Example sentences of "[is] [v-ing] [conj] [pron] [vb mod] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 The main reason , main thing is presuming that there must have been refreshments for all these people , probably might have been just a buffet or cup of coffee , or I expect there was probably a lunch laid on , I want to know who footed the bill for the lunch ?
2 Now he is proving that he can do it here with 55-yard boundaries , and when he is batting with Paul Parker , another incredibly fast man between the wickets , it is going to be very difficult for sides to control them . ’
3 Now City 's manager Bobby Gould is hinting that he will keep an unchanged team for Saturday 's all-ticket match against Aston Villa .
4 Syria is hinting that it may refuse to attend further talks unless it is promised the whole of the Golan first .
5 The federal cartel office in Berlin is hinting that it will forbid the takeover of MBB .
6 I think Simon 's suggesting that we might benefit in terms of .
7 For example , is the utterance ‘ It 's raining and we 'll get wet ’ an example of reporting and recognising related aspects of experience , or is it an example of recognising causal relationships under logical reasoning ?
8 ‘ Well , I 'd better get that washing on and think about a dinner , ’ Victoria said ; ‘ but you go along and see what 's happening and we 'll talk about that when you come back … . ’
9 Erm I du n no , the thing is our prom , yeah , is the day before so like I 'm gon na be pretty fucked erm two , a couple of my friends who are coming , they 've got they 're like in the middle of the ex their exams like erm I know my one friend 's driving there but he 's going from St John 's Wood , thanks , erm we might be able to pick you up , I 'm not sure , it depends what 's happening or you might go with Josh , like we 'll meet outside probably .
10 Nevertheless it is fitting that we should add our tribute to the many that have been made throughout the country .
11 BACKERS are plunging on Oaks contender Yawl undeterred by trainer Barry Hills 's warning that she may miss the fillies ' Classic .
12 Saddam Hussein is wondering whether he can get away with an assault on the Kurds of northern Iraq .
13 The feeling is growing that we should get our act together smartly if we are not to be left gongless at the end of a less deserving queue .
14 They are becoming a lot more common , yes when you look in the report and accounts there are far , far more of these deferred pensioners there than er than ever used to exist and it 's something which I must admit we have n't given a lot of thought to yet , but it 's something because it 's growing that we will have to address erm in our federation , we will have to address that problem .
15 He 's wondering if he can kiss me , she thought .
16 The freewheeling diode has to withstand a reverse voltage equal to the d.c. supply voltage when the transistor is conducting and it must conduct a peak forward current equal to the rated phase current when the transistor first turns off .
17 That 's why he 's licking cos it must itch like made .
18 They will shut their minds to the certain fact that judgment is coming and they will live as though all things will continue without change or interruption .
19 We did n't definitely know that when we had the meeting , but he is coming and I will write to him when he arrives in the country .
20 Perhaps the time is coming when they will have to honour that pledge .
21 Now if you look at the figure for , say , Westminster , which is a London Borough much in the news in these matters , you will see that the government is saying that they can have a standard spending assessment of seventeen hundred and twenty seven pounds per charge payer .
22 Well , where I currently am is is saying that we should seek to revue the Commission 's overall boundaries with a view to us taking on some extra work , and that meanwhile we should suspend further recruitment .
23 He is saying that it would have been unlawful to honour the patient 's request , even if he had been willing to do so .
24 you at least can keep up with what he 's doing because you can see
25 ‘ Philip , ’ said his Mum , turning round in the car so she could see him , ‘ Joyce is asking if you 'd like to stop here with Barry instead of coming back to work with me . ’
26 ‘ However , to start with he 's asking if you would care to accompany him to the theatre along with some friends from his regiment .
27 With Forest rooted to the bottom of the Premier League , there is increasing speculation that the time is approaching when they will have to start looking for an alternative to Clough 's unique management style .
28 It 's defending and no-one can teach you that .
29 ‘ No , I think it 's flattering that somebody would take the time .
30 And the rest of the times it 's you know , it 's taking If we could keep going for
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