Example sentences of "[noun] they are [v-ing] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They stay on stage to watch the play , with Petruchio 's manipulation of Katherine very obviously mirroring the tricks they are playing on poor Sly . |
| 2 | IT IS 500 years since Columbus discovered America — and across the Atlantic they are celebrating in true Hollywood style . |
| 3 | When adult cats follow their owners they are reverting to this half-grown kitten stage . |
| 4 | People do not know which authority they are paying for particular services . |
| 5 | Ethnomethodology depicts conversation as discourse constructed and negotiated between the participants , following pre-established patterns , and marking the direction they are taking in particular ways : with pauses , laughter , intonations , filler words , and established formulae . |
| 6 | When patients come to hospital they are living in close contact with more people than usual . |
| 7 | But on the question of private tuition fees they are moving with remarkable alacrity . |
| 8 | Observers in northern latitudes can never really appreciate how superb the star-clouds really are ; when seen at high altitude they are striking by any standards . |
| 9 | They tell Michael they are looking for new ways of using or acquiring skills . |
| 10 | With R&D they are looking for new products ; with community programmes they are looking to develop an environment that is good for business . ’ |