Example sentences of "is [v-ing] [pers pn] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is saving me the trouble . ’ |
| 2 | As I say it 's one of these er competitive market things , but if you go into an electrical shop and you buy a piece of electrical equipment , or if you want er a plug for it , a piece of electrical equipment because you found out that the plug on the electrical equipment at home is defective , it 's got cracked porcelain or something like , then please have a word with the person who is selling you the plug and say look , this plug is gon na be fitted on X appliance . |
| 3 | ‘ Adamus is teaching her the piano , Rachaela . ’ |
| 4 | One of the girls is teaching me the language . |
| 5 | IRA ‘ tout trackers ’ believe the security forces have infiltrated their organisation in the New Lodge and Ardoyne areas and that a well placed mole is feeding them the names of IRA operatives and the location of ‘ safe houses ’ . |
| 6 | Pink hydrangea is giving me the blues |
| 7 | The scrub nurse , Nurse del Puablo , is giving me the eye . |
| 8 | He is giving it the look . |
| 9 | This usually means the firm is giving you the person who specializes in your type of work , and this is a good sign . |
| 10 | But what I am doing is giving you the opportunity to prove me wrong . |
| 11 | It 's a quality project and is further endorsement that our wide and deep rooted experience in building and refurbishing hospitals is giving us the advantage in this sector of the market . ’ |
| 12 | What we 're doing is showing them the colour of light , the hydrogen spectrum that 's given off and asking them to make some measurements on it which give a clue to the nature of what is happening in hydrogen . |
| 13 | I mean , I think if someone is showing you the rainforest and he does n't stop every ten yards to show you something , then that 's not a good guide . |
| 14 | ‘ Ah — so Rune is showing you the sights of Copenhagen , is he ? ’ |
| 15 | ‘ I do not go around public houses asking if my wife is telling me the truth . |
| 16 | I have a servant who helps me but always I wonder if she is telling me the truth or merely being kind . ’ |
| 17 | The accomplishment is to make sure that it is telling you the truth . ’ |
| 18 | Haywood High school is offering them the chance to attend weekly masterclasses , to stretch their minds that bit more . |
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