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

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1 ‘ Innes Place had been vacant ground for a long number of years , and the planning people insisted that there never had been houses fronting on to the Donegall Road , ’ Mr Smyth explained .
2 ARE HOTELIERS GEARING UP FOR THE NEW EC FIRE SAFETY DIRECTIVE ?
3 The clearest example of considerations which affect authoritative decisions but which do not apply to individuals acting on their own are considerations arising out of the needs and limitations of bureaucracies .
4 And there are steps going down from the drawing room , and up from the dining room .
5 How are things going on from the other point of view ?
6 On top of it there was a copper funnel , and there were rods coming out of the end of the funnel attached to a wheel .
7 There were wires running down towards the floor .
8 The house was n't run-down , either , but there were touches here and there betraying the fact 64 that it had n't been lived in for a couple of years ; the windows that were n't shuttered were n't clean , and there were weeds pushing up through the gravel .
9 These are women holding on to the value of their tears , but there are many others who have been made to feel ashamed .
10 I know many millions of people have already asked , but when is Lemmings coming out for the 64 ?
11 Nowadays they 're holidaymakers ponytrekking … once they would have been shepherds riding down from the Welsh mountains .
12 ‘ Skinnergate was the main industrial area and it is possible there are remains dating back to the 14th century , ’ he said .
13 Yes there are photographs going round by the way .
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