Example sentences of "[pers pn] [v-ing] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Sometimes it really gets me down , ’ he admits , ‘ but the thing that keeps me goin' is live performances . |
| 2 | Gangs of men were at work trying to rescue the contents of the burning shacks , going from one to another , putting out the fires ; or so I thought till with a shock it came to me that these were no rescuers but incendiaries , that the battle I saw them waging was not with the flames but with the rain . |
| 3 | For them driving is a relaxing hobby and its all about having fun … except that is when the judge is watching … |
| 4 | Children do n't have as many inhibitions and for them acting is an innate ability . |
| 5 | One thing that certainly gets them going is the availability of good bedding material . |
| 6 | He said ‘ The one thing that keeps me going is knowing that for every step I take and every pound donated we are one step nearer to finding a cure . ’ |
| 7 | What keeps me going is knowing that I 'm doing this for my children , not out of choice . |
| 8 | no , no , well when I , when I get it , the thing that gets me going is this , that complete car cost me er six thousand , eight hundred |
| 9 | The major reason for me going was simply that what I want to do musically , there is just not scope for in The Smiths . |
| 10 | Ken said , ‘ Yeah , I remember that too , but what really got me going was the bit at the end : |
| 11 | All the time I was away what kept me going was thinking of you here , a real live community , people really living , people really loving . |
| 12 | How are you enjoying being turned into some blobs of pink and mauve on a canvas ? ’ |
| 13 | ‘ Did no one ever tell you apologising is a sign of weakness ? ’ |
| 14 | What are you what are what are you singing are you singing things like erm like er , Oh Lonesome Me , Beautiful Dreamer these |
| 15 | Why is she cheating is she ? |
| 16 | He told Black : ‘ I pronounce this sentence with regret , but the only way to stop you driving is to put you behind bars . ’ |
| 17 | We were having a massive a er conversation the other night about smoking , he was going oh well you know , you smoking are you , I went why , he goes oh we found , found a box of matches in your er top I went oh no no no , it 's just for , for the joss sticks , yeah . |
| 18 | But are you living are you living , are you okay so you 've got nothing to live for erm and you 're finding something else to live for , is that revolution really , do you want the |
| 19 | WADING THROUGH mud or swimming through a cold ravine with just a few oatcakes and nuts to keep you going is not very one 's cup of tea , but for six Risley lads it was fun . |
| 20 | But at the heart of that issue I you know that specific issue I think is a good example of the of of the problem which I see you facing is that I think it 's more not so much about the noise but about the fact that we have a relatively privileged few people who are enjoying going to these May Balls I mean and enjoying the end of their exams , staying up all night , and I wonder in fact if it 's more a matter of sour grapes rather than environmental health . |
| 21 | I do not think he married her particularly for love , but for the sake of his daughters , as people did in those days ; and it might have seemed that she was ideally suited for this , with her quiet , dignified manner , and she having been a housekeeper . |
| 22 | Rather than , rather than face moving into Benefit where it is very fraught at times and in a situa , and coping with that as well as not knowing what you doing is n't nice . |
| 23 | Dad , but are you doing are recording all this ? |
| 24 | That — and you having been an oarsman , too . |
| 25 | Er just before we go onto you union work , what were you having was quite a good employer I believe ? |
| 26 | ‘ So I knew the only way to get you running was to start moving . ’ |
| 27 | certainly do n't think where we going is suitable for a puddy tat , hours and hours on end and not being allowed to go outside and even when we 're there , I say , we ca n't be running up and down them bloody staircases letting cats out , I could n't , I could n't bear the thought of it never going out . |
| 28 | Depending on the replies from them in relation to those that have lapsed we then send a second letter to them saying is there anybody that will take over the scheme , if not , right we we intend to remove the signs from the er from the area and then if there is no reply to this letter within fourteen days we you know we 'll come and remove the signs . |
| 29 | What they do see me doing is the school run , shopping , cooking their meals and running the household . |
| 30 | ‘ There are these constant references to me having been a Playboy Bunny , and a pin-up photo taken when I was 18 , that ended up as Miss March on a beer calendar . |