Example sentences of "'s [v-ing] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now it 's helping to protect them , as Richard Barnett reports : |
| 2 | ‘ Because nobody 's goin' to treat me as kind as you do . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ No-one 's goin' to search me , it ai n't decent , I 'm a respectable girl and nor ai n't I a thief — oh ! ’ |
| 4 | ‘ You come down 'ere now , Sergeant Joe wants a word with yer , and if it means 'e 's goin' to knock yer 'ead off , I 'll give 'im an 'and . ’ |
| 5 | I must convince Eliot it 's time to approve what they write , but he 's enjoying teaching them . |
| 6 | ‘ Mrs Porter 's itching to do something special , ’ the artist had explained . |
| 7 | The man who is so insensitive that he does n't realise what 's happening needs it spelt out to him . |
| 8 | It 's opening leads one to expect a knowing , ‘ insider ’ political novel , but it turns out to be the story of a destructive sexual passion , complete with purple passages , the saga of a successful man who becomes obsessed with his son 's mistress , who is only too willing to oblige . |
| 9 | If your man 's snoring keeps you awake at night , just check his neck . |
| 10 | He 's dying to make me grateful . |
| 11 | With a final decision expected in January on whether to scrap subsidised buses , the school 's vowing to fight it all the way . |
| 12 | Well he he 's wanting to sell them . |
| 13 | I do n't think she 's wanting to change you anyway , I think she 's keeping you on . |
| 14 | ‘ She 's pretending to love him . |
| 15 | ‘ She was vile , ’ said Comfort , recovering fast as she took in the impertinence of anyone 's venturing to question her expenditure or appearance . |
| 16 | The dogs ' initial surprise at Angel One 's turning to face them , was further compounded by his screaming kung-fu attack cry , and his sudden leap high to his right . |
| 17 | As the car moved away , out of sight , and she walked on air up the path to the front door , she thought , Of course , I was right before , he did just feel sorry for me , and now he 's regretting kissing me the way he did . |
| 18 | ‘ Come on , Mobuto 's waiting to see you . ’ |
| 19 | Fagan 's waiting to take me to the station . " |
| 20 | ‘ He 's waiting to give her a breathalyser if she comes round , ’ I said under my breath . |
| 21 | So it was his last trip and he 's waiting to hear something now so |
| 22 | Well look at Billy he 's waiting to have his eyes tested |
| 23 | She 's waiting to follow me upstairs . |
| 24 | He 's waiting to buy you supper after the show . ’ |
| 25 | He 's aware of concern expressed by Parish Council and he 's going to see them and he will be very happy to come and er speak to us and answer any questions that we wish him to , so I advised him to contact the clerk to make arrangements . |
| 26 | ‘ No one saw me come in here , but half Fleet Street 's going to see me leave , ’ said Quinn . |
| 27 | and he 's always saying , he 's going to see her and he never does . |
| 28 | He also held a simplistic visionary view of Israel : ‘ You know , I turn back to your ancient prophets in the Old Testament , and the signs foretelling Armageddon , and I find myself wondering if , if we 're in the generation that 's going to see it come about . |
| 29 | Guy swore to bury de Raimes under his own keep and he 's going to see it done . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ No one 's going to see it but me , and I think it 's great , ’ she assured them . |