Example sentences of "[pers pn] be [verb] these [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | I am writing these lines on the last day of 1986 , the deadline I set myself for reaching the Great Glen with my pen . |
| 3 | As I am writing these words , I have a persistent , low-pitched hum in my left ear . |
| 4 | I am writing these words on Wednesday 16 September 1992 . |
| 5 | For example , I am producing these words on a word-processor which shares my life for several hours each day . |
| 6 | 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 . ’ |
| 7 | I 'm tidying , I 'm tidying these things away . |
| 8 | I 'm taking these books downstairs . |
| 9 | He says I 'm writing these things to you about those who are trying to lead you astray . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | I 'm cutting these steaks in half John , cos we 've got one fatty one and one that 's alright . |
| 13 | Right would you take them to the kitchen for me please because I 'm putting these bits away |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | I was counting these pages last night and gave up at forty-two . |
| 17 | I was drawing these pictures in my head of walking across a tightrope and falling into a chasm . |
| 18 | I did over Christmas , I did some Carlton and Alfy down there no , no that 's where I met , I had a Christmas holiday job , couple of days worked for him , I was lugging these vices up |
| 19 | Anyway , so I , I was getting a bit worried about it , and , I can , cos I was having these headaches , and I started talking to Phil and I , I had n't really said much to him about it . |
| 20 | ‘ Hmm , ’ said Marcus , ‘ Have you been moving these pieces about when I was n't looking ? ’ |
| 21 | exactly , but why wait until nineteen eighty eight to discover that , how long had you been doing these estimates for ? , how many years have you been doing ? |
| 22 | Some of them are reluctant to ask visiting relatives , who may already be doing shopping for them , to run extra errands , such as taking prescriptions to the chemist or clothes to the launderette or dry cleaners , changing their library books and collecting their pension ; so it is always as well to check to make sure that you are meeting these needs , or arranging for someone else to do so . |
| 23 | While you are watching these bones in the water , you must on no consideration take your eyes off it . |
| 24 | It is definitely not anybody else 's fault that you are facing these strains . |
| 25 | The odds can not be far from 50/50 that you are reading these words through glass lenses . |
| 26 | When you are making these settings , go for levels which give good , solid recordings but are not so high as to overload the tape on signal peaks . |
| 27 | The armchair traveller for whom you are shooting these pictures does not want to visualize paradise under cloud . |
| 28 | I mean , there again , you 're seeing these players doing it , when you say , oh what , and you know they do n't call somebody over to have a look at . |
| 29 | If you 're using these substances do please be careful but not only about Do It Yourself er er enthusiasts . |
| 30 | You 're letting these bombers out of jail every day of the week instead of locking them up . |