Example sentences of "[pron] 'm [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ To tell you the truth , I 'm uttering a private prayer that Laura 's children will be on their best behaviour for you . |
| 2 | I hope you feel that I always let you follow yours , because , darling , your opinion on things affecting you and me , or either of us , I think important above all … you 're a bright star to march upon , and I 'm setting a steady pace . |
| 3 | Well I 'm hoping a hundred plus |
| 4 | I , I 'm trying a little French at the moment cos |
| 5 | ‘ But even now our tastes are very different , I 'm reading a French classic novel at the moment and he 's reading a book on Jim Morrison . |
| 6 | My wife is expecting and I 'm building a new house near Ballymena , so there was no sense really in chasing all over the country . |
| 7 | I 'm wearing a blue prison-issue shirt — open-neck , of course — and the jeans I was wearing when they arrested me . |
| 8 | I 'm wearing a black figure-hugging knee-length frock , which has been hand-embroidered all over with dangling jet beads ; sharp , dangling jet beads that make standing up imperative . |
| 9 | I 'm wearing a red dress . |
| 10 | ‘ I 'm wearing a red dress . ’ |
| 11 | Though my head is uncovered , I 'm wearing a huge black rubber raincoat — my favourite — and slinging my holdall over my shoulder , tuck my cold blue hands into the wide warm sleeves and strike out towards home . |
| 12 | I 'm watching a silent T.V. The flickering light from the screen changes the mood of the dark room every few seconds , but I 'm impervious to mood . |
| 13 | I 'm looking a nice person . |
| 14 | I 'd give you a lift to London in the chopper which arrived back last night , but I 'm inspecting a certain defence establishment en route . ’ |
| 15 | Tommy , I 'm getting a six , I 'm getting a six weeks on a B reg |
| 16 | Tommy , I 'm getting a six , I 'm getting a six weeks on a B reg |
| 17 | now how did I do it ? not like that obviously oh that 's it , I 'm getting a fifty percent success rate of whole ones to small ones here |
| 18 | Cos if it is I 'm getting a new one . |
| 19 | ‘ I 'm getting a first-hand lesson ! |
| 20 | I 'm getting a little bit disturbed . |
| 21 | ‘ Obviously I 'm pleased that I 'm getting a few winners , ’ he told me , ‘ but I would still like to have more mounts . |
| 22 | ‘ I 'm taking a full-time degree at London University . |
| 23 | I 'm taking a steroid inhaler . |
| 24 | I 'm taking a steroid inhaler . |
| 25 | At the moment I 'm training a red-tailed buzzard and only letting it move a few inches — just off my fist and back again . |
| 26 | At the moment I 'm training a red-tailed buzzard , which is a much bigger bird , and its claws are strong enough to allow it to grip on to my glove , so this is n't so much of a problem . |
| 27 | and I 'm knitting a little lemon matinee coat |
| 28 | I 'm writing a long article about the horrors of the diet and exercise industry . ’ ) |
| 29 | Well , I 'm writing a popular science book , at present . |
| 30 | ‘ I 'm riding a good deal . ’ |