Example sentences of "[am/are] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] is " in BNC.

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1 What we are not dealing with is a fully-fledged ‘ standard ’ pronunciation that can then be most usefully described in terms of a unilinear history since that time .
2 What you 're just talking about is different patterns of its distribution that may occur .
3 What we 're now going to is electronic fuel injection .
4 ‘ At the end of the day , what we 're really looking for is the right byelection . ’
5 I think that what we 're really looking for is a stimulating , exciting involvement of parents , of students , of teachers , of everyone who has an interest in the success of a school , and I think for some years at Cardinal Newman we have been trying to create this open society , which gives access at all levels to all the children and to their parents , and we do n't want to close the society in any shape or form .
6 Now they call it defensive driver training and er what we 're really talking about is safe driving , nothing more and nothing less .
7 I think basically having having heard the argument put forward from from both sides what what we 're really talking about is a is a policy that in in terms of its support from the districts it depends whether or not any particular district council might have such a use for the policy .
8 Well the thing is , the interesting thing about this is of course is what we 're actually dealing with is not erm well in a sense er not , not erm your actual preference , which according to the erm theory is unchangeable .
9 And what they 're actually asking for is some help towards item of kit , erm , a goalkeeping helmet , sixty pounds .
10 What they 're actually asking for is that whether we would be able to help them by arranging for a loan on their behalf , they would service the debt at this time , so I might suggest chairman that we revert it to the finance committee for
11 Can I just check out that what you 're actually talking about is influencing that .
12 all we are always talking about is extra capacity .
13 Looking at the time-reversal paradoxes again , we see that what they are really referring to is information , rather than particles .
14 Nevertheless , in case I seem to be just er avoiding the question , er I would have to say that this has been asked for before and we have resisted time and again , that 's the history of the matter , on the grounds that what these parents are really asking for is baptism and it 's our opportunity to er , to speak in these terms er and it 's a gold golden opportunity if they actually come to us .
15 On both products , what we are now going to is an electronic engine .
16 What I 'm really searching for is a bit more evidence from the C , all participants as to why the principle of expanding an exis existing settlement has been rejected , I well appreciate that those who lived in the settlement that was chosen would not like it , but that 's not the point I 'm getting at , is there nothing in this principle of building on what 's there ?
17 What I 'm really looking for is er the option to take charge of my life myself .
18 yeah , you know quite hopeful so what I as I say what I 'm really looking for is I 've got a preference for older properties but you know try not to pin myself down to too much at the moment , I 've got about a hundred and thirty to spend so ideally I 'd like a cottage old style but I do need three bedrooms
19 So what I 'm really asking for is full democracy and not the rather closed democracy that we 've been used to in this country er for too long .
20 So erm you know that 's th what I 'm really talking about is more a question of the process of erm career choice , than it is saying what you should do .
21 It would be foolish to deny that there has been great suspicion that when we talk about freedoms and flexibilities what we are actually talking about is worsening existing terms and conditions .
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