Example sentences of "[prep] be [v-ing] [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | cos er I mean , I mean , I says I did n't want but I , I would n't of been back but I would of been getting off that bus now |
| 2 | if I 'd got here a minute quicker I 'd got you some chocolate biscuits you could of been having with that cup of tea |
| 3 | All you two think of is fighting with each other . |
| 4 | He appeared to be searching for some key document . |
| 5 | In a context where design debate , narrowly conceived , seems to be meeting with little success in evaluating design 's social import , the questions raised — is design the means whereby we can shape future socio-technological systems to create a richer and more emancipated life or simply the often impotent agent of techno-economic systems ? — become a means to general design understanding . |
| 6 | He proposes to become a capitalist and a ship-insurer , but seems not to be meeting with much success . |
| 7 | We need to be monitoring for more data . |
| 8 | I hope over the next few months to be writing about all these accessories in more detail . |
| 9 | Mrs Howard had an interview with the Brewers [ her prospective employers ] last night , but I to not wish to be writing about that . |
| 10 | where did I , I 'm not sure whether I ought to be getting into this but I will . |
| 11 | His smiles , his glances , his gentle intimacies … somehow they had all seemed to be pointing in that direction . |
| 12 | The place seemed to be swarming with little horsey girls who vied to do Miss Bedwelty 's bidding . |
| 13 | ‘ Sixteen coffees , ’ she announced in the cool voice that they seemed to be using to each other , ‘ followed by — er — ’ Consulting her list , she continued , ‘ Six rounds of toast , five boiled eggs with soldiers … ’ |
| 14 | And occasionally she did n't even seem to be acting at all . |
| 15 | She seems to be staying with that girl that lives up in erm . |
| 16 | The sub-text is often : ‘ I 've no desire whatsoever to be speaking on this phone to anyone . ’ |
| 17 | The latter two did not appear to be speaking to each other , and Sid and Algernon were prowling round each other like lean and hungry panthers waiting for an opportunity to strike . |
| 18 | Because if you 're speaking from a script you 're going to be speaking like this . |
| 19 | Maggie 's temper and training did n't seem to be helping at all at the moment . |
| 20 | You two are not supposed to be looking at that . |
| 21 | If you switch sides , the characters , judging by their eyelines , will no longer appear to be looking at each other . |
| 22 | So some of the things that we 're going to be looking at this morning is ways for you to use , that the people working with you can come up with some new ideas , but you can also use these ways yourself , because sometimes you do n't have the luxury of people to help you with your problem . |
| 23 | Fred and Sophy , though they were only two and three years younger , and though they had seen mamma in her coffin , seemed to themselves to be looking at some strange show . |
| 24 | Meanwhile , the Reston , Virginia-based Visix , which reckons it missed the contract IBM awarded to Neuron Data Inc last week by a whisker , is thought to be looking at some alternative ways of marketing Galaxy , including using the Internet as a vehicle . |
| 25 | I pretended to be looking at some papers when the door opened and Grace Hinkle ushered in a sophisticated-looking female of about twenty-eight . |
| 26 | I personally would prefer us to be looking at some way of allowing greater scope for debate at section conferences , and where necessary to have decisions on general issues deferred to Congress for ratification or withdrawal . |
| 27 | Over these next few weeks I 'd like us to be looking at some of the interviews that Jesus had with various characters , sometimes with an individual , sometimes with a small group of people , and just to see some of the things that we can learn from them . |
| 28 | They were meant to be looking after this lad and they had clearly got a duty to do so . ’ |
| 29 | So I think for next week I 'd like to be looking in some detail , there are two sources on this one is , is and the other is , tho those two are crucial in terms of understanding or , and and that those are crucial in terms of understanding erm why this policy document . |
| 30 | Certainly , the other birds in Delhi seemed to be thinking of little else . |