Example sentences of "[pron] be [verb] this [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ And how have I been spending this summer ? |
| 2 | The only problem is — Francisco and I are buying this villa from Mum and Dad . |
| 3 | It is for that very reason that I am moving this motion today as it gives us the opportunity to implement the rules of the union and at the same time would enable us to put into position , people who would be able to do all those things that are necessary to achieve what we require , recruitment , organization , paperwork , back-up service to full-time officials . |
| 4 | Speaking at Bramshott Common , while the TV crew were filming the reconstruction , Sergeant Nickol said : ‘ I am hoping this programme will bring forward something which we can positively work on . ’ |
| 5 | It 's for him that I am accepting this honour . |
| 6 | He explained that his wife was a permanent invalid , unable to come to church , but said he : ‘ Since the day we got married we have shared everything we had and I am bringing this home to give to her . ’ ) |
| 7 | I am enjoying this trip . |
| 8 | ‘ Yes , I am quitting this hell-hole and recommend you do the same . ’ |
| 9 | I am organising this event . |
| 10 | I am organising this event . |
| 11 | If I say one morning while looking out of my window , The sky is blue , then I am using this sentence deictically . |
| 12 | Badly treated ‘ It was considerably less than I am getting this year . |
| 13 | I AM writing this foreword to the 1993 Year Book on my very first evening in the diocese after the announcement of my appointment yesterday . |
| 14 | I am writing this PC in the sizzling heat on the verandah of our thatched hut . |
| 15 | If Hyde returns while I am writing this confession , he will tear it to pieces to annoy me . |
| 16 | Although it is unlikely that Members will be asked to vote on conversion until some time in 1989 I am writing this letter to give an early indication of the main reasons for the recommendation . |
| 17 | Dear Guitarist I am writing this letter in the hope that I may save a lot of Gibson-lovers grief with their pickups . |
| 18 | ‘ I am writing this letter while being kept in after school . |
| 19 | I am writing this letter in a personal capacity , but as Chairman of the Education Committee and a member of the Membership & Recruitment Committee , perhaps I am well placed to comment on the debate on entry requirements . |
| 20 | It 's 8:15 on Friday morning , and I am writing this letter in Chambers ' car park . |
| 21 | I am writing this evening , I am just going to church . |
| 22 | This is one very powerful reason why I am writing this chapter . |
| 23 | I am taking this opportunity to pay tribute to them for their dedication , time and support over the years . |
| 24 | It was as if he was making a declaration : I am taking this Boy home , this Boy of ours , and this is how I feel about him . |
| 25 | ‘ I am taking this matter up with the DoE Roads Service as a matter of urgency , ’ said Alderman Hugh Smyth . |
| 26 | I do n't think I am taking this line merely because I have been corrupted by a philosophical training and can not come off the fence . |
| 27 | It is perhaps worth recording here , particularly for the benefit of Alan , to whom I am copying this letter , that the idea , while being born out of a most pleasant lunch with Terri Peralla , stands up well in my view to critical evaluation . |
| 28 | I am copying this letter to Shop Stewards within the Community Charge Registration Office and Exchequer Division in order that they can make appropriate arrangements to be represented with yourself . |
| 29 | So she knows she may hear from you I am copying this letter to . |
| 30 | ‘ Sir John , ’ he rasped , ‘ I am hearing this man 's confession ! ’ |