Example sentences of "be [v-ing] that [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We 're seeing that under pressure to compete , to perform against league tables and a market economy . |
| 2 | they 're saying that their fixing figures by not putting people on the waiting list so the waiting lists are shorter , because they 're putting , not , they 're saying that to people we ca n't treat you for about two years so I 'm not going to put you on the list at the moment , so they 're , cooking the books , that 's what they reckon |
| 3 | It was sensible , as Mrs Thatcher had , ‘ to counsel caution in the maelstrom , but it all depends on whether you 're saying that in order to guide events in a steady fashion or whether you 're using it as an alibi to do nothing . |
| 4 | I knew my sons had been saying that of course Mum would cry — it was a dead cert ! |
| 5 | Mind you , they 've been saying that for years , and the C64 is still the second biggest leisure-software market in Europe ( and the biggest market for budget software ! ) . |
| 6 | There is a meeting of the Police Committee on Monday and there is an item on their budget for the provision of the camera and of the back up support for processing the offenders as part of their budget proposals and they will be considering that on Monday . |
| 7 | I mean , I 'm saying that with tongue in cheek because they 've got to come to our place . |
| 8 | In the present proceedings the joint administrators are alleging that in July 1989 the company had £1.3m. standing to the credit of its bank account in England . |
| 9 | You were saying that in fact you still do n't get any training . |
| 10 | Meanwhile Macmillan and Eden ( plus many ministers and much of the popular press ) were insisting that for Britain it was a matter both of survival and of honour , a lethal compound . |
| 11 | I think that one 's saying that in order to resolve one problem , their may be unforeseen and , one hopes temporary , minor problems which emerge in consequence of attempting to resolve the first problem . |
| 12 | Anne is hoping that in years to come they 'll be just as many grandchildren to keep her on her toes . |
| 13 | It is striking that in London Caribbean families where there are several individuals each with their own characteristic style of talk ( for example , the S. family of Conversation A ) there seems to be little pressure to conform to a single " family norm " . |
| 14 | No but if he was saying that about Hunan well what chance do we stand if we 're not even , you know |
| 15 | He was saying that in order to have a greater life , you have to have a strong awareness of death . |
| 16 | Oh yes , one of the , one of the surprises of this was discovering that in fact one of the people who knew Florence Kelly and indeed worked for her for a while , and who herself set up a minimum wage board in Washington , in the District of Columbia , is indeed still alive , and has very powerful memories of , of both the people and the activities of the movement . |