Example sentences of "[be] [v-ing] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 Meanwhile the also sympathetic but Grahamly maddening Tim is struggling to move into a flat on the row , while supposing himself to be struggling to come out of the closet .
2 If they already have some practical knowledge they will be itching to get on to the floor !
3 ‘ Flaming June ’ , people muttered bitterly amid the cascades of rain , and the thought of the poor men who must be waiting to set out across the choppy Channel in their small boats to fight a bloody battle on the other side made me feel cold and sick .
4 However , it too is thought to be moving to catch up with the market .
5 We should be fighting to hold on to the playgrounds we have , so our children have a safe environment in which to play .
6 They seem to be trying to catch up with the West of the Fifties . ’
7 George Benton , the knowledgeable trainer of Holyfield , says : ‘ Evander will be trying to get out of the way early on , blocking and ducking .
8 That 's right , and I think that 's very important with a side , and of course John Durning now , finished his suspension , so he 'll be raring to get back in the side .
9 Surely she could n't be planning to go along with the lies .
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