Example sentences of "[pron] be [v-ing] [adv] [verb] [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Deputed to get his own disguise , he went off fuming to a wig shop : ‘ And the lady started to go through all kinds of salesmanship to sell me the wig and if I wanted to swim , I did n't want to swim , and I 'm sitting there knowing that this meeting is going to start very soon and I can not — lady , let's get on with it , I do n't give a damn , just give me a wig . ’ |
| 2 | I was wearing mostly stuff that I 'd pinched from films I 'd done mod gear from Quadropehnia and Take 6-cum-Paul Smith from Breaking Glass . |
| 3 | The patient , whom I shall call Maxine , first came to see me because she had a phobia about water — a phobia which was becoming so exaggerated that she could not even bear to put her hands in water and had to rely on creams and lotions to cleanse her face and body . |
| 4 | ‘ But you were looking so absorbed that I guessed you were admiring that wonderful bureau . ’ |
| 5 | In fact , she was feeling so relaxed that she ate a second pastry . |
| 6 | A police spokesman , Roger Busby , said yesterday : ‘ We are becoming increasingly frustrated that ideal weather conditions do not appear to ever occur . ’ |
| 7 | In consequence it is becoming increasingly accepted that not only does the anthropologist have his own social history and subjective stance , but more importantly , that those accounts which ignore this seem to lose something in the telling . |
| 8 | Although techniques such as infrared spectroscopy and atomic spectroscopy are alien in the world of art it is becoming increasingly accepted that scientists have a major role to play in art research . |
| 9 | Severe deficiencies of these nutrients occur only rarely , but it is becoming increasingly appreciated that mild or borderline levels of these nutrients may be found not infrequently in the " normal population " . |
| 10 | It is becoming increasingly appreciated that while food allergies may be relatively rare , food intolerance may be much more common , and usually produces milder symptoms . |
| 11 | With regard to the audience for children 's project work , it is becoming widely agreed that it is important for children to learn to take into account their potential audience when they are producing written work . |
| 12 | It was degrading even to contemplate that she would feel an obligation towards him . |