Example sentences of "[vb base] that you [am/are] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I expect that you are looking forward to the week-end , Miss Plum . |
| 2 | " Just say that you are writing to confirm that you want a detailed report because the matter is of such importance to so many people , and are prepared to wait for it . |
| 3 | Another idea , suggested by Nic Picot , is that you say that you are going to predict under which of five cups the audience is going to leave a coin . |
| 4 | Then say that you are going to pick up the cards in any order , which you do keeping the pairs together . |
| 5 | Arrange a number of children in a line behind you and say that you are going to play a game of ‘ follow the leader ’ . |
| 6 | Erm again , you say that you 're going round to all the schools and what have you , and again , this can only be extremely good because , after all , this is where |
| 7 | You might have ageing parents who you support and god knows how much other outgoings which are hidden and then you have to go down that road and say that you 're going to look at at financial status you 're going to have to say and exactly what are all of your outgoings in and now down going to get real unpleasant intrusion into people 's business . |
| 8 | I sense that you are suggesting the County Council should have done more than write a paragraph or two |
| 9 | She had forgotten that her papa was supposed to be dead , and had spoken of him in the present tense , a fact not wasted on Dr Neil , who made no comment , but asked politely , ‘ And does all this stockmarket bargaining mean that you are going to make me a cup of tea , or not ? |
| 10 | Pay good attention and show that you are listening by nodding and looking into the other person 's eyes , but not staring . |
| 11 | Rhetorical questions can be a good way of signalling the DIALOGIC nature of your writing ( i.e. that it is " like a dialogue " ) : they show that you are engaging with your reader , by anticipating her or his responses and questions as you go along . |
| 12 | Certainly , you should make it clear by words or conduct that you are exercising your right to treat yourself as having been dismissed . |
| 13 | But he says , it 's no need to be expensive but he said , do n't go out and buy a set of bowls and then hope that you 're gon na like it . |
| 14 | I hope that you are beginning to see why it 's important for you to be able to explain what you believe and why you believe it . |
| 15 | To take Fodor 's nice example , imagine that you are chatting to an old friend . |
| 16 | Imagine that you are watching a home movie of yourself as a small child of seven or eight years old . |
| 17 | Imagine that you are writing an essay , and want to refer to what Norris says about deconstruction . |
| 18 | Imagine that you are expanding , and seeing your life from a higher perspective . |
| 19 | Breathe into the crystal , and imagine that you are expelling all those miserable thoughts . |
| 20 | Imagine that you are shopping at your local supermarket . |
| 21 | Picture a beautiful scene — whatever kind of landscape pleases you the most — and imagine that you are walking through that place . |
| 22 | And when you consider that you 're getting all this for only £450 the competition has got to be sweating . |
| 23 | The only way to tell is to ask your dealer , so please ensure that you are dealing with one that you can trust , especially if you have to specifically order them . |
| 24 | Once mastered , however , it can be completed in minutes and ensure that you are reading at your optimum level . |
| 25 | One overriding advantage of feeding dry foods , is that you ensure that you are feeding a balanced diet , which will contain all essential components , vitamins and minerals . |
| 26 | While I appreciate that you are quoting the system Inventor 's personal opinion I feel it is irresponsible to say that freeze branding spoils a horse/pony 's looks , especially as the item is in the format of a News Review not an advertisement . |
| 27 | You confirm that you are acting in this matter as principal and not as agent or broker for any other party . |
| 28 | Tell yourself before you begin that you are going to speak slowly , and keep reminding yourself to do so . |
| 29 | I think if you 're actually th when you , when you go into somebody 's house and you 're talking once , once you actually sit down you more or less then accept that you 're going into a business situation . |
| 30 | But such is the skill of the production that in the end you just suspend disbelief , accept that you are absorbing a different way of looking at the world and take whatever comes . |