then had nothing been done to change this long-standing nonsense ? |
| 7 | I been trying to think all the way back , but I ca n't figure it out . |
| 8 | ‘ I have encountered many species in my time , Fakrid , ’ he concluded , ‘ but never have I been forced to endure such unfounded bombast ! ’ |
| 9 | ‘ I think that you and I are destined to continue this very special relationship whether we like it or not . ’ |
| 10 | Ruth and I are trying to get these done especially when that ship went up you looked like the Keystone Cops , did n't I , we went one back in there ! |
| 11 | I need to focus on my work here , and my sister and I are beginning to drive each other mad . ’ |
| 12 | Steel-Maitland told Balfour that " Farquhar and I are endeavouring to raise more money . |
| 13 | Rockwell wrote to his brother : ‘ Prince and I are going to fly ten hours tomorrow , and we 'll do our best to kill one or two Germans for Victor . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ To paint Darlington as a jobs blackspot is not just factually wrong , it is also very damaging to the work the council and I are doing to attract new investment . ’ |
| 15 | Word filters through some of you are not receiving all the material that you would like and I am hoping to rectify this by having an up to date record of what is needed . |
| 16 | I am hoping to do fun rides and shows this summer . |
| 17 | Suppose that I am hoping to discuss some urgent problem with a friend , and ask , |
| 18 | I am hoping to meet some of the children before the Marathon and when the pain barrier hits me at around 20 miles I will only need to think of the courage and bravery of these young children to give me the extra incentive I need to finish the race . |
| 19 | I am to commence paying this moment ? |
| 20 | The FA 's commercial director Trevor Phillips said : ‘ I am looking to end this deal with Watershed , tighten up the release of film , which will help prevent such ad hoc videos being made . ’ |
| 21 | In contrast to these ideas about belief and unbelief , the position that I am advocating has few more eloquent supporters than Bishop Blougram in the poet Robert Browning 's ‘ Bishop Blougram 's Apology ’ : |
| 22 | ‘ I am determined to promote political reforms . ’ |
| 23 | During the DTS I am determined to see these seeds grow ! |
| 24 | Q I have been given a poinsettia as an early Christmas present which I am determined to keep healthy . |
| 25 | He says : ‘ I know that 50 runs apiece for wickets is n't good enough and I am determined to get that figure down if I can . ’ |
| 26 | I was disappointed that Yorkshire did n't want me , but quite a few players have made good careers for themselves after slipping through their net and I am determined to become another . ’ |
| 27 | I am determined to avoid such division in the solicitors ' branch of the profession . |
| 28 | But now , at last , I am beginning to see that for all the ‘ believed failures ’ of the past , I have done my best . |
| 29 | But now that John Gribbin has made it known ( Letters , 26 January ) that the term ( and presumably the concept ) ‘ centrifugal force ’ is favoured by the relativists , I am beginning to have second thoughts . |
| 30 | ‘ I am beginning to think that , with you , wandering off is not advisable . |