Example sentences of "[prep] be [v-ing] [pron] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | An attractive young blonde I had n't seen before was offering me a joint . |
| 2 | I mean ( looking back on it ) he seemed to be teaching me a lesson . |
| 3 | ‘ That lumbar puncture seems to be taking them a long time . ’ |
| 4 | That shoulder obviously still him a problem he seems to be holding it a little bit awkwardly as it comes in to Speedy now . |
| 5 | Now let me say with the monthly card and with the daily page , I 'm going to be showing you a very structured approach to planning . |
| 6 | A set of 3-D viewing glasses will be bound into magazines , so that readers can look at a waiter who appears to be offering them a tray of cocktails . |
| 7 | They were supposed to be doing me a favour , giving me that work , four and a half yards . |
| 8 | In theory , Verity and Lewis were meant to be giving me a lift in four days time , but that was obviously out , now . |
| 9 | They 're supposed to be giving us a face lift of . . |
| 10 | Even the ducks seemed to be giving it a miss . |
| 11 | But having it dished up twice in just 19 days — in what seems suspiciously like identical form — seems to be going it a bit . |
| 12 | But it seems to be hitting me a little bit more now , I 'm beginning to realise he 's never coming back . |
| 13 | I 'll be absolutely open with you — we do have difficulties over cash , but when you see the business we 've got lined up … well , this time next year I 'll expect the bank to be standing me a slap-up lunch ! |