Example sentences of "[pers pn] 's [verb] [prep] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 31 | And whether it 's used for holding a special Christmas arrangement , potpourri , a bowl of fruit or just as handy side table for your guests to put their drinks on , this occasional table will prove indispensable all year round . |
| 32 | I do n't count all the deer I 've bumped into since it 's taken for granted you 'll see a few of the elegant beasts galloping away over the heather no matter which hill you 're on . |
| 33 | DEC is struggling to come up with a clear , forthright statement on its Unix policy for a worldwide briefing it 's planning on holding February 10 . |
| 34 | When something can have only one of two values , it 's known as having a Boolean value , but Windows does n't specify these consistently . |
| 35 | ‘ And when you look at some of their shops and you see the same old wooden table that has been sitting out the front for months priced at £10 , or £20 , you realise the money has got to be coming from somewhere else — and we know it 's coming from knocking . ’ |
| 36 | For example , ‘ the weather forecast is n't good , it 's going to rain' could be repeated as ‘ I 've brought my umbrella with me because we may have showers . ’ |
| 37 | Such scepticism seems academic against the working assurance that everyone means the same by ‘ The bus is late ’ and ‘ It 's going to rain' . |
| 38 | Erm I wonder how substantially it 's going to re-written , first , in order to make it a response rather than an issue raising paper and ah , secondly , in the light of what we 've all had to say this evening and , if it is to be re-written I wonder erm who is going to actually see it and approve it before it goes off in time to get to the health authority by the day after tomorrow ? |
| 39 | The rod is heated to almost 2000 degrees centigrade in the white hot coke , then it 's forged by hammering on the anvil . |
| 40 | ‘ It 's aimed at providing the type of transport which is environmentally friendly and will cut out the hustle and bustle of inner city traffic jams , ’ he said . |
| 41 | The friend he 's looking for served with the Royal Military Police in Austria from . |
| 42 | He 's looking to getting out of the hospit looking forward to a , a change |
| 43 | He 's looking at doing a me he 's doing a menu of stuff for us so er will that go in , that 'll go in the lift wo n't it ? |
| 44 | The people he 's staying with do n't want him . ’ |
| 45 | Erm he 's wandering around collecting |
| 46 | It 's early morning on the Forest Vale industrial estate in Cinderford , and company boss Roger Sanderson starts work outside his plastic mouldings factory.But while other businessmen are checking their ansaphones and fax machines , he 's faced with swilling down sheep droppings left by the flocks that roam the estate.It 's a task that has to be repeated several times a day , and Mr Sanderson has had enough. : |
| 47 | ‘ He 's fascinated by getting the message across . |
| 48 | Des inspects me like I 'm a record he 's thinking of buying . |
| 49 | But I think he 's thinking of buying another phone . |
| 50 | He 's thinking of getting out he 's juggling the offer of his own TV series in LA , which he describes vaguely as ’ something to do with gangs ’ . |
| 51 | ‘ Then you 'll have to go over the heads of the military and Sir Martin , for he 's thinking of using this house as a convalescent base for officers . ’ |
| 52 | ‘ He 's thinking of going into business , ’ Stella said . |
| 53 | ‘ I do n't think he 's thinking of marrying , but even if he asked me , I 'd refuse him , as I 'd refuse any man . ’ |
| 54 | He pulls a rubber Dudley face , like he 's wondering where the rest of the moose is , or he 's thinking of licking the lips of Bo Derek . |
| 55 | He 's thinking about leaving , too . ’ |
| 56 | He 's thinking about sitting near me and straining to be near without touching . |
| 57 | He 's wanted for questioning in connection with alleged criminal damage to a car . |
| 58 | He 's credited with keeping the club afloat after the Maxwell companies collapsed . |
| 59 | He 's charged with causing death by dangerous driving , failing to stop and report an accident and driving with excess alcohol . |
| 60 | He 's charged with murdering his girlfriend Donna Simpkins . |