Example sentences of "they [be] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] [art] " in BNC.

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1 A lot of them are going out of the area , but I think er I 'd imagine that a large majority or a a large proportion certainly would wish to stay in .
2 Some of these recordings are now being used by the YCCC as evidence in the legal actions which they are taking out against the city and tannery , and some of the recordings have been played back to other community groups in similar situations but who have not developed their thinking to the extent of the YCCC .
3 The Smiths are acknowledged as writing with sensitivity , depth and intelligence and the suggestion that they are cashing in on a tragedy at the expense of causing grief to the relatives of its victims is absolutely untrue .
4 ‘ Maybe I 've been too long with this screwy outfit ; I 'm beginning to believe that stuff they are handing out from the New York office .
5 But they are unable to process this and obviously that will be different for children at different stages of their development erm younger children being particularly susceptible to the sort of atmosphere around them , and if they are picking up from the adults around them , be that through the media or within the context of their everyday lives , that there is something dangerous and disturbing going on , then they are obviously going to reflect that unease in their behaviour .
6 Obviously there is not a club atmosphere at Harlequins , and in most other sports they would be fined or disciplined for the unfair competition they are setting up in the league , both from the top and bottom sides .
7 For this reason , an all-round practice gives better training than a specialised one — but it may be well worth taking articles in a specialised firm if you are assured that they are looking out for a bright young man/woman like you to be a partner .
8 Ministers are a bunch of desperadoes , and they are carrying on like a bunch of stoneheads .
9 And I 'll tell you what the problem is about the Trusts , and I 'll explain why they are opting out of the National Health Service .
10 It 's just as well they are going back inside the lavatory .
11 They are tunnelling down into the sewers and up into the cavity walls and suspended ceilings .
12 ‘ No , they are shooting out in the bush . ’
13 Though not normally noted for their philanthropy , lawyers say they are standing up for the common man and woman by condemning the Scottish Office plans to change civil legal aid and to a lesser extent legal advice and assistance .
14 He added : ‘ For the fourth time , they are coming back to the people and asking everybody to forget two recessions , forget millions unemployed , forget thousands of bankruptcies and thousands more whose homes have been repossessed .
15 Could I appeal to running shoe manufacturers to open their eyes and realise that they are missing out on a valuable section of the market ?
16 They are missing out on a lot of talent in people who I think put more into their job . ’
17 ‘ But that means they are missing out on the communication and the enjoyment of talking and shopping .
18 They are mopping up in a southerly direction .
19 Cos she 's gone mad and they put it on her , right , and they , they 're holding her and they 're tapping out of the stage sidewards and she 's sort of like going like this , she , she , thinks all these nice men 'll love me and then like at the end of the show you see them , they 're tapping her out of the studio and putting her into a van and she 's still wearing a straight jacket and smiling at you .
20 They 're sticking out like the prongs of a garden fork .
21 Yeah , they 're moving out at the end of this month .
22 And although they 're facing out of the wind now , you ought to know that this is n't the usual wind we get here .
23 They 're looking up at the sign board , and holding each other 's hand .
24 ‘ And what kind of dybbuk informs their victim that they 're slipping out for a little coffee-break or whatever ? ’
25 They 're cashing in , but at least they 're cashing in on the locals and not just on the Leeds .
26 but they 're not in control of their body , so you must watch them , talk to them and if , if you can walk along the road with them , talking to them now the , there is the other type where you get the aura , they know they 're going to have a fit , so if somebody at your work place comes along and says to you I 'm gon na have a fit in five minutes , I mean do n't laugh at them and think ha ha , take them to a room where they 're safe and this applies to all epileptic fits , they 've got to be safe , so you 're going to clear a room of any danger , they 're laying down on the floor theirself because they 've got time they know they 're going to have this fit , if they 've got something to put in their mouth alright they will put it in their mouths themselves and once again they 've got five minutes to do it in and then that person will go through their fit , you stay with them , you comply by their wishes , if they say to you right , well just leave me when I come round I , do n't touch me I 'll be alright , they know , so you , you comply by their wish wishes , erm but only go in when you feel it is necessary , if they say right , erm I , I should regain consciousness in ten minutes and they have n't , you 're there , you stay there in case make sure they 're safe , there 's nothing there that can hurt them , then they 'll probably get up at the end of the fit and erm go into a room for a rest and say thank you very much and er , erm that 's it .
27 They 're floating around in a very , I mean Today was the worst .
28 It enables your staff to know themselves how well they 're doing their job , and if they 're keeping up to the mark .
29 Aye but they 're they 're starting off on the South that 's what you 've got to think .
30 Michael Gannon is a former bookie who knows about odds and they 're adding up to a housing market where the buyer is king .
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