Example sentences of "[verb] and [pron] [be] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The bitter weather was ending and everyone was feeling more cheerful when Joe was due to come on leave , but shortly before he arrived his mother had a vivid dream in which she saw him lying dead on a battlefield . |
| 2 | and we looked on it more as a party and a family gathering and showing everybody else that we were now committed and we 're going to spend the rest of our lives together . |
| 3 | But we 're dealing with a devil we do n't know and we 're paying the devil more than his due . |
| 4 | But there 's something she does know and she 's keepin' it to herself . |
| 5 | My buttocks began to freeze and I was wondering whether to return when I heard the clop of the horse 's hooves and glimpsed Sir John riding vigorously by . |
| 6 | Once specified , these problem behaviours can be talked about to the child and clear guidelines given about what is expected and what is going to happen if the child continues to misbehave . |
| 7 | She 's soaking wet and within a few thrusts I 'm ready to come and she 's panting , then grunting then calling out , ‘ Oh , fuck , yes ! ’ and then it 's all over and I collapse over her and then fall off her and almost cut my ear on the cool blade of the kitchen knife lying on the sheet . |
| 8 | I knew too that that invitation was bound to come and I was dreading it . |
| 9 | This takes about six weeks — just as you 're about to hand in your notice , it suddenly clicks and they are doing it themselves without you having to say anything . |
| 10 | I came here to work and you are stopping me doing that . ’ |
| 11 | Above all , is a fun place to work and I 'm looking forward to the challenges of the future . |
| 12 | The reality was that he seemed to have been forgotten and nothing was going to serve as a reminder unless the kidnappers broke their silence . |
| 13 | They 're finding er as business becomes more competitive , targets are harder to meet and they 're finding they 're becoming more reluctant to stay out — to get away from the office , to take time off . |
| 14 | Malpass 's eyes had misted and I was talking just to remind him I was there . |
| 15 | He should have gone outside , grabbed the keys of the bike and taken off , but instead he was trapped and she was following him , her footsteps tentative on the stairs . |
| 16 | Maybe summat special is happening and they 're rushing to get there , cos they look real excited and busy and hurrying to get some place . |
| 17 | Now to a look at what 's been happening and what 's coming up . |
| 18 | Now to a look at what 's been happening and what 's coming up . |
| 19 | You 're not sure you know what 's happening and what 's going on . |
| 20 | And all the way through the film these things were happening and you 're waiting for the thrilling resolution . |
| 21 | At long last it was happening and I was receiving confirmation that the exotic and rare species , The Homosexual , existed somewhere else other than in my imagination . |
| 22 | and try and find out what they want and what 's happening to the social services and y you know what they think about er what they 'd , what skills they 'd like you to have and the sort of experience you need and so on . |
| 23 | ‘ I could ring for a taxi , ’ she suggested , when the final guests had departed and she was standing with her host and hostess on the drive . |
| 24 | Is it easy to dismantle and what is knocking ? |
| 25 | And I 'll just compare what each of you say and I 'm going to give you some information er researched by . |
| 26 | His savoir faire had vanished and he was prodding desperately at a pile of coal black spheres . |
| 27 | So , by the time he 'd sort of looked and it were defrosting |
| 28 | I could tell he was angry because he was red in the face and his fists were clenched and he was swearing like a trooper . |
| 29 | Now the one we are going to talk about first of all is the too little sugar where your person has been stabilized and they 're taking insulin injections . |
| 30 | But it can affect the way the rig interacts and I 'm pointing it out as it relates to all rack systems , not just those based upon a JMP-1 . |