Example sentences of "are [v-ing] [coord] [verb] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It strikes me that Glamorgan have left themselves with another internal problem they could have done without now they are rebuilding and looking for stability after those years of committee trauma and musical chairs among the skippers . |
| 2 | People are dancing and singing in town tonight — everyone wants you to go . ’ |
| 3 | In between the business talk people are coming and going with news of death or illness , words of praise and encouragement and proposals for mutual support between local co-operatives . |
| 4 | A. Each day , in the Mersey estuary , some twenty or thirty ships are arriving or going to sea . |
| 5 | A useful way of developing creative thinking and one which can be of great benefit when you are studying and looking for inspiration is the technique of key words or key terms . |
| 6 | In spite of the ‘ failure of the seminaries and theological colleges to give the clergy the background to be in full charge of the music in the parish … people are thinking and talking about liturgy and music in new ways , and reassessing everything ’ . |
| 7 | ABBEY National is offering to meet up to £250 of legal and mortgage valuation fees for customers who are remortgaging or switching to Abbey National . |