Example sentences of "[pers pn] [modal v] [adv] be [v-ing] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My meadow , which I may well be contemplating with pleasure even as you read this , is a delight . |
| 2 | My doctor tells me that leg of his must still be hurting like the devil . |
| 3 | God , I do n't know if I should even be talking about it . ’ |
| 4 | It was a pleasing thought , that I might soon be moving in more exalted circles . |
| 5 | I was terrified that , while he had taken a branch off the piste towards the town , I might now be heading towards Mali , a waterless eight hundred miles away . |
| 6 | I 'll even be fighting on the way out . ’ |
| 7 | " Well , I 'll just be living on your doorstep . " |
| 8 | I 'll just be treading on your toes all the time . |
| 9 | I 've been rehearsing the sports clothes I 'll also be wearing at the NEC . ’ |
| 10 | I 'll also be talking to John MacGregor , about the privatization of British Rail , has he really given in to his rebels who want B R to be able to bid for the franchises , or is it all a clever conjuring trick ? |
| 11 | He 's from the Chipping Norton anti-gipsy campaign , and I 'll also be talking with Henry from Standlake about his views on gipsies out there in that village . |
| 12 | I could go on , but that 's enough , or I 'll soon be babbling about lime trees and pétanque and eating bread dipped in rough red wine — what they call la soupe à perroquet , parrot soup . |
| 13 | I 'll soon be living on land . |
| 14 | I 'm glad to say that the beans were edible , the dog did get fed and I 'm sure that by the time you read this the video will be finished , in fact I 'll probably be working on the next one . |
| 15 | I 'll always be wandering around the North somewhere , ’ Morrissey told No. 1 magazine in March 1984 . |
| 16 | yeah it is local so I 'll still be coming to the group , I mean it 's erm , going , I mean erm just bear that in mind I might need sort of some help with coordinating cards and things , and erm , particularly if we do opt into the campaign , er it might be advisable for somebody else to do it , or at least sort of give me assistance . |
| 17 | Because I 'll still be covering for John |
| 18 | I 'll only be sitting in the coffee shop till five past five anyway like so |
| 19 | ‘ Naah , I say rush it ! ’ laughs Bryan ; ‘ I 'd rather be sitting on a beach any day … ’ |
| 20 | Now , I 'd rather be sitting in a car than standing on a crowded platform , but there was n't much in the way of light relief on the radio . |
| 21 | I 'd rather be sitting in there and listening to music . |
| 22 | If you had n't stopped to give me a lift this morning , I 'd still be shuffling along the road to Tangiers . ’ |
| 23 | The King of Blefuscu , however , replied that I was too strong to be taken prisoner , and that I would soon be returning to my country anyway . |
| 24 | ‘ They knew that I liked girls and if I had a choice , I would rather be talking to the girls than doing my homework . ’ |
| 25 | Or I would still be flying between Siberia and eternity with nothing to listen to but ‘ Pretty in Pink ’ by The Psychedelic Furs . |
| 26 | If I went for a walk now , I would still be thinking about band things . |
| 27 | Even that seemingly most child-aware artist , Dick Bruna , says ( 1984 , p.43 ) , ‘ I 'm sure that if the books had n't been such a success , I would still be continuing in the same way . |
| 28 | During the debate , I shall obviously be referring to matters that come within my hon. Friend 's remit , although I shall also be speaking about some of the important issues relating to regional economic and industrial policy which fall within the remit of the Department of Trade and Industry . |
| 29 | As a nurse , I shall also be acting as medical officer for the group . |
| 30 | He clears his throat , which is suddenly somewhat congested , and reads : ‘ Whatever happens to me , I shall always be thinking of you and hoping that you will have green grass for your cattle . ’ |