Example sentences of "[be] [pron] [v-ing] [pron] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Are you expecting me to offer you a permanent commitment when we do n't even know each other properly ? ’ |
| 2 | Her breath caught , and she sent him a startled look and , as her heart gave a merry flutter to see that his dark-eyed glance , dark and good-humoured if she was not mistaken , was on her again , ‘ Are you inviting me to call you — Vendelin ? ’ she dared , and hardly believed that it could be so . |
| 3 | Are you wanting me to warm you up ? |
| 4 | ‘ Are you suggesting I asked him to play slow music ? ’ she shot back , outraged . |
| 5 | Are you suggesting I think she s immoral ? |
| 6 | ‘ Are you saying he shuts his eyes when confronted by a woman , or does he just turn away ? ’ |
| 7 | Then , steering the conversation back on course , she said , ‘ Are you saying it took you a long time to get over Jennifer ? ’ |
| 8 | But do tell me — are you saying it matters what a mere woman thinks of you ? |
| 9 | ‘ Are you saying you locked my mother in here ? ’ she demanded . |
| 10 | ‘ Are you saying you think someone put him up to it ? ’ |
| 11 | Are you saying you think I 'll return ? ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Are you saying you believe me now ? ’ |
| 13 | What are we going I mean we we 've heard also I 'm changing the subject now because that was the the sort of political answer I 'd expect and er I suppose until I get somebody else come on and say he 's talking absolute whatever er I mean I think it is down to the people who live and work with the school . |
| 14 | So that answers all those years that I have been conducting these seminars , it answers my question not in the way I was particularly happy about I have to say , but I mean it did answer my question and then it may be them having you know I mean like sort of things I may not be particularly happy with , but maybe it is good that the papers are reflecting what the community wants . |
| 15 | Were they expecting him to meet someone ? ’ |
| 16 | There 's nothing stopping you putting your own small ads in local papers and newsagents ' windows , as well as using an estate agent . |
| 17 | Here 's me thinking I woke me and dressed me this morning , and all the time I 'm still in bed and dreaming . |
| 18 | Erm I said what 's she doing she says she 's gon na do archaeology . |
| 19 | But is it harming anyone to leave it as it is ? |
| 20 | erm I ca n't hear for Dorothy 's car , what did you say ? is he going I think I 'd better I said thank you for the cake |
| 21 | But hell , why was she taking all the blame and why was she letting him punish her when he could easily have done some of the running himself ? |
| 22 | Was he saying he loved her ? |