Example sentences of "[conj] i [be] [v-ing] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Your letter arrived early last week — Tuesday — and I picked it up as I was on my way out of the guest house where I 'm staying at the moment . |
| 2 | I like to think that I am laughing at the idea , which has as real a set of consequences as bombs in a Tom and Jerry cartoon . |
| 3 | ‘ So you might like to know , ’ he said , studiedly casual , ‘ that I 'm staying at the Plaza . ’ |
| 4 | I borrowed a modest amount to buy my house , that I could easily meet within the finances that I 'm getting at the moment . |
| 5 | No need for him to know that I was watching at the window . |
| 6 | These birds come from America , so they are difficult to get hold of and I had the added problem that I was looking at the end of the breeding season . |
| 7 | My wife and I are staying at the Danieli , but she 's not been feeling well and urged me to take up the offer of an observer 's seat here . ’ |
| 8 | And now , on a clear morning , Graham Little and I are sitting at the bottom of the wall , fit and ready to go , and the wall is plastered with verglas . |
| 9 | Er in so much as I mean I must admit with these increases , I appreciate your need to get the extra profits and I 'm looking at the ones where I think we can push them to get a bit more . |
| 10 | And I 'm getting at the hygienist today ? |
| 11 | Oh , no I 'll let you listen to it later , I ca n't be bo I 've only just played it and I 'm recording at the moment so , I 'll let you listen to it in a while . |
| 12 | We went to this very flash restaurant and I was really nervous , you know the feeling — anyway blood was rushing , and I was looking at the menu — my French is pretty good — and I thought I 'd fancy a pork cutlet . |
| 13 | I was just checking here in from the book by and I was looking at the chapter here on Roses Rivetus and er and it was on the mission to Munster here that er Third Combat Mission once a day for three days ' running was to Munster it was this ill-fated mission that made the reputation as the bloody Hundredth and of course this is the one that he only came back from . |
| 14 | Campaign on a what do you call it and erm and funny enough I was reading the Campaign yesterday and I was looking at the er thing and they 've got a sale on have n't they ? |
| 15 | And I was looking at the drills , and |
| 16 | This guy went out with Lee next day , and I was standing at the back of the 9th green when Lee 's manager came running up to me and said , ‘ Willie , you 've got to take the bag — Lee 's fired the other guy . ’ |
| 17 | taken off it , cos I was looking at the length of it when we were in France |
| 18 | At first , cos I 'm looking at the baby , I do n't see who the lady is . |
| 19 | It was somewhat similar with me ; the war was on , albeit far away , and I was missing it ; patriotism and duty did enter into the picture but I was chafing at the bit like Old Dobbin who could not bear to stay away from a fire ! |
| 20 | one I 'm not sure it is , unless I 'm looking at the wrong |
| 21 | Erm I was n't quite certain of the wife 's P H I there was something about twelve months and she was getting a hundred and thirty pounds er I , I lost it because I was looking at the clock at the same , I must confess but erm |
| 22 | till we got to near the den and do that and we spent er a year and a half there and all the time we were watching this house being built , because I was working at the Corporation and the number of people of the Corporation from the tea boy cadet down came up to see this , this and that , was nobody 's business , mm , without , we enjoyed it , it was quite funny really it is |
| 23 | While I was gazing at the chamber a schoolgirl who was touring the gallery with her father came up and asked me how it worked . |
| 24 | This will be my last N C V O , A G M as a member of staff since I 'm leaving at the end of January , to become Chief Executive of Arthritis Care . |
| 25 | The statement was unnecessary , since I was looking at the forward preceptor screens , which showed a silvery shimmer like visible white noise . |
| 26 | As you know it , this is the last I 'm sure everyone 's aware it 's the last item on your agenda when I was looking at the agenda this item was before the fox hunting motion I thought well it 'd be nice to have a debate before the fox hunting motion because we would have er a full house of people who I 'm sure would be very interested to hear the discussion on V A T. As matter of fact I 'm sure they would w w would welcome the opportunity to have a de , a discussion , but it seems they have gone and I got , I got it wrong Chairman when you by taking the the the fox hunting motion it should really have , have held on till this time in the evening . |
| 27 | I was working at a hospital in the out-patients ' department recently and when I was leaving at the end of my shift one day , I saw the following message pinned on the notice board , obviously from an extremely irate patient : ‘ Time is a great healer . |
| 28 | I have , I did have experience with cheques and credit cards , but that was when I was working at the chemist , but now we do n't take cheques . |
| 29 | my legs , I suddenly realized when I was changing at the swimming pool , and thought oh sod it , who 's gon na notice , I mean , at half past seven , I really ca n't get that excited about it . |
| 30 | When I was waiting at the Connons the other night before you all so efficiently arrested me , I had occasion to use the phone-box almost opposite the house . |