Example sentences of "be [verb] [pron] this [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | But if we 're to handle it this way it 's got to be fast and we need every lead you can give us . ’ |
2 | I do n't know if you 're doing anything this afternoon but we want a cleaner |
3 | When we 're doing it this way , we can forget about the , with this X , X two is going to be three point one squared |
4 | And that would be , that would be , so if we 're doing it this way , right , let's let's erm , forget about where we are sitting at the moment now , and just look we 're in a helicopter looking at these ships now , so this one radios you in the helicopter and says , that ship S is on a bearing of forty five degrees |
5 | From what you said , I did n't think that you were very settled , so I am sending you this note via Mum — I suppose you may go home to see the new baby , anyway ? |
6 | ‘ Woolacombe has been expecting him this age , and not a word from the man to anyone ! ’ |
7 | I 've always been doing what this man told me or that man told me ; now I 'm doing things for myself . |
8 | Furthermore , it is important that staff actually listen to the language used by clients ; the reason for a distressed patient telephoning the counselling office was a member of the medical staff saying to her : ‘ Mrs Jones , we are abandoning you this month . ’ |
9 | ‘ The grass is a bit long , will you be mowing it this morning , George ? ’ |
10 | Hick , a member of their 1983 World Cup squad when only 17 , will be opposing them this time . |
11 | Well , I 'm happy to do that ; in fact I 'm seeing her this afternoon , and I 'll mention it . |
12 | You know I 'm debriefing you this afternoon ? |
13 | You may be wondering what this add-in with a name that offers no clues does — it is a database add-in that extends SuperCalc 's existing database facilities to include an easy to use entry form , record storage on disk and even relational databases . |
14 | ‘ I 'm neglecting you this year , Sam . |
15 | Oh it would n't be me cos I 'm , I 'm doing it this year and I only thought of it too late |
16 | Yeah well I 'm , I 'm gon na try and get the final year lecture for Tuesday sorted actually on Saturday and erm it 's usually , it 's usually Guy but I think I 'm doing it this week , yeah , because I 've got quite a few to do on things like racist in the media and Guy 's mate Dennis has just written a book and he 's given me a manuscript of it and it 's about how racist psychology is which is |
17 | Remember , I 'm giving you this money because he has been a good boy . |
18 | And I 'm giving you this ultimatum : tomorrow night I come into this bed and if you try to stop me , you 'll end up next door for the remainder of your days . ’ |
19 | I have n't made them yet , I 'll be making them this afternoon , yet more work to do I ca n't really make them now . |
20 | I do n't think he 'll be making it this year Paul . |
21 | ‘ No , I 've been all over the North , so I 'm leaving it this time . ’ |
22 | We 'll be discussing it this afternoon and Labour members told us and no doubt they 'll tell us again that the users of the centre have a democratic right to be consulted about how it was run Do n't tenant farmers have the right to be consulted ? |
23 | Next you 'll be telling me this Rosie girl 's a virgin ! ’ |
24 | ‘ Honestly God , if you had seen my performance reports for the last forty years you would not be offering me this position . ’ |
25 | we 'll certainly be needing them this year , cos the garden 's bare . |
26 | ‘ I wo n't be needing you this morning after all . ’ |
27 | I mean it would be nice , I 've been reading it this afternoon , it would be lovely Gary |
28 | Was what you were telling him this morning , was it ? |
29 | MONTSERRAT , the tiny Caribbean island that once boasted one bank for every 40 inhabitants , is bracing itself this Easter for a spate of arrests following a three-year fraud and corruption investigation by Scotland Yard . |
30 | What we were gon na do is see what this bit like |