Example sentences of "i [be] [v-ing] [adv] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am learning how identity , prestige , past victories can flake off a woman as she steps across her threshold , a sheaf of hardware supplies bristling like gladioli in her arms . |
| 2 | ‘ Do n't think , though , that I am dishing out blame . |
| 3 | ‘ If you are staying some while , sir , you must tell it me privately , ’ Mary said , ‘ since I am setting up shop as a connoisseur of grave stories . ’ |
| 4 | ( I am leaving aside phenomena such as accommodation , whereby a constant stimulus when sustained may activate the nervous system progressively less intensively , with a corresponding reduction in the perceived intensity of the stimulus . |
| 5 | ‘ Go and tell that fox : ‘ I am driving out demons and performing cures today and tomorrow , and on the third day I shall finish my work ! ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Gee , ’ says the inexperienced Masters contestant , ‘ I only won the Paduca Classic and here I am driving down Magnolia Drive to the Masters . |
| 7 | Keane , who is being pursued by Liverpool , Manchester United , Arsenal and Blackburn , admitted : ‘ Forest have spoken to me about a long-term contract , but I do n't want to get to the point where I am arguing over details and money . |
| 8 | Here I 'm setting up Dr Watson , which comes with Windows and records details of any system crashes . |
| 9 | Yeah yeah I 'm trying out shots , that 's all . |
| 10 | I 'm picking up Sergeant Beale . |
| 11 | I have yes I 'm picking up I 'm picking up , I 'm picking up Ellen hello . |
| 12 | Des is through to the other platform while I 'm spitting out phlegm . |
| 13 | By the way I 'm taking on homeworkers . ’ |
| 14 | I mean , I 'm ringing up John . |
| 15 | I 'm slipping out Graham . |
| 16 | As I say I 'm coming back Sunday ( my mothers 60th birthday in Harrogate on Saturday night … infact it 's her birthday everywhere but she 's in Harrogate ) so if I drive you 'll have to wait if you want a lift ! ! ! ! ! |
| 17 | Well what I 'm saying though Ray is really everything downstream of |
| 18 | He , he sat here this morning he said all serious he said I 'm cutting out potatoes , bread , biscuits and all sweet things , so I you know , I just said , well if you know if you are love , do you want me to sort of start , you know , obviously not cooking you potatoes and whatever , well what we 'll see in a , probably in about two month 's like , you know |
| 19 | I 'm putting on weight . ’ |
| 20 | I do n't know if I 'm going tomorrow night . |
| 21 | I 'm going tomorrow morning there anyway cos Roy 's just given me a call , they 've got some problems with screw support bearings locking up , but er I 'll go over there some time |
| 22 | ‘ I 'm going up Tiffany 's with me mates . ’ |
| 23 | I 'm going up country tomorrow , but do leave a message for me here if you would like any more information . ’ |
| 24 | I 'm going up Mackhurst . |
| 25 | I 'm going up stairs okay ? |
| 26 | ‘ I 'm going up Uncle Knacker 's . |
| 27 | next time he waves to me and I 'm going up town I 'll be |
| 28 | I wan na go , I 'm going up town . |
| 29 | ‘ I 'm going down Bean 's , ’ he said , despairing . |
| 30 | I I 'm going down south next week and I intend |