Example sentences of "we [be] having a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is a marked concentration in the region of Sagittarius ( the Archer ) , and it was this which led to the discovery that we are having a lop-sided view of the Galaxy because we are not in the middle of it . |
| 2 | track , because it it , no other transport business er has er does has to have a business , which op owns both the track it 's operating on and the operating er facilities themselves , so the we 're not doing anything new here , what we are actually doing , and incidentally the German government and other governments are going down the same route now because it 's not true to say that others are n't privatizing , what we 're doing is saying that we are having a separate track authority , and there are a variety of reasons for that , er but the an and that means actually less investment by the franchisee himself , but he will have control over the th the track operations , because he will have a contract , with Rail Track , to deliver certain services , and if Rail Track does n't deliver them then he 's able to claim penalties so |
| 3 | Nobody is pretending that we are having a great time , but it is important to recognise the factors which have affected us in what is a transitional period for the club . |
| 4 | That was twelve — we are having a talkative day , are n't we ? ’ |
| 5 | Because we are having a big do er champagne party and all |
| 6 | ‘ Quite frankly , we are having a bad year , ’ Mr Murdoch said . |
| 7 | This contrived notion of a rock'n'roll band touring around — we 're doing all that shit and we 're having a great time too . |
| 8 | We 're having a good time . |
| 9 | I mean , , but I 'd really , seriously wished I had said to the waiter , but obviously we 're having a good time . |
| 10 | For dinner we 're having a roast chicken . |
| 11 | Well , we 're having a nice proper dinner . |
| 12 | We 're having a short breakfast-time get-together at 8:30 Saturday . |
| 13 | We 're having a whole day next term to sort out testing for the eleven year olds . |
| 14 | Well obviously there is change and one of the things that we 've been doing for International Women 's celebrations during March , because we 're having a whole month of activities , is |
| 15 | So , to prove that it 's fun in Northway Community Centre , we 're having a whole week of fun things , culminating with a disco and er a quiz . |
| 16 | we 're having a double wedding |
| 17 | Erm , but we 're having a big party tomorrow night , and we 're having a hundred people in , |
| 18 | But I mean , if it was costing this sort of money to clear the pipes and so forth out , what I fail to understand is if we 're having a full overhaul of the machine , why this was n't incorporated within it . |
| 19 | As a matter of fact , we were having a private conversation in here . |
| 20 | You see , I 'd mentioned the fact that I 'd seen this chap several mornings hanging about in the Cove , so I decided not to take Miss Celia down there for a bit , even though we were having a real Indian summer that year . |
| 21 | We were having a great time and feeling very relaxed . |
| 22 | He said he hoped we were having a nice time and could we leave the keys with Mrs Stewart please . |
| 23 | We were having a divine party till you came barging in with your pale pink politics . |
| 24 | We were having a sly fag in the ladies . |
| 25 | Halfway between the target and the coast the Night engineer announced that we were having a heavy petrol consumption and the dialogue was something like this : |
| 26 | I was at university and it was in recess and we were having a social evening in a village hall and I was staying with a friend . |
| 27 | Were getting into an area which I think is a whole different programme and before this programme started I might tell you we were having a little er discussion amongst ourselves whether or not er zoo 's were good for animals and I suppose there is a discussion about whether prisons are inevitably going to be degrading because of , because of what er , what , what a prison represents which is a curtailment of freedom , but we do n't have time in this programme , so that 's another one for next year , can I ask you , we 've , we 've touched a lot of basis and it must be frustrating that we ca n't pursue er to the end some of the things we 've er , we 've picked on , but can I ask you a couple of final questions , as far as you know have you committed a crime ? , button one for yes and button two for no , as far as you know , I mean we have n't got time to go into what they might be so your perfectly free to be very honest and honestly reveals that three people are n't quite sur , oh yes there they are |
| 28 | I told George we were having a wooden fence and he said : ‘ That 's your department . ’ |
| 29 | We were having a massive a er conversation the other night about smoking , he was going oh well you know , you smoking are you , I went why , he goes oh we found , found a box of matches in your er top I went oh no no no , it 's just for , for the joss sticks , yeah . |
| 30 | Like the time when we were having a well-established film star on the show , and the researcher suggested that I should say as an opening gambit , ‘ You 're still a very attractive man , are n't you ? ’ |