Example sentences of "[pron] be [v-ing] [adv] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | In response to a most generous inquiry , I am putting together a selection of my screenplays for … |
| 2 | I am putting together an album of our preservation activities as we go along and will try to make it available on meeting nights and other public occasions . |
| 3 | When the interviewer , Mr Jeremy Paxman , said he could not be serious Mr Ashdown replied : ‘ I am making very a serious comparison . |
| 4 | ‘ Actually , ’ she said , ‘ you 'll notice I 'm wearing rather a long dress . |
| 5 | ‘ I 'm doing quite a lot of work behind the scenes and talking to various people but I 'm not rushing into anything . |
| 6 | I felt as if I were moving just a beat faster than everyone else . |
| 7 | Actually , Cole was n't proposing donations to aid agencies as the ‘ solution ’ to mass starvation any more than Stuart Weir and I were doing so a few years ago . |
| 8 | The sun on my back was warm , but the February nights were still near zero and I was wearing only a sweater . |
| 9 | ‘ I was thinking maybe a Mafia don who 'd turned State 's Evidence against his Family . ’ |
| 10 | I was telling about a dozen girls what would happen to them when they arrived at RAF Wilmslow . |
| 11 | For him to go to Stuttgart he would have had to pay his own way ( I was gaining only a pittance from athletics at this time ) . |
| 12 | Well , it really speeded things up and I was making quite a bit more , but I missed the chat . |
| 13 | I was doing over a hundred k.p.h. then through a miasma of mist , the Pacific glimmering opaquely away to our left and the light fading . |
| 14 | If it 's a concrete floor you could either put down a new wood floor or tile it with some sort of composition tile or sheeting like vinyl or linoleum which is showing quite a revival . |
| 15 | Eleven managers , who are selling around a third of their shares , will be in line for the windfall . |
| 16 | Minimum rates also vary , so if you are buying only a small amount it may be worth shopping around . |
| 17 | Choosing the right hotel for your holiday is a most important decision and it needs careful consideration even if you are staying only a few days . |
| 18 | ‘ Surely you are making rather a meal of this one ? ’ |
| 19 | But I think you 're over-reacting just a little . |
| 20 | which she , I mean you , you 're throwing away a lot of plants that you might decide to keep |
| 21 | ‘ You 're taking rather a long rest , are n't you ? ’ |
| 22 | We get you 're getting quite a big celebrity on this programme people want to know you know whether they can come round and have a guided tour round the house and stuff |
| 23 | ‘ You 're presuming rather a lot , ’ the Doctor pointed out , ‘ from a heap of crumbled ruins . ’ |
| 24 | Is the one you 're using now an old one ? |
| 25 | A woman and that do n't s I mean if you 're having just an argument it 's raised voices but a woman does n't scream and cry like that unless |
| 26 | You 're becoming quite a leading man in this crew , George Merry . |
| 27 | Some people think you just play records , when in fact you 're putting together a whole programme . |
| 28 | What things do you think you need to consider then when you 're putting together a menu ? |
| 29 | Well presumably you have n't played at all in the last couple of weeks , so it 's so you 're feeling perhaps a little bit rusty about it all ? |
| 30 | She 's buying quite a cheap one I think she 's buying a million |