Example sentences of "[verb] they [be] [v-ing] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | H. P. We used to keep an eye on pubs where the sergeant and the constable used to do a month at a time , visiting the cinemas , theatres , and public houses , licensed places , and do some pubs , night after night — just checking things , and at five past ten , you 'd be right in checking they were keeping to closing time . |
| 2 | Supermarkets themselves say they 're catering for increasing customer demand , customers too seem to reinforce that attitude . |
| 3 | Detectives say they are looking at possible links with recent assaults on women in Oxford . |
| 4 | Bill Mumford says you need climbing skills and it 's a challenge that takes them into a new realm … he says they are praying for dry weather … but it gets very cold … drops to minus twenty at night |
| 5 | Well really that 's l by and large what groups is all about so it 's clearly that they do and there 's some cases here of sort of cyclists cycling harder and faster when they 've got they 're training with other cyclists or erm when they 're training against the clock . |
| 6 | But when they tried to leave Nepal , officials discovered they were travelling on fake visas , bought in good faith . |
| 7 | In common with a lot of other mothers-to-be , they find they are blooming with good health , they get a lot of extra care and attention , and they feel special : |
| 8 | He stressed that people should also seek advice as early as possible if they feel they are getting into financial difficulties . |
| 9 | ’ Nappy Wars ’ hit the headlines in January , when Peaudouce and Procter & Gamble announced they were moving to unbleached paper . |
| 10 | In the space of a week no fewer than five North Harbour players of various stature announced they were leaving for substantial playing-working contracts in Japan , ranging from two to three years . |
| 11 | ‘ Do n't they realise they 're playing with political dynamite ? |
| 12 | Well , the concern is to er , punish the children in a way , that they will realise they 're going to wrong way . |
| 13 | And when the law actually penalises people who inflict punishment outside the law through sheer frustration with its inadequacies , has not the time come for judges to realise they are dealing with real-world situations and sentence accordingly ? |
| 14 | I gather they are working on vulgar fractions . |
| 15 | I thought they were getting on fine . ’ |
| 16 | At Barlow Clowes approximately £190m was lost by investors who thought they were investing in safe gilts , whereas in fact very few gilts were bought . |
| 17 | After lunch Joanna asked what kind of progress Sophie thought they were making with small animals . |
| 18 | If real wages are lower , then in the short run employment will rise to and output to i.e. output rises above its equilibrium level because people are ‘ fooled ’ into thinking they are working for real wage when they are actually working for real wage . |
| 19 | ‘ Darling , ’ Arabella had said , ‘ You know that PR firm I did some work for ? I was talking with their boss the other day , and he said they were looking for new blood … ’ |
| 20 | FEDERAL officials yesterday made one arrest in their search for the bombers of the World Trade Centre in New York and authorities said they were looking for other suspects . |
| 21 | He said they were reacting to public pressure , and that the majority of people did not support Sunday opening . |
| 22 | But a young couple with a seven-year-old daughter said they were leaving for good . |
| 23 | Last night spokesmen for both Scottish Enterprise and the Irish Development Agency , said they were keeping in close touch with Digital over the review of their operations . |