Example sentences of "[pron] [be] [verb] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | Not , at least , of the sort who 've emerged in the time since ‘ Raw Like Sushi ’ : singers like Lisa Stansfield , Betty Boo , Cathy Dennis , Kylie and Dannii — all of whom are peddling an ersatz glamour drawn from adolescent fantasies of sophistication , untouchable otherness , phoney celebrity . |
2 | ‘ All of them are given a warm Irish welcome to make them feel at home . ’ |
3 | Which of them are offering the best value ? |
4 | Amongst them are found the last adepts of controlled altered states , out-of-the-body experience , psycho-navigation , environmental wisdom and time-honoured alternative methods of giving birth , healing , living and dying . |
5 | ‘ I been having a little think , ’ said Ron Paget . |
6 | Eyes sparkling , Vicky told me : ‘ Laurence and I are to spend the whole day together . ’ |
7 | My brother and I are having a few people in for a drink before lunch on Sunday . |
8 | My wife and I are planning an extended trip to North Africa in our 1986 Range Rover Turbo D which has 50,000 miles on the clock . |
9 | I know that I am providing an unusual excuse for those dastards interested in luring some member of the opposite sex into a dark and confined space , but I would be glad to hear about experimental results . |
10 | The work is hard but I am enjoying every single minute and my peer support is excellent . |
11 | I am creating the perfect relationship inspired by the statement ‘ feel the fear and do it anyway . ’ |
12 | He was pleased with his performance and said : ‘ I am playing well but I am lacking a little bit of killer instinct . ’ |
13 | ‘ I find I am learning a great deal . ’ |
14 | ‘ I am to give the first reading . |
15 | Jackie is wearing a red tee-shirt and I am wearing a blue one . |
16 | ‘ If I am wearing a pure white carnation I am best avoided on that day because it means I am in a bad mood , ’ he said , adding that he always warns new acquaintances of this fact but has as yet not lived up to the threat . |
17 | I am wearing a shiny souwester ; |
18 | I am re-opening an old fireplace and need to install a fireback . |
19 | Even as I am recounting the edited version , it occurs to me that Fairfax has probably been doing the same thing . |
20 | I am emphasising the existential quality of dramatic playing here because it is in direct contrast to the expectations of acting behaviour to be found in some educational institutions . |
21 | The cook 's latest masterpiece languishes in my stomach , and I am drinking a river-cooled beer . |
22 | I am building a new pond in an L shape . |
23 | When finally a small boy was sent to ask him what he was up to , he replied : ‘ Here I am building the biggest , the best kiln Hua Xian has ever seen ’ . |
24 | In fact I am developing a revealing , but ultimately frustrating line of correspondence with the Welsh Office and I would be grateful if you could take a look at the enclosed letter copies . |
25 | And it is still if , not when though in this article I am assuming a working Tory majority in the Commons rather than a hung Parliament , which would change everything . |
26 | So I am telling the honourable gentleman yes indeed there there is a precedent . |
27 | Through you , Mr. Speaker , I am telling the hon. Member for Workington ( Mr. Campbell-Savours ) where the money has gone . |
28 | I am telling the hon. Gentleman what happened . |
29 | I am reading an extraordinary book about a man who was ‘ given away ’ by his mother at 2 weeks old , and managed to find her again in his thirties . |
30 | Corden said : ‘ I do n't want people to think I am deserting a sinking ship . |