Example sentences of "be [v-ing] [pron] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That means you 'd be denying yourself the beauty and privilege of being a parent . ’ |
| 2 | Someone who put £50,000 into his licensed dealer 's portfolio , and who let it be churned around ad infinitum , was likely to be testing what the firm would do with it . |
| 3 | He wrote ‘ I consider all the second shots will still be interesting whatever the condition of the ground , whilst in winter the player who hits two rather good shots will , with the exception of the 3rd hole , be able to reach all the greens , thus reaping the advantage which all modern golf course architects are beginning to realise is their due ’ . |
| 4 | I might be teaching you some er number theory , or I might be teaching you the structure of number theory . |
| 5 | We shall certainly be giving him the ball at every opportunity . |
| 6 | looked around and said well he said looked at me said er well cos he was just about to g throw a wobbly and say , well surely the sales department should be dealing with this , should be should be giving him the information and he he just turned round and gave the aforementioned quote and I just sort of went yes it is . |
| 7 | ‘ I 'd better be getting back or the foreman will be giving me the sack . ’ |
| 8 | I hope we will borrow very modestly , it 'll be affordable , we 're not reckless , we 'll be doing what the majority of people in this country do , borrow within their limits for the things that they need for the future such as a home , or a car , something like that . |
| 9 | that , that there are others equally we say that we women to determine what happens to their own bodies and their destiny is for them , I respect that view too but in those circumstances you do n't resolve problems by the majority whatever it happens to be determining what the minority will do . |
| 10 | ‘ If I choreographed it it would n't look natural and I could really just be taping it the day before . |
| 11 | Dr Greene said you 'll be telling her the result of the sonogram . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ You better be telling me the truth , ’ he said threateningly , ‘ or I 'll use the fucking thing on you . ’ |
| 13 | If she met an alien in Wandsworth High Street , she 'd be telling it the way to the supermarket and offering it free babysitting before you could say ‘ flying saucer ’ . |