Example sentences of "[am/are] [v-ing] [adv] [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We are struggling tonight to achieve the first tentative step in Britain 's planning , not for two or three years hence , but for the better part of a decade hence , and to achieve at King 's Cross the equivalent of what has been under construction for several years at Lille . |
| 2 | BUDGENS , Londis and a host of smaller supermarket chains are ganging together to beat the big boys at their own game . |
| 3 | At this point we are seeking only to explain the social frameworks which render certain actions intelligible , and we do not wish to imply causal links between social frames and social action . |
| 4 | And remember that most of the candidates in most of the constituencies believe throughout , in their secret hearts , that they can not win — while most of the remainder are looking only to resume the dismal MP 's job they had before , once this is over and out of the way . |
| 5 | Christ , Russ , he was about to kill us and you 're standing there admiring the damn gun . |
| 6 | The window I am sitting beside overlooks the back garden , where there is a perpetually erected bonfire , old cuttings , window sashes and a few wardrobe doors . |
| 7 | I am trying hard to follow the hon. Gentleman 's logic . |