Example sentences of "i [am/are] [v-ing] at [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They have prepared me well , supported me through university , taught me the difference between right and wrong , so that I know which I am enjoying at any given time ! |
| 2 | As a mother I am looking at this girl . |
| 3 | The point I am labouring at such length is that there is a large and complicated repertoire of non-verbal behaviour without which it is impossible to communicate meanings through the medium of spoken words and although it is tempting to regard this non-lexical repertoire as something which can be painlessly removed without any significant loss of meaning , the experience of reconstructing talk from a medium in which the representation of this aspect of speech is so poor is a salutary reminder of its importance . |
| 4 | But the case is different of course in modes of language use which are non-reciprocal , of which what I am doing at this moment is an obvious example . |
| 5 | I was damn good I knew everything , first I had to watch the accounts and secondly I 'm looking at all this stuff for when I start my business |
| 6 | I 'm looking at this pink spot on my chest when suddenly I notice a bit of Wormy bar stuck in my belly button . |
| 7 | The drawing packages I 'm looking at this month have more widespread practical use than the painting packages I reviewed last month . |
| 8 | Well , I 'm looking at this , we did n't promise not about this , any more than the community there once |
| 9 | I just certain , satisfy certain erm cattle requirements and carry on business in the sugar trade and of must done so for a period of time , I 'm looking at this , the third page in , top of the page , erm trade in office in London established without purpose erm now those the |
| 10 | Now see I 'm looking at this here , right , just for fitting in twelve games I mean , I 'm gon na have to start the first of May . |
| 11 | Yeah , travel line , and I says to her I said I 'm looking at this V F M bus timetable I says the five two , one I said it goes down ? |
| 12 | And if every , everybody brings a friend then you 're looking at fifty people , and I 'm not looking at fifty people , I 'm looking at this lot . |
| 13 | Yes , I 'm laughing at that because I know Kenny Dalglish will laugh when he reads it . |
| 14 | What I 'm doing at this point , actually , is jumping up and forcing the windows open to get some air into the room . |