Example sentences of "i [am/are] [verb] at [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They have prepared me well , supported me through university , taught me the difference between right and wrong , so that I know which I am enjoying at any given time ! |
| 2 | I am looking at two lots of 35 in the long waveband and one lot of 32 in the medium waveband. 35 and 32 what ? |
| 3 | As a mother I am looking at this girl . |
| 4 | The point I am labouring at such length is that there is a large and complicated repertoire of non-verbal behaviour without which it is impossible to communicate meanings through the medium of spoken words and although it is tempting to regard this non-lexical repertoire as something which can be painlessly removed without any significant loss of meaning , the experience of reconstructing talk from a medium in which the representation of this aspect of speech is so poor is a salutary reminder of its importance . |
| 5 | But the case is different of course in modes of language use which are non-reciprocal , of which what I am doing at this moment is an obvious example . |
| 6 | I am look at that |
| 7 | 11 I am walking at 4 km/h , how far will I travel in a ) 2 hrs b ) 7 hrs c ) t hours ? |
| 8 | Yes , I can go to the lecture , but I 'm teaching at eleven like yourself . |
| 9 | ‘ I 'm staying at Dalian Atkinson 's house tonight and I might just have a little drink or two — hopefully he will be paying . |
| 10 | I 'm preaching at six this evening . |
| 11 | Charming I 'm leaving at eight o'clock |
| 12 | ‘ Tonight , Jimmy , ’ she replied , ‘ I 'm leaving at five . ’ |
| 13 | Cos I do , I 'm leaving at ten to eight |
| 14 | I 'm leaving at ten to eight |
| 15 | Cos I do , I 'm leaving at ten to eight |
| 16 | I 'm leaving at ten to eight |
| 17 | Oh hang on I 'm leaving at ten cos I want to be there a little early and start them but I hope to get some perks . |
| 18 | I was damn good I knew everything , first I had to watch the accounts and secondly I 'm looking at all this stuff for when I start my business |
| 19 | Erm and if it 's not it 's er I 'm not going to deny the fact that some people say you know this has been good for me for the last eighteen months erm I 'm er I 'm used to being self employed I 'm going to stay that way but I 'm looking at other avenues . |
| 20 | erm I think in fact it would be better to ask Mr Bailey to explain what his concerns were erm I 'd just like to say first although initially it revolves around problems of drinking , I 'm looking at other issues of East Oxford , in that recently there 's been a great deal of concern about glue sniffing in sections there , and there have been various letters from residents in the local newspapers , and I think there 's a general level of problem for people living in East Oxford , and it 's not just that the people there want the streets cleaned up or whatever , they want something constructive and helpful to be done for people . |
| 21 | But now I 'm looking at 15 articles totalling 20,000 words which I must deliver within the next six days . |
| 22 | I 'm looking at this pink spot on my chest when suddenly I notice a bit of Wormy bar stuck in my belly button . |
| 23 | The drawing packages I 'm looking at this month have more widespread practical use than the painting packages I reviewed last month . |
| 24 | Well , I 'm looking at this , we did n't promise not about this , any more than the community there once |
| 25 | I just certain , satisfy certain erm cattle requirements and carry on business in the sugar trade and of must done so for a period of time , I 'm looking at this , the third page in , top of the page , erm trade in office in London established without purpose erm now those the |
| 26 | Now see I 'm looking at this here , right , just for fitting in twelve games I mean , I 'm gon na have to start the first of May . |
| 27 | Yeah , travel line , and I says to her I said I 'm looking at this V F M bus timetable I says the five two , one I said it goes down ? |
| 28 | And if every , everybody brings a friend then you 're looking at fifty people , and I 'm not looking at fifty people , I 'm looking at this lot . |
| 29 | Yes , I 'm laughing at that because I know Kenny Dalglish will laugh when he reads it . |
| 30 | I 'm keeping at 11 stones and am fitter than I 've ever been . |