Example sentences of "[verb] we [be] [v-ing] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By putting them through the assessment and certification process we are demonstrating that confidence , as well as showing our commitment to quality assurance . |
| 2 | And he said , oh yes , he said , Roger told me about that , he said , I did n't even know we were getting that . |
| 3 | This was our second day in Normandy and I believed we were getting used to it . |
| 4 | You 'll remember we were offering five copies each of the latest Sega and Super Nintendo Tips Books to the first people to tell us the name of the hero in Rocket Knight Adventures . |
| 5 | ‘ As you can see we are talking sub rosa , ’ she said pointing to the wild roses above our heads , ‘ so I am about to let you into a secret . |
| 6 | I reckoned we were doing more damage to Naamen 's image than the demonstrators . |
| 7 | Ca n't believe we 're doing this again . |
| 8 | And as these reminiscences flowed we were feeling better . |
| 9 | I did n't think we were doing that because that that that |
| 10 | But I do n't think we were understanding each other . ’ |
| 11 | I mean we 're talking eighty per cent . |
| 12 | I mean we 're talking big numbers an hour are n't we really ? |
| 13 | I mean we 're paying two hundred and fifty pound a month so at least he 's getting that coming in . |
| 14 | This kind of willingness to accept criticism about sampling ( ‘ I know we 're killing live music ’ ) , or the group 's often grey image ( ‘ I know that 's a problem ’ ) , inevitably endears you to Norman Cook . |
| 15 | Now I understand er that you know we are providing public service here and we have got allow for public access but the cost of the council of having all its officers outside of this building for over er two hours must have been absolutely horrendous and I would have thought this would be an area where improving security ought to be a high priority so what are you going to do about it ? |
| 16 | We 're meeting in July on the pay and as Ron and Bill know we are seeking full restoration of the losses in respect of base rates , working time and premium payments . |
| 17 | And I you know should be and I hope am alerting you to areas where er you know we are falling short . |
| 18 | But , erm all that time I was running the young wives ' and we used to hold a stall in the garden , at the garden party at the church , and w when you took your takings in , you know th the treasurer would say you know , who are you , you know and I used to say young wives ' and then one day I said well , you know we 're no longer young wives , you know we were getting old and I decided there and then I 'd had enough of young wives ' , you know and er , er because I , I said , I , I was secretary and I 'll close it down it , it erm the young wives ' closed down and er er it , it had actually closed down and this lady was marvellous this secretary of the Guild , who would kno known mother and she was a councillor , she come dashing down , you know you , you , th the young wives ' has closed and you know you 've got excuse . |
| 19 | To take a simple example : suppose we are comparing two dialects , one of which has the vowel /eI/ ( in words of the type gate , place ) where the other has /aI/ . |
| 20 | By now it was early afternoon and Rick ( who had been catching consistently on the corn ) and I decided we were getting peckish , so , being nominated ’ chef of the week ’ I had to sort out the dinner . |
| 21 | Well we are losing we 're breaking even on it . |
| 22 | Times may be tough but it seems we 're taking less care of our money than ever before . |
| 23 | ‘ But if we feel we are opening new locations just for the sake of it , we 'll start another chain , ’ he says casually . |
| 24 | She 's saying we 're charging disabled — I do n't know where she gets her information from . |
| 25 | Yes and when I came to , as I was saying we were clearing all half of . |
| 26 | Ms Penumbra will not take kindly if she suspects we 're helping one of her employees abscond . ’ |
| 27 | Of course I 'm sorry , for some strange reason I thought we were going that way , I 've got to go through the other way have n't I ? |
| 28 | Right every time N gets bigger it means we 're taking more and more of this nine thousand five hundred . |
| 29 | It means we 're losing less money and this system also saves time and is more accurate . ’ |
| 30 | I think we 're taking first faltering steps in this direction at the moment . |