Example sentences of "[pron] [be] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | Oh my dear some of them are comparing you with Racquel Welsh or whatever , you know you get the impression they 're looking down their nose , as much to say oh how dreadful for me to have to be seen with this old person ! |
2 | So , rather than binning them directly , I am passing them to you ( and your Convocation Office colleagues ) . |
3 | I am fondling her like a memory , in the way you stroke a cat : knowing it 's there , glad it 's purring , but letting thoughts wander like your fingers tickling the fur . |
4 | I am bringing you to la Principessa . ’ |
5 | Back in Fr Butler 's home parish of St Lachtain in Freshford , Kilkenny , Fr Seamus Henry said : ‘ I have n't been in touch with John for some months but I am supporting him in a pastoral way . |
6 | That 's not what I am accusing you of . ’ |
7 | ‘ I am using it in yarn-dyed form for things like Tencel/rayon chambray for jackets and dresses . |
8 | The Maulvi of course selects a formal Arabic name , but the celebration I am telling you about involves choosing a name to call the child by . |
9 | I am telling you about this … to remind you that one can try to give an impression of anguish without aiming straight at the historic Garden of Gethsemane |
10 | But Calatin 's banqueting hall and the house in the forest had wavered and grown dim — ‘ as if I am seeing it through water , ’ thought Fergus — and there had been a great heaviness within him so that it was difficult to breathe . |
11 | No problem Mr Prospect , I 'm glad you feel that way however I am seeing you in a fortnight 's time , have a chat with him between then and now and when I see you next week I 'll ta or whenever the time 'll be , I 'll take his telephone number from you then . |
12 | In which case , it seems worth asking why I am considering them at all within the limited confines of this book . |
13 | ‘ I am devoting myself to this mystery because i want to be a man . ’ |
14 | " Since you do not want the maiden , I am taking her for myself , gracious princess ! " he called . |
15 | I am taking him to prison in my country . ’ |
16 | I am taking it for granted that if you used the term , even in minutes and reports , you must have meant something by it . |
17 | I am taking you to the house of Robert Asshe , in Holborn . |
18 | ‘ I am taking you to the dressing-room where the ladies are gathered , they would be your best customers , I do n't doubt . ’ |
19 | ‘ I am taking you to Jaén , ’ he announced after a few miles . |
20 | I am taking you to my home , into the very bosom of my family . |
21 | It is not because I am comparing it with petrols either , as I have driven diesels for 12 years or so . |
22 | ‘ Joseph Shill , I am arresting you for the murder of your wife , Maria Shill , at Windsor , on 19th December . ’ |
23 | ‘ Miles Engado , I am arresting you for the — ’ |
24 | If I was setting an exam paper for summer it would be something I would think about putting in not that I am setting it in case you think I had n't . |
25 | Also , if I get it written ( which I may not , as I am expecting someone to lunch and want to catch this afternoon 's post ) forward Jenny 's letter ? |
26 | Because I am expecting there to be a conspiracy of silence on this matter and I intend to make it as difficult as possible for the Milettis and their friends . |
27 | I AM FILLING you with Love |
28 | In the hope that this will be agreeable to you I am sending you by post two copies of the agreement we would wish you to sign . |
29 | However , at this moment I am addressing myself to the question of motive . |
30 | They sleep in the same room with each other , and look beautiful when I am putting them to bed , jumping and hopping about quite naked , rejoicing in the freedom of no clothes . |