Example sentences of "[v-ing] [be] that [pron] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The thing about directing is that it depends on how you read a play . |
| 2 | All , all I 'm saying is that we need to , before we literally start dotting I 's and crossing T's in any literal sense is to sussed out whether that 's gon na , whether they 're going to be receptive to the subject matter . |
| 3 | All that Ormrod J. is in fact saying is that there has to be a woman in a marriage , because someone has to perform the essential role of a woman in the marriage , and this essential role is to be a woman , biologically so determined . |
| 4 | There 's a lot of conservatism in the vocal world here , and they sometimes come to performances to compare if it 's louder or softer ; I like big voices and I 'm trying to collect every rich voice I can , does n't matter if it 's in Novosibirsk where we heard Gorchakova , but what I 'm saying is that it has to be a complex , not just a voice and something else , or not just actor and a bit of voice . ’ |
| 5 | Perhaps Ken 's one failing was that he belonged to a breed of footballer who would later include Charlie George , Rodney Marsh and Emlyn Hughes — big heads . |
| 6 | So what I 'm proposing is that we write to er Mick and erm Richard , asking what powers and responsibilities that they propose at the moment to devolve to Southwell . |