Example sentences of "[conj] [conj] [pron] be [v-ing] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Or if we 're thinking of inviting an up-and-coming actor on the show , the researchers will find tapes of them being interviewed , usually from America , in order for us to watch them in action . |
| 2 | There is a difficulty , however , if the seller is disposing of only part of his holding represented by a certificate or if he is disposing of all his holding but to several buyers . |
| 3 | I wondered if he thought Dana and I were about to tie the knot , or whether he was thinking of us individually — the latter , I think , because he had warned me against marriage once or twice before when I had shown what he regarded as too much interest in a woman friend . |
| 4 | Yeah , so so you 're thinking of yourself ? |
| 5 | ( Kenny does not add that if we were talking of the perceptions of fish or bees , our judgements might lack the confidence of those made of cats or apes . ) |
| 6 | The point I would like to make is that while we 're thinking of international relations , that we do bear in mind that United Kingdom is still a United Kingdom . |
| 7 | Creggan held his breath for he knew that though she was speaking of him as if he was not there really it was she who had become something else and that some power was using her to speak to him directly . |
| 8 | Jobs will be found in Harrogate as elsewhere , and if we 're thinking of lumping in the B one office use and the other B uses in with the manufacturing , I think it 's fair to say that office uses are going to be far denser in terms of number of jobs per hectare than manufacturing , and therefore the allocations may not seem to be as great as otherwise might have been demanded . |
| 9 | Now go away — and if you are thinking of offering Leo violence , I should forget it ; he 'd make mincemeat of you . ’ |
| 10 | And if you 're thinking of doing several improvement projects in your home , NatWest can arrange one loan to cover all of them and monthly repayments will be fixed throughout the term of the loan so you 'll always be able to budget for the cost . |
| 11 | Loans can be for double glazing , cavity wall insulation , loft conversion , central heating — permanent improvements that make your home more comfortable to live in — and if you 're thinking of more than one improvement , a loan can be arranged to cover this . |
| 12 | And one other match taking place this evening is the preliminary round F A Cup replay at Railway Cuttings between Banbury United and Solihull Borough , and if you 're thinking of popping along , the message from Banbury is to get there early as another bumper gate is expected . |
| 13 | If if if you 're talking of pieces of cake , then three fifths , six tenths , there 's no difference . |
| 14 | in fact the girl who did the mailing for them did n't do it properly so in fact it 's unlikely to happen erm they asked me because I know that since she 's now leaving the Vice-Principal through network erm and and they were thinking of getting something together like that , I did n't write this that 's not my writing but just let me tell you I do n't write a twenty- four clock , twenty-four hour clock with full stops in it |
| 15 | A NatWest Home Improvement Loan can be taken out in sole or joint names and unless you 're thinking of borrowing more than £5,000 we would not normally ask for security . |
| 16 | Loans can be in sole or joint names and unless you are thinking of borrowing above £5000 , we would not usually ask for security . |
| 17 | ‘ And while we 're talking of friends , ’ said his Mum , sitting down beside him with her tea . |
| 18 | But if you 're thinking of doing the same , make sure you get a recording that can be sung-along with and not one of those dragged out funereal dirge versions . |
| 19 | But if you 're thinking of someone who would talk to you , forget both men . |
| 20 | The Dell 320SLi Notebook is generally an excellent machine , but if you 're thinking of buying one , check out the screen first to make sure you can live with it . |
| 21 | But if you 're thinking of driving , forget it . |
| 22 | But if you are thinking of buying little Johnnie a pet parrot for his birthday or treating yourself to an exotic fur coat or snake-skin handbag , CITES will affect your decision . |
| 23 | The muddle that these two uses of the word cause is in part Marx 's and Engels 's fault because when they are talking about society based on communal property , that is , before false consciousness arises , they mean by ideology the total process of cognition including language , political ideas , social rules , etc. , but when they are talking of class society where false consciousness is present they seem to mean by ideology something much more restricted : moral , political , and religious ideas and values . |
| 24 | Because if you 're thinking of nipping back a century or two and uncreating this interesting aberration of yours , I think I 'd rather be somewhere else at the moment of uncreation , if it 's all the same to you . ’ |
| 25 | Yet , at best , this is unreliable , as when I am thinking of your beautiful wife while discussing with you the state of the nation . |
| 26 | longer , as though it was dying of hunger . |
| 27 | Her deepset eyes stared in front of her as though she was thinking of somewhere far away . |
| 28 | ‘ I think these old places always have ghosts , ’ said Elizabeth as though she were talking of woodworm . |
| 29 | Suntanned now , he no longer looked as though he was dying of jaundice . |