Example sentences of "'re [adv prt] [verb] the " in BNC.

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1 He said , ‘ You 're down to lay the table in a few minutes . ’
2 We 're off to join the Provisional Government … in Botany Bay , eh ? ’ the voice behind him laughed dryly .
3 We 're off to see the lizard
4 ‘ We 're off to see the wizard on a magical mystery tour ! ’ the Doctor announced , and while Benny was trying to untangle the references from mid-twentieth-century popular culture , he strode out of the room .
5 We 're off to see the wizard !
6 ‘ We 're out to dispel the myth of cold English houses with poor food , ’ grins Pauline .
7 ‘ Ah , yes , of course , the live-in nanny to look after her while you 're out enjoying the high life . ’
8 And er , and they 've they 're out doing the Rocky Horror Show as well .
9 So before you 're about to criticise the Spectrum , ask yourself this question : if I did n't have a computer and I was trying to look for one and I only had enough money for the Spectrum , what would I do ?
10 They 're about to form the basis of a sofa .
11 They 're about to form the basis of a sofa .
12 And when you 're about to complete the C C Q you must make it clear that the information given to you and subsequently transferred to the C C Q is in strictest confidence .
13 ‘ Suppose it comes up just when we 're about to sign the Agreement ?
14 Suppose you 're about to make the last payment on your mortgage .
15 When actors say they want to be like Cary Grant , it 's usually a sign they 're about to make the worst movie of their career .
16 See basically if a customer objects , you 're about to cover the , the fact that if the customer objects , say come back to canvassing for a minute , you get somebody , you phone somebody up and they say , urgh , urgh , and they just mumble away and they listen to you and they do n't listen to you , right , it 's a waste of bloody time , but if they talk to you and they give you objections and you deal with these objections , right , they 're bound to buy
17 Off the field , Celtic are playing down weekend speculation that they 're about to announce the first instalment of finance for the Cambuslang stadium development .
18 We 're about to begin the long hike out to the rim .
19 Imagine then you 're out , you 're in Wolverhampton , and you 're about to cross the street , and round the corner comes a big lorry .
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