Example sentences of "they [be] [adv] [v-ing] [adv] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | They are completely tearing up the whole site , including a new turf course as well as the all-weather , but Muddle'splans extend far beyond the obvious . |
| 2 | I do not want to make too much of them , but there are bogus applications and they are completely clogging up the system . |
| 3 | Oh yes , they are still going down the pan , to the tune of £1 billion a year in the UK , according to the Management Consultancies Association . |
| 4 | And the more crowded , the more satisfied the police , as that means they are efficiently carrying out the law against prostitution — one of the present government 's most notable social " contributions " . |
| 5 | So they are they 're being harsher on landlords but on the rich peasants they 're just taking back the land instead of |
| 6 | we get on the train at , most of them get on at Elstree luckily so what we do is we open the doors and they 're always crowding up the bit where the door is and they say excuse me may I get on please ? |
| 7 | Today they were simply soaking up the atmosphere and enjoying a tour of the province 's most popular sites , including a shopping trip to Belfast city centre and a visit to the Giant 's Causeway . |
| 8 | Yanto had picked him up from his home ten minutes before , and they were now racing down the A38 towards Bristol on their first outing on the bike . |
| 9 | They were obviously staking out the place . |
| 10 | No doubt they were still digging up the little graveyard . |