Example sentences of "i [am/are] [verb] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mary saw the scribbled-over envelope , smiled and said , " Reggie and I are going to the Greenpeace demo tomorrow afternoon . " |
| 2 | Eventually , I am called to the front to pay my fee . |
| 3 | Hi , this is the first time I am posting to the list . |
| 4 | As I watch , I am quickening to the single thought that this man , for these few moments , is probably running faster than any other man one earth . |
| 5 | When I refer to the ‘ Popular Purgatory ’ I am referring to the Purgatory which is most widely known — the place referred to in Roman Catholic teaching and which is said to be arrived at after death . |
| 6 | I am referring to the work of the Council of Europe ( see Trim et al . |
| 7 | By wishes I am referring to the internal directions and aspirations that people have for their own professional lives and development : their preferences , their ambitions , their chosen career path , their enthusiasms and above all their values . |
| 8 | When I say " The oldest tree in the park is an oak " , I am referring to the the tall tree of rich foliage standing half-way between the eastern gate and children 's playing ground . |
| 9 | I am referring to the machine tool industry , which is a key industry now suffering and struggling to keep seventh place in the world . |
| 10 | That is I think that when I refer to and when I refer to I am referring to the same thing |
| 11 | I AM referring to the letter in last week 's ISN from the enlightened Glenman ( ha ha ) . |
| 12 | ‘ Unfortunately , his personal secretary said she did not think he could become actively involved , but I am writing to the Prime Minister Mr Major and George Howard , the Environment Secretary , seeking their support . ’ |
| 13 | I am attuned to the subtle traffic of the air . |
| 14 | I am listening to the whispers . |
| 15 | I am listening to the hon. Gentleman with very great care . |
| 16 | I am blinded to the heart . |
| 17 | As sad as I am at being wrenched away from the telly , I am led to the bar . |
| 18 | At another Level , I am pointing to the hidden potential in the idea of critical self-reflection . |
| 19 | I am attracted to the idea of a printed Directory of Committees in a number of parts : |
| 20 | I am praying to the God of Laughter for unconditional mercy . |
| 21 | The schemata are gardens of meditation and when I think of poetry , I am taken to the far country of Li Po , and then I see Thoreau and Jnandas and Rumi and a hundred poets ; their images throng my mind and I am moved and tears come to my eyes . |
| 22 | I am driven to the conclusion that in the present state of the law , article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights , and equally article 19 of the United Nations International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ( to similar effect ) do apply . |
| 23 | In describing the position in the terms : ‘ the bank told Kennedy to go home and discuss the matter with his wife over the weekend , ’ I am forced to the conclusion that the judge must either have overlooked the evidence to which I have just referred , or to have failed to appreciate its significance . |
| 24 | Whether I am talking to the residents of Moss Side in Manchester , or Scotswood in Newcastle , I am left in no doubt that they dislike their local councillors and councils as much as they dislike the Government . |
| 25 | The full vessels are left on the empty shore , they are for use but I am carried to the river in your arms , and I dance to the rhythms of your heart-throbs and heaving of the waves . |
| 26 | I am addicted to the twentieth century . |
| 27 | I am directed to the man at the end . |
| 28 | I am returning to the UK later this year ( I will be living in Hertfordshire ) , having spent six years abroad because of my husband 's employment . |
| 29 | Overall , I am coming to the view that the main cultural element is the collective wish to have a non-relation , or at least one that is strictly delimited , between workers and managers and , in turn , between the worker and his enterprise except in terms of the workers ' culture which is one of withdrawal . |
| 30 | In June 1915 my father commented : " I am coming to the conclusion that the heir to the throne of Solomon is at heart a Moslem and is entertaining dreams of one day putting himself at the head of the Mohammadan Abyssinians , and of producing a Moslem kingdom that will stretch far beyond the frontiers of his present Empire . " |