Example sentences of "all [pron] [be] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ All I am trying to do now is prepare people for the breakthrough by introducing the concept and start discussions on how we address any problems which may result . ’ |
| 2 | All I am trying to show is that it is possible to improve your general health and your sense of well-being by paying greater attention to what you put into your mouth and body . |
| 3 | ‘ It 's about all I am intending to keep on ! ’ he told her with a husky , sensual bark of laughter that left her breathless and quivering in his arms as he entered the room and tossed her lightly down on to the bed . |
| 4 | All I am hoping is that it was n't the boy friend you 're meeting tomorrow evening . ’ |
| 5 | All I am suggesting is that the balancing exercise should be capable of being performed . |
| 6 | Her other brother , Brian , 27 , added : ‘ All I am thinking about is my sister . |
| 7 | There is no space to tell you of the depth of fellowship I am experiencing , of the great joy I have in teaching such folk , of all I am learning from these believers who have suffered so much , of the hardening opposition by the Orthodox Church , of the great work being done by the Baptists among Bulgarian orphans and of the plans for an orphanage , school and seminary . |
| 8 | If it really is the case that all I am doing when I have beliefs about the world is to have dispositions to behave , then it ought to make sense for me to think of my believing in those terms . |
| 9 | I am not rejecting the idea of Jesus being my representative — all I am doing at the moment is to point out some difficulties with it when it is considered as the central idea in the atonement theory . |
| 10 | ‘ All I am asking , is to be treated in exactly the same way as Dr Wyatt ’ . |
| 11 | All I am asking is a little donation now and again . |
| 12 | All I am saying , my dear , is that you have another reason to end this war quickly . |
| 13 | All I am saying is that it was n't possible for me . |
| 14 | ‘ All I am saying is the radio show should give equal coverage to Stockton and Middlesborough , that we should not be coming off second best . ’ |
| 15 | Above all I was threatened . |
| 16 | Yeah fine erm but as I say it 's just sort of you know kind of minor layout changes , that 's all I was suggesting |
| 17 | He gained third place in the 1988 Ilford Photographic Awards Features category for one of those pictures , but jokes that on his arrival in Africa ‘ I kept looking for a cheque presentation because that 's all I was trained to do . ’ |
| 18 | First of all I was invited to lunch in Leeds and they sent the helicopter for me , piloted by Captain John Leeson , who had done all the flying for the aerial shots in the film . |
| 19 | I got my just desserts from Dad , which made my Mom cry more than me , but all in all I was given enough love and affection to cushion me against all the hardships that were to come . |
| 20 | When I meet women from other countries and they talk about Western feminism and Third World feminism , I did n't see it that way at all I was looking for a political party and I found that I could n't find any which suited my political beliefs and a party that combined Third World and British issues . |
| 21 | ‘ That 's all I was watching for . |
| 22 | In no time at all I was conducting the band , having a few drinks and thoroughly enjoying myself . |
| 23 | I 'll just add it to the end , that 's all I was thinking . |
| 24 | Absolutely , yes , I mean , I followed an entirely erm conventional format for the agenda here , I mean we , do we have a , all I was thinking of doing was checking whether these minutes are a true representation of last week , and if they are , we 'll press on to matters arising , yes ? |
| 25 | Oh yeah I know but all I was saying was that much of different things |
| 26 | Well it 's up , you know , all I was asking |
| 27 | If I 'd have been on me own I mean that 's all I was waiting for , mine to grow up so I could clear off . |
| 28 | One slip of the tongue would have betrayed all I was working for . |
| 29 | All I was doing at this time , if I was n't at school , was watching TV , listening to music , reading or walking , with Dawn as my constant companion . |
| 30 | All , all , all I was doing there Steven |