Example sentences of "[pers pn] are [v-ing] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Paradoxically , the more moderate of them are insisting on the maintenance of their block votes because the party is still not fully democratic . |
| 2 | A great majority of them are looking for the theatre of books , and it is not there . |
| 3 | Little wonder , really , that right now the two of them are looking for the time of their life with someone of their own age . |
| 4 | Four of them are bubbling around the kitchen and the other two are in the front room keeping an eye on the visitors , roped up on the floor watching two blacks the size of quarter-backs shaking through their jackets . |
| 5 | And what about overtime on Sa I mean at the moment some of them are working during the week and Saturdays and they need that to maintain the sort of service level that we 're doing at the moment . |
| 6 | My wife and I are staying at the Danieli , but she 's not been feeling well and urged me to take up the offer of an observer 's seat here . ’ |
| 7 | And now , on a clear morning , Graham Little and I are sitting at the bottom of the wall , fit and ready to go , and the wall is plastered with verglas . |
| 8 | Fairfax and I are sitting on the verandah at Folly Farm . |
| 9 | Mary saw the scribbled-over envelope , smiled and said , " Reggie and I are going to the Greenpeace demo tomorrow afternoon . " |
| 10 | As its name implies , this is based on your average earnings over the total period of time that you are participating in the scheme . |
| 11 | There is Augustus DeMorgan : ‘ I know perfectly well what you are doing : YOU ARE CRAMMING FOR THE EXAMINATION . |
| 12 | And whether you are dining in the restaurant or relaxing at the bar , our helpful staff want to make sure you really enjoy your visit . |
| 13 | If you suffer from constipation , perhaps you are clinging to the past ? |
| 14 | In order to avoid making nasty marks on the wall when you are experimenting with the hanging , it is best to decide on the overall shape of the arrangement first — a square , oblong , diamond or triangle — and on a painted wall mark out the area with light pencil which can easily be rubbed off , or with chalk on a paper wallcovering . |
| 15 | While you are experimenting with the zoom , note how much easier it is to hold the picture in the viewfinder steady when it is set to wide-angle . |
| 16 | Generally , when you wish to punctuate a piece of optional , additional information or an aside that you are embedding in the middle of a sentence — for example with commas , dashes or brackets — then whatever punctuation you use should be placed both before and after the added element to signal its boundaries , not just at one end or the other . |
| 17 | When you are borrowing from the Account interest will be charged at a rate of 2.1% per month ( APR 27.6% ) . |
| 18 | That when you do lino printing you are printing from the surface of the lino block , the bit you 've cut away does n't print . |
| 19 | With such questions , a major task lies in unpacking the word-play , and making clear the distinctions you are drawing from the formulation of the question . |
| 20 | You are dealing with the lives of people and under the microscope every day . ’ |
| 21 | For example , if you use the words , ‘ I am resigning ’ , that unambiguous statement is likely to be taken at face value unless perhaps you are speaking in the heat of the moment or under duress . |
| 22 | The first worry is that proving that your contract has been broken may not be easy , particularly if you are complaining about the breach of an unwritten and rather vague term . |
| 23 | One moment , you are prying into my affairs , the next you are burbling about the garden . ’ |
| 24 | Keep the wrists fairly firm and try to feel that you are swinging from the shoulders down the line to the target ( photos 8 & 9 ) . |
| 25 | However , you must realize that here you are getting into the area of ‘ forcing ’ , and that your need to get what you want should be stronger than your need to maintain the relationship with the person . |
| 26 | With such low interest rates for savers it is important to analyse just what you are getting at the end of the plan 's life and this is just what this month 's spreadsheet is all about . |
| 27 | When you feel like ‘ beating yourself up ’ , observe how you are acting at the time . |
| 28 | ‘ I warn you , major , you may think you are acting in the interests of your men , but all you are doing is ruining your own career . ’ |
| 29 | The suspense and amusement increases as more and more people realize you are referring to the bride 's father , or the bridegroom 's mother , or the person sitting on your right . |
| 30 | ‘ Karen was telling me you are writing about the workforce rather than about the plant 's operational side . |