Example sentences of "you are [v-ing] [pron] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you are allowing yourself a daily ration of alcohol , allow these calories in addition to a minimum calories ' worth of food and milk from the F-Plan menus . |
| 2 | ‘ Sarah … you are telling me the truth , are n't you ? ’ |
| 3 | ‘ You are telling me the truth , Rob ? |
| 4 | And without deviating from truth or accuracy , you are telling it the way — and it is possible to do it , without deviating from truth and accuracy — because most of the trappings of the crap are ones that we impose upon ourselves . |
| 5 | ‘ You are serving us the fermented grapes from Noah 's vines ? ’ |
| 6 | It may just be with a weekly magazine and a cream cake , but you are giving yourself a pat on the back . |
| 7 | Of every hundred pounds that 's invested , round about forty pounds goes straight to the government in betting duty , round about thirty pounds goes to the football pools in expenses , commissions and profits , leaving round about thirty pounds to be returned in prizes , and so you can see that your rate of return on football pools is extremely small , but on the other hand a very large number of people do enter the football pools , and when they win they can win considerable sums of money and it can make absolute rational economic sense to go in for football pools because you are giving yourself a chance , no matter how small , of winning a sum of money that you would n't expect to come across in any other way of your life . |
| 8 | You are taking rights away and you are giving them no consultation at all . |
| 9 | If as part of the task you specify the effect the programme is to have on the audience , you are building in the criteria by which that audience can judge the programme and you are giving them a purpose in viewing . |
| 10 | You can accept payments from passengers in your car if you are giving them a lift for social or other similar purposes . |
| 11 | You can accept payments from passengers in your car if you are giving them a lift for social or other similar purposes . |
| 12 | You can accept payments from passengers in your car if you are giving them a lift for social or other similar purposes . |
| 13 | And at only 70 calories per generous serving of plain boiled rice , you know you are giving them the healthy option . |
| 14 | You are giving me a look ai n't you babe ? |
| 15 | ‘ You are making me a wreck . ’ |
| 16 | All day long you will work and you will slave , Allowing wheelchairs to go where you pave , Just look at the kids to keep tiredness at bay , Because for them you are making it a better day . |
| 17 | You are doing yourself a lot of harm by keeping me here like this interrogating me about matters which are protected by the official secrets legislation . ’ |