Example sentences of "be [v-ing] a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 I shall be drawing a considerable sum in a few days but you must know how it is , travelling the country as we old soldiers do … thank you … ten pounds will be quite sufficient … and you must let me spend some more of it in your excellent company … that evening 's entertainment we enjoyed together , Mr Wood , ’ his voice rose in the small hallway and the other guests and servants indoors and out strained noticeably to catch what would surely be the eloquent testimonial of a compliment , ‘ was one of the , shall we say , most boisterous and wise , a rare combination , Mr Landlord , I have spent , whether in London , in Europe or in and out of ships and foreign postings in a long lifetime .
2 But it was n't true ; today the invisible hand of fate seemed to be drawing a thick black line under that particular chapter of her life which involved anything related to Luke .
3 ‘ He will be nursing a secret desire to try to make amends , even though everyone has reassured him that these things happen .
4 Both statistics are equally powerful in large samples but by and large you will always be using a small sample , so use the test statistic which is designed for small sample work , that 's the F statistic .
5 If you use Imigran more than once or twice a month , you should also be using a continuous anti-migraine treatment and reserving Imigran for breakthrough migraines .
6 In view of the potential benefits to be gained by local communities from providing food and accommodation and other requirements , one might expect every small town and village throughout rural Scotland to be demanding a long-distance recreational route on their doorstep .
7 He added : ‘ I will be demanding a full investigation by the chief executive of the council into every aspect of this affair . ’
8 ‘ I will be demanding a full investigation by the chief executive of the council into every aspect of this . ’
9 Great plates of sticky , sweet cakes and pastries were being consumed with tremendous gusto , and one man appeared to be eating a huge slab of pizza .
10 Bearing in mind that she would be eating a main meal that evening , Fabia ordered an omelette and salad , and soon discovered that once Lubor had settled down from his initial opportunistic manner he was quite a pleasant lunchtime companion .
11 ‘ We are going to be seeing a great deal of him . ’
12 That at a given moment I seem to be seeing a brown patch — this I can not conceivably doubt .
13 Cos that 's the most frustrating thing about fishing is when you 're like you know , you could be wasting that , you , you think to yourself like I could be wasting a whole , there 's not a fish anywhere round here !
14 On the other side of Europe , a century earlier , researches have shown the monastery of Fulda in the time of its abbot Hrabanus Maurus ( 822–42 ) to be administering a large network of parish churches .
15 Cruisermart , in Southend-on-Sea , who claim to be Europe 's biggest mail-order company , will be producing a new 300-page catalogue in A5 format , for the London Boat Show .
16 Assuming a fair wind on major infrastructure , access , and drainage , it is unlikely that a new settlement would be producing a significant group of housings until somewhere around , at the very best , end ninety six into the of ninety seven period , in that context , what is happening in that short intervening period , assuming certain planning guidance comes forward to help that intervening period , and will that new settlement actually be built out prior to two prior to two thousand and six , will the fourteen hundred dwellings be built in that period , question mark , probably not , it will lap over , therefore in that context of a gap at the beginning , and a potential overlap at the end , it is very important again to revisit the peripheral land issue .
17 This is another spot which seems to be enjoying a good run of birds of prey for common buzzard and hen harrier were also there and on Saturday a red kite was seen .
18 Installation is quick and clean , and very soon you could be enjoying a warm , comfortable swim whatever the weather .
19 Malone will also be parading a large squad of players tomorrow including giving former Armagh back Simon Willis a chance to show his paces at out-half with Ballymena 's Davy Nickel also getting a run-out .
20 We 'd be fightin' a never-ending rearguard battle with those guys .
21 He knew he ought to feel guilty about Cora-Beth , to whom he had not yet written the promised letter , but with a telegram already despatched to Mrs Appleby , advising her of his visit and that he would be bringing a young lady , he told himself that it was too late to change the arrangement .
22 System 3 are meant to be bringing a new game called Silly Putty out .
23 They 'll be rowing a gruelling one hundred mile course … all for charity.Richard Barnett reports :
24 The Tory candidate for Skipton and Ripon , Mr David Curry , must be employing a good getaway driver to meet his punishing campaign schedule .
25 ‘ I never thought to be thanking a white girl , ’ he said .
26 BRITISH officials and players will be keeping a close eye on developments when New Zealand arrive for their 13-match tour of Wales and Ireland tomorrow after hearing that Wayne Shelford , the All Blacks captain , is charging £500 for each personal appearance during the visit .
27 Sun is believed to be keeping a low profile on the suit lest it catch flak for restricting the clone trade .
28 You might think that anyone connected with Polly Peck would be keeping a low profile these days .
29 She had been a fool not to anticipate that a guard would be keeping a hidden watch on fitzAlan 's door .
30 She would be keeping a tight hold on her feelings from now on .
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