Example sentences of "and [pron] [be] [v-ing] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The cook 's latest masterpiece languishes in my stomach , and I am drinking a river-cooled beer . |
| 2 | I am an ex-employee of Sainsbury 's Westgate , Oxford , and I am organising a reunion for former employees . |
| 3 | It would be inequitable to those who take a contrary view to that of the hon. Gentleman if I were to see him exceptionally , in addition to all the other representations that I have received from him , now that the consultation period is over and I am reaching a conclusion on the matter . |
| 4 | Naturally we have had a number of people who have not renewed this year , and I am enclosing a list of those to all Teachers who are involved — please , if these people do return to your class this term give them a gentle reminder . |
| 5 | These parties of mine have become something of an institution , and I am expecting a large number of people to come in and give their comments on the results in various constituencies . |
| 6 | Jackie is wearing a red tee-shirt and I am wearing a blue one . |
| 7 | Moods also do that to me , and I am fighting a dark one . |
| 8 | ‘ Filippo and I are throwing a bit of a party this evening . |
| 9 | My brother and I are having a few people in for a drink before lunch on Sunday . |
| 10 | Screen clinches : people assume that Craig and I are having an affair . |
| 11 | My wife and I are planning an extended trip to North Africa in our 1986 Range Rover Turbo D which has 50,000 miles on the clock . |
| 12 | I am dabbling in a costume jewellery project to help local youth groups earn money and I 'm helping a couple of ‘ city girls ’ start a coffee shop for ‘ world travellers ’ , which Nongkhai seems to have in ever increasing numbers . |
| 13 | I 've opened my mouth and I 'm singing a Beatles song — which one ? |
| 14 | My wife is expecting and I 'm building a new house near Ballymena , so there was no sense really in chasing all over the country . |
| 15 | I hope you feel that I always let you follow yours , because , darling , your opinion on things affecting you and me , or either of us , I think important above all … you 're a bright star to march upon , and I 'm setting a steady pace . |
| 16 | That 's why you 're tied up on the floor and I 'm aiming a gun at you . ’ |
| 17 | I use the rear brake , I 'm using my knee and I 'm using a lot of upper body weight to keep my weight at a certain angle to the bike . ’ |
| 18 | and I 'm knitting a little lemon matinee coat |
| 19 | Er , it 's been coming in gradually over the years , but there 's been an awful lot of , of er , resistance by some manufacturers on what they say on their labels , and what they say about what they 're selling us , and er , if they 're gon na do this , and I 'm getting a , a slight suspicion , and I think Mr is , that , that it 's got to be done eventually , and we , we have to be able , as a buying public , to understand exactly what we 're buying before we actually get it home . |
| 20 | It started with the grandwean , you know , when she 's and I 'm taking a bit , and then I seem to get addicted to it , and I 'm buying seven boxes . |
| 21 | ‘ My fitness has picked up a lot in the last two or three weeks and I 'm kicking a ball and running fine , ’ said Owers . |
| 22 | ‘ And I 'm writing a book on Edith Wharton , ’ she said desperately , doubting whether Veronica would have heard of her . |
| 23 | And I 'm growing a bit myself . |
| 24 | ‘ So far I 've seen eagles and many other birds of prey and I 'm keeping a close eye out for wild boar . ’ |
| 25 | And I 'm giving a voice to the hundreds of people who do n't have a voice . |
| 26 | Erm I worked in the medical faculty but I actually left there yesterday and I 'm starting a new post in er ophthalmology on Monday so |
| 27 | , my first years had two children , had no breast problems and I 'm having a horrendous time just now and I 'm on H R T , I 'm on my third different kind ! |
| 28 | How are you going to be given , and I 'm making an assumption , of course that the present two tier planning system is still prevailing ? |
| 29 | ‘ I study fashion in Liverpool and I 'm doing a work placement with Helen Storey . |
| 30 | Oh yes it 's , it 's been changed a lot and a , and er , it 's made such a difference and I 've met er , I 've got a er fr a very good friend who 's , who 's a Red Cross young man who I met at Leah Manning and he takes me out in the car which I would n't , never get out otherwise because my boys are all working you see they ca n't , they 're busy working and erm do shift work and security work , one 's got his own security business and the other one 's got a factory in Bishop 's Stortford so that they do n't get much chance , they work away , some of them do that they can not get to take me out see , so he takes me out , which he 's very , very good you know , he 's , yesterday he took me to erm , yesterday we , he took me to Ongar to see his sister in the bungalow and then he took me for a meal at erm The Chariot at er , at Brentwood , Brentwood , yes Brentwood The Chariot , it was quite nice I had rather , a good time , erm cos usually I ca n't get out unless I go out in the wheelchair you see I 'm confined to a wheelchair , though I struggle out into the kitchen with me two sticks and I 've got a stool in there that I do all my own cooking and I make cakes and that and I 'm doing a cake gon na make a cake for Christmas for me brother and make a cake , er another one for myself like , but , and then I go to my erm daughter-in-law 's to spend Christmas Day and then I , I 'm going to my son 's and spend Boxing Day which is my birthday , I 'll be seventy four on Boxing Day I 'm dreaded to say , yeah , but erm , this young man that takes me lives in Northbrooks , he 's er a widower , but he 's very , very good , he helps all us old people , you know , he 's ever so good he is to me , he comes up and brings my shopping today , does my shopping for me as well , so , well he 's , yes , he 's most kind , for , nearly two years I 've know him , that 's a photo over there , it was taken at a wedding look , of my , that 's it , over there , taken at a wedding dear , very good |