Example sentences of "'s [adv] [v-ing] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | English is finished as a common language , but that 's only according to a Frenchman . |
| 2 | But , if it 's only hanging by a thread , let it fall apart and build something new from the components . |
| 3 | And you only have to see a police uniform through the door to feel racked with guilt , even though you 've done nothing wrong and he 's only looking for a lost cat . |
| 4 | He 's only looking at the pictures , he ca n't read really Eh what did you think of the dancing concert ? |
| 5 | he 's only coming for an hour . |
| 6 | He 's only , he 's only going for a couple of weeks |
| 7 | If that 's what you 're looking for , Yeah well that 's obviously going with the flats going . |
| 8 | He 's suddenly swapping from the police to er security in a big bank . |
| 9 | Erm , the agency has considered a paper on this as is referred to in the final paragraph , what it 's basically suggesting to the Department of the Environment and the Home Office is , is that a formula is based upon the supply factors er , such as the , the number of fire stations and standard crew levels etcetera . |
| 10 | This is a shame , for although he 's admittedly playing to a club audience , you do n't have to suppress the songs to maintain the groove — and the doctor has proved with ‘ Killer ’ and tonight 's storming version of ‘ Flashback Jack ’ , that he has some potent stimulants in his black bag . |
| 11 | This is a shame , for although he 's admittedly playing to a club audience , you do n't have to suppress the songs to maintain the groove — and the doctor has proved with ‘ Killer ’ and tonight 's storming version of ‘ Flashback Jack ’ , that he has some potent stimulants in his black bag . |
| 12 | yes , it 's already going to the top of the charts to be number one for Christmas all the other Christmas songs are |
| 13 | It 's already reeling from the murders of British tour-ists Elizabeth Over and her best friend Julie Godwin and the gang-rape of a 44-year-old woman in the last 10 days . |
| 14 | It 's already reeling from the murders of British tourists Elizabeth Over and her best friend Julie Godwin and the gang rape of a 44-year-old woman in the last 10 days . |
| 15 | Below-the-collarbone lengths tend to drag your face down when it 's already suffering from the effects of gravity . |
| 16 | It 's something cold , and it 's already sitting in the fridge . |
| 17 | ‘ Planned it for years to give me pleasure in my retirement and now it 's just getting into a mess . |
| 18 | So again it 's just thinking about the eyes the eye the beginning . |
| 19 | I ca n't understand what he 's saying , but he 's just shouting at the lights and everything , like he 's real angry about summat . |
| 20 | Oh no , it 's just remembering without the words . |
| 21 | ‘ He likes to be adored of course , and maybe he 's just lobbying for an extension of his fan club , but I would n't have thought he was that desperate . |
| 22 | He 's just looking after the present , not the future . |
| 23 | if I may give you a word of advice , you may think it 's rude , but when Mr is asking questions try not to turn down towards him , if you try and face across the jury , that 's what carries the voice if you 're looking at them , if you turn to your left , a bit of your head goes down a bit , it 's only natural , you 're not as used to courts as Mr is , er , he , he , your , it , your voice smothers , it 's not a question of shouting it 's just looking in the right direction , yes Mr go on |
| 24 | You get the impression that he 's not exactly stupid , he 's just marching to a different drum . |
| 25 | No he 's just practising at the moment lovey he 's practising his swing but I agree if he stood that distance he would n't be able to hit the ball would he would you . |
| 26 | He 's just going for a walk . |
| 27 | yes it 's more it 's just going through the motions of a story at the moment rather than |
| 28 | Definitely two of them just see the other one 's just going over the |
| 29 | ‘ He 's just standing in the stream . ’ |
| 30 | Mm , that 's just coming off the doors . |