Example sentences of "[pron] [be] [v-ing] [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many of them are having more babies . |
| 2 | Of course , saying that , I am assuming these instruments are up to the company 's usual standard and not just the poor man 's alternative . |
| 3 | I am writing these lines on the last day of 1986 , the deadline I set myself for reaching the Great Glen with my pen . |
| 4 | As I am writing these words , I have a persistent , low-pitched hum in my left ear . |
| 5 | I am writing these words on Wednesday 16 September 1992 . |
| 6 | I am considering all players who have represented England in international cricket , not just those who have appeared in one-day international matches since their introduction in 1971 . |
| 7 | I am considering both points . |
| 8 | For example , I am producing these words on a word-processor which shares my life for several hours each day . |
| 9 | I am sending some recipes to my father , the Earl of Argyll , ’ to remind him . |
| 10 | Under this heading I am examining some texts in Isaiah 40 for which the possibility of an analysis as the parallelism of greater precision may have some exegetical value . |
| 11 | Secondly , my palette is changing and I am introducing more colours . |
| 12 | I 'm imaging all sorts of things . |
| 13 | at the time , I thought , ‘ This is ridiculous , I 'm holding these boys back ’ because I was also managing a singer called Marc Bolan , and in the quieter moments , he and David would decorate my office to fill in the time , but I said to them that I had just run out of money and could n't afford to carry on — I 'd taken no commission from either of them at the time — so I went off to Spain to think about my next move and released them both from their contracts . ’ |
| 14 | I 'm tidying , I 'm tidying these things away . |
| 15 | I 'm taking these books downstairs . |
| 16 | I 'm taking some ones . |
| 17 | He says I 'm writing these things to you about those who are trying to lead you astray . |
| 18 | I find myself here and now — at my hotel window , the road below crowded with traffic , the fish market gone until tomorrow , the winter sun lighting the exercise book in which I 'm writing these events of nearly three years past — wanting to put down my pen , lean back and wonder at my arrogance , such stubborn obtuseness . |
| 19 | Time , right , I am moving the amendment the reference back and I 'm handing those papers to the Chief Executive and I 'm gon na ask the Chief Executive to get someone independent to do this because you ca n't get away from the numbers that the numbers I 've get someone independent I 'll ask for that . |
| 20 | So where there is concurrent jurisdiction , simultaneous jurisdiction , see I 'm throwing these words in here , concurrent , simultaneous , you know , erm the national government er er prevails . |
| 21 | ‘ At the moment , I 'm investigating many things . ’ |
| 22 | I 'm cutting these steaks in half John , cos we 've got one fatty one and one that 's alright . |
| 23 | Right would you take them to the kitchen for me please because I 'm putting these bits away |
| 24 | ‘ Funny , I find I 'm rereading more books now . |
| 25 | Er er , I 've , er I just I 'm just saying that , er , that , that last year er , when I made a few remarks that they were misquoted by Reuters and we did leave the meeting and the share price dropped by er , several P and we had to send out a correcting statement so this year we 've taken the precaution of issuing a press release er , at the same time as er , er , I 'm making these remarks so I hope at least they wo n't be misinterpreted . |
| 26 | Yeah , but I 'm finding this I 'm doing this patterns thing and it 's all about transformations and that , and I , and there 's so much gobbledegook with it that I 'm I 'm ge I 'm getting lost my mind is getting lost in the gobbledegook Cos I know what |
| 27 | It was five-thirty in the morning , and when I finally got to sleep I was hating those birds . |
| 28 | ‘ I was eating some gnocchi with this Italian — I did n't say nookey . ’ |
| 29 | As I was typing these words , a young friend phoned to tell me about the wonderful summer holiday he had just had with his father . |
| 30 | I was counting these pages last night and gave up at forty-two . |