Example sentences of "[subord] they [be] [v-ing] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although they are operating from temporary premises in the nearby Court Arcade the number of visitors has fallen . |
| 2 | Well I think one of the advantages of a nursery schooling is certainly a considerable amount of social interaction for the children , which very often they wo n't be obtaining , either if they 're living in high rise flats , or at the other end of the social spectrum if they 're parents are living in large houses with large gardens and no other children within the vicinity . |
| 3 | Well I think one of the advantages of a nursery schooling is certainly a considerable amount of social interaction for the children , which very often they wo n't be obtaining , either if they 're living in high rise flats , or at the other end of the social spectrum if their parents are living in large houses with large gardens and no other children within the vicinity . |
| 4 | We 're asking people who drink , and that 's ninety per cent of the British adult population , to see if they can cut down by a quarter if they 're drinking above sensible levels . |
| 5 | So I mean and if a and surely if they 're talking about actual support in terms of food and money I mean can they really . |
| 6 | A My advice would be to telephone around your local salons to ask if they are looking for suitable ‘ house models ’ . |
| 7 | The plants from countries with hot dry summers tend to put their roots down very deeply into the soil , especially if they are growing in rocky soil on exposed " hillsides , so containers with as much depth as possible are advisable . |
| 8 | It is frequently said that most herbs do best if they are growing in well-drained soil , somewhat short of plant food , and in a position which is sunny and sheltered . |
| 9 | The people who employ me , the Eastern Health and Social Services Board and the government , in the past have called us in the RVH , and now it all depends who they are talking to — if they are talking to the American delegation we are Marxist revolutionaries and if they are talking to other delegations they have branded us as Provos . |
| 10 | The people in NoS had to be made to realize that if they were going after big money , professional management had to come in . |
| 11 | Most of them would cos they are going like far |
| 12 | It 's inadequate er and it it creates the impression in my mind , the very possibility that the government is actually is in favour of fraud because they 're doing to little , far too little er and these regulations are far too little er to actually stop it down . |
| 13 | ‘ While people are cautious about a lot of developments in Europe , rightly so , and while they are looking for British advantage , rightly so , they realise it can not be done from the back of the class . |
| 14 | They are caught very well since they are travelling at top speed . |
| 15 | One possible interpretation is that , since they are talking about different historical periods , the nature of family relationships in Lancashire had actually changed between the middle of the nineteenth century and the early part of the twentieth ( Lewis , 1984 , p. 54 ) . |
| 16 | declare whether they are acting as principal or agent . |
| 17 | ‘ We check out with our new staff regularly , whether they feel comfortable in their role and whether they 're getting on OK . |
| 18 | To village youths , whether they were acting as minor cogs of a cattle relay team or stealing a disliked neighbour 's bullock , it provided both adventure and a small additional income . |
| 19 | Many respondents simply answered ‘ yes ’ to this question , making it difficult to know whether they were referring to sole practitioners or to all practices . |
| 20 | I think they really do want the support , and they want the backing when they 're negotiating with other , other bodies . |
| 21 | More often , however , navigation engineers were at odds with drainage men , especially when they were working on existing rivers . |
| 22 | In front of the tall rigid buildings the flying riff-raff of leaves and paper seemed ominous , as though they were escaping in good time . |
| 23 | At lunchtime Dot 's ears began hurting inside her head as though they were filling with hot fire . |
| 24 | He was both puzzled and annoyed by the number of drivers who swished past him as though they were driving in bright sunshine . |
| 25 | In this same year , 1878 , by an extraordinary confluence , their spiritual paths crossed , though they were travelling from opposite directions . |
| 26 | I told you , they needed the cart and the horses , for they were running from old pastures gone sour on them , and in the devil 's own hurry . ’ |