Example sentences of "[v-ing] a [noun sg] this [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Kernaghan , seeking a transfer this summer from relegated Middlesbrough , said : ’ I 'm pleased and relieved because I blamed myself for the goal Albania scored against us in the last match . |
| 2 | ‘ Fred and Harry are doin' a bit this afternoon . |
| 3 | The Institut für Kunstgeschichte ( Insitute of Art History ) of the University of Vienna is holding a conference this month ( 15 and 16 May ) on the subject ‘ The Tradition of the Art Library : New Access to Old Resources ’ . |
| 4 | But I 'd be surprised if they had n't a front-runner in mind , because there will be a lot of hard work to be done getting a replacement this summer . |
| 5 | They must begin teaching a syllabus this September to pupils who will sit their exams in 1994 , but the exam fee will not be set until the end of next year . |
| 6 | I 'll be doing a round this afternoon . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ As far as actually ‘ working out ’ is concerned , I 've been doing a lot this year , but not since rehearsals began because it 's just been so crazed . |
| 8 | Giving a lesson this morning . |
| 9 | In the moment of performing a task this recall of the past is precluded but when the ongoing continuum can be switched to ‘ automatic ’ the lines are cleared and old problems are worked over again . |
| 10 | Somebody erm said they were going to , and it was n't me so it was one of you three , said they were going to check if the ball was having a speaker this year . |
| 11 | Well we 're looking at we were having a look this morning at erm that vinyl floor covering stuff |
| 12 | We 're having a bonfire this Friday |
| 13 | Meanwhile with Maple Leaf having a bye this week Strandtown 's 4–0 win away to Holywood sees them join their ‘ next door ’ neighbours at the top of the table . |
| 14 | You having a coffee this morning ? |
| 15 | It was Christmas Eve and Agnes had wondered over the last few days if she had heard aright on the night she had gone to the closet , because the next morning her father had come blithely into the kitchen and said , ‘ Your mother is having a lie-in this morning ; take her a cup of tea along and a bit of toast . |
| 16 | No , not having a party this year . |
| 17 | You having a party this year ? |
| 18 | Chairman , we are debating a motion which will we are debating a motion this afternoon Chairman which will ban fox hunting on land that we control . |
| 19 | Because it is impossible to use a shield while swinging a halberd this trooper wears a substantial suit of armour to protect him . |
| 20 | Students entering a polytechnic this September will be trained more rigorously and be wider read than students of my generation . |
| 21 | She is taking a GCSE this year in Latin . |
| 22 | An emergency appeal for blankets has been issued , but with winter just around the corner , they 're already predicting a crisis this Christmas . |
| 23 | Six fire crews were fighting a blaze this afternoon at the disused English Martyrs School , Orford , Warrington . |
| 24 | Their policy is to try to avoid making a decision this side of the general election . |
| 25 | ‘ Headscarves are making a comeback this year , you know . ’ |
| 26 | Jan was making a comeback this season and played in the curtain-raiser to the Currie Cup Final . |
| 27 | Since DOL is hopefully making a comeback this evening for the reserves it leads me to this question . |
| 28 | I , I actually taped it and I was , I was watching a bit this morning before Jean came . |
| 29 | The Department of Trade and Industry are organising a conference this weekend , where businessmen will be invited to see the new technology for themselves . |
| 30 | ANYBODY casting a pantomime this Christmas might not instantly consider Margaret Thatcher for the role of Cinderella or Douglas Hurd in the part of Buttons . |