Example sentences of "[adv] be [v-ing] [prep] their [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These writs were not new and by Edward 's reign the church had long been fighting against their use in such matters as tithes and debts , testaments and matrimony . |
| 2 | Erm , if they start to have an illness and it develops we 'll obviously be talking to their doctor , I mean if it 's apparent that they 're blind on the form , well then , obviously we would looking the amount we paid , or , or , erm , basically come to some agreement on that . |
| 3 | Sole has retired from rugby at the age of 30 , when prop forwards such as he should just be coming to their prime . |
| 4 | Even though they may already be thinking about their appearance , and becoming fashion-conscious , on many occasions all this is forgotten and , in running , dancing or laughing , they revert to a natural ease through which a certain innocence shines . |
| 5 | A major highway , Interstate 80 , which crosses the southern edge of the flats , may also be contributing to their depletion by causing new patterns of drainage for the salt water . |
| 6 | And those bits again , either tuck them in out of the way or better still fold them over and put a big plaster over the top to get them right out the way so no ends are left dangling , remember for most people you 're doing this for they 'll probably be returning to their place of work , okay , so they need to be safe to return to work , everybody okay on that lot ? |
| 7 | As many progressive ( but in reality reactionary ) politicians have recently been finding to their cost , greater freedom of opportunity , so far from furthering equality , has only stimulated emulation and the appetite for symbols of success . |