Example sentences of "[pers pn] 're [verb] [prep] be [art] " in BNC.

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1 No-one would believe they had a recession on in Japan when they have time and resources to devote to dreaming up and creating things like this : Toshiba Corp has just launched a line of word processors with sound effects — ‘ to introduce an element of fun in the workplace ’ according to Reuter — they bark when you write ‘ dog ’ , moo when you write ‘ cow ’ and make the sound of pouring when you write ‘ beer ’ , and if you recall a text file word-by-word at reading speed , they repeat these and 26 other pre-programmed noises , from sleigh bells to sirens , as the words come up — and it no doubt laughs like a drain when your boss sends it an electronic message telling you you 're fired for being a disruptive influence .
2 You 're training to be a teacher , are n't you ? ’ she asked .
3 What you 're aiming for are the receding depths of the river concealing its greater mysteries , while your fish flirt unawares in the foreground …
4 A progress background can teach you a lot about what really happens if you 're aiming to be an account executive .
5 But I just got one thing that I want , that they gon na send me owt dodgy like a loan shark bloke or owt like that , I mean you , you 're bound to be a bit nervous , you know .
6 I mean what you 're looking for is a reduction or what you would have liked to have seen a reduction in the land allocation for employment needs , and yet in the other breath you are saying to North Yorkshire , you should really cater for one hundred percent migration .
7 Is it this , is it that , is it the next thing until they 're prepared to tell you what it is , that 's the way you ask them , cos they 'll no volunteer what it is , cos what you 're looking for is a final objection for them , right now you say oh that 's a load of rubbish that does nay what , but how can you sit and study that and you learn how to use it customers , right , on the objection which is the hardest objection for any sales person to deal with , you know yourself
8 What you 're looking at is a representation of a purpose built office of some twenty one thousand square feet , near King 's Cross .
9 So when you 're looking at a file on the screen , what you 're looking at is the file as it is in the , in the memory of the computer , and if you change your spreadsheet , then all you 're doing is changing what 's in the memory .
10 With extraordinary self-control , the dripping doc grins sportingly and tells him : ‘ I can see you 're going to be a fireman when you grow up ! ’
11 I think you probably need an element of nastiness somewhere if you 're going to be a winner … you have to want to be the best .
12 If you 're going to be a player in the adventure(s) which take place in the Castle , stop reading now .
13 You 'll have to get used to this sort of thing if you 're going to be a pop star .
14 You 'll have to learn to delegate if you 're going to be a father .
15 Well how do you know you 're going to be a doctor , or anything when you 're eighteen then , you know , you ca n't , you 're teaching .
16 Oh well ye , Belinda if you 're the sort of person who can help someone to dress you 're going to be a good nurse I think .
17 So if you give away a tenth on the start , you 've given nearly half a second per run , and most competitions are either two , three or four runs , cumulative time , so , you know , if you give away a couple of tenths every time at the end of the day you 're going to be a second down .
18 I think if you 're going to be the only boy , you 've got to be the eldest .
19 " I 'm sure you 're going to be the belle of the Saigon ball tonight . "
20 I feel they 're a little bit of a waste of time … the course I 'm doing , I 'm gaining knowledge which I can use ; which , I mean , you ca n't really use a history degree unless you 're going to be an archaeologist or an historian or a teacher .
21 Erm in effect what you 're s what you 're asking for is the level of provision to return to something equivalent to what it is in the approved structure plan er and also would reflect fairly careful analysis of what you 've done as to what would be reasonable allocations .
22 At Liverpool clubs , the toilets are full of catsuited girls who look at you as if you 're rumoured to be a child molester .
23 You know I mean if you try and grab the wind all you you 're left with is a clenched fist .
24 But , generally speaking , you 're expected to be a self-starter at college .
25 If the problem you 're confronted with is a ten thousand pound bit of influence , then it 's worth spending a few hundred pounds in a preparation .
26 What we 're looking for is a congressional review of the DEA and the FBI investigations , and then , if they decide there is any basis to the allegations , a special counsel .
27 What we 're looking for is a quality system and a set of procedures which are flexible enough to enable you to handle the slick jobs , which you have n't got a lot of fee income for .
28 What we 're looking for is a new policy initiative which will allow in appropriate circumstances inward investment of er er a significant strategic nature to be accommodated within North Yorkshire and that could possibly probably be Harrogate district .
29 And I think what we 're looking for is a kind of situation where everyone can play their proper part in the decision-making , but allow the person with the energy and drive to play their part as well in giving a lead , and I 'm not sure that 's such a bad thing .
30 will you turn to page find one , thirty four , What we 're looking at is the accounts for Westcliff on Sea , the year ending thirty first of August nineteen ninety two , last year
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