Example sentences of "they [be] [verb] [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now they are forming new floodplains about –8 m below their old floodplains . |
| 2 | They are mounted two models to a base , and both models get their own attack . |
| 3 | By adopting policies against sexual harassment they are opposing hitherto-accepted codes of normal masculinity and their effects in exercising power and control over women . |
| 4 | Eighty per cent of Birmingham 's 3,000 minicab drivers are Asian and they are facing shocking levels of violence . |
| 5 | They are facing formidable opposition in the shape of last year 's winner , Rosa Mota , who sees London as a warm-up for the Olympics , where she 'll be defending her title and looking to put the disappointment of the World Championships in Tokyo last year behind her . |
| 6 | Er Stuart Argyle on I also say that they are removing one tree outside the former Horse and Groom public house as well . |
| 7 | The shortage of regular staff is exacerbated and employers might begin to find that they are filling permanent positions on a temporary basis . |
| 8 | Well an an an and I , it seems to me that the , the er I mean you go , you go to the er to the M S Society and you find just about everybody there , you know , you find people who , who are in wheelchairs , you find people who are walking around , you find people who are er controlling their diet you find people who are obs s taking extreme dietary precautions , no , not precautions , no they are taking extreme care of their diet , er er I mean on gluten-free diets and you know what that means |
| 9 | Environmental audits are certainly not cheap , so how can companies ensure that they are getting good value for their money ? |
| 10 | The promoter is able to purchase such merchandise in bulk and thereby pass savings on to the customers who feel that they are getting good value for money . |
| 11 | To the politicians the increase in the ratio means they are getting better value for money , greater efficiency — each student educated is costing fewer taxpayers ' pounds . |
| 12 | And they are getting hands-on experience of a giant octopus , molluscs and butterflies with the life-like models made and collected by naturalist Ian Coggin , left , seen during a training session with primary teachers at Whinny Banks junior school , Middlesbrough . |
| 13 | They are getting smaller deliveries on the basis of regular stock checks . ’ |
| 14 | Parents who are very concerned about weight loss are often tempted to give the pudding even if the child has not finished the main course because they are getting some calories into the child . |
| 15 | There are of course many aspects of language usage that depend on these relations ( see e.g. Brown & Levinson , 1978 , 1979 ) , but these usages are only relevant to the topic of social deixis in so far as they are grammaticalized Obvious examples of such grammaticalizations are " polite " pronouns and titles of address , but there are many other manifestations of social deixis ( see Brown & Levinson , 1978 : 183-92 , 281-5 ; Levinson , 1977 , 1979b ) . |
| 16 | On the contrary , in building a new product category they are accepting high levels of risk . |
| 17 | They may persuade themselves that they are eating large quantities of food even though the low calorie count ensures continued weight stability or loss . |
| 18 | Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania-based , Transarc Corp , American Management Systems Inc and Knowledge Systems Corp say they are co-developing object-oriented interfaces for Transarc 's transaction processing monitor , Encina . |
| 19 | Gollancz confirms that they are reprinting 20,000 copies with the deletions . |
| 20 | They are sent regular reports on the community 's progress and a quarterly paper reporting on ActionAid 's work worldwide . |
| 21 | They are using all sorts of means to raise the cash , and despite the sacrifice and the lack of vacancies today , I am convinced that those who join now will all get jobs when they are qualified . |
| 22 | ‘ The cause of this violence is the state security services … they are using certain organisations as a smokescreen so we can not have a majority in an election , ’ Mr Mandela told supporters . |
| 23 | Mr Uppal says much the same about the council and the SMG : ‘ They are using racial harassment for their own ends . ’ |
| 24 | But governments now believe that if they are to tackle new subjects at a European level they must tighten their control . |
| 25 | Nevertheless , they are given equal prominence in the New Testament , and should be given equal weight as images of God . |
| 26 | Although many solicitors offer fixed fee interviews they are given little publicity beyond referral lists and notices in some solicitors ' offices . |
| 27 | Supply teachers are more effective and happier when they are given some guidance on routines and expectations . |
| 28 | They are given brief instructions on moving around the system and there is a guide to page changing next to the set . |
| 29 | If they have been just very bad , and if they have someone to stand up for them , they are given three strokes of the whip , usually by Sheldon Parry , the born-again television director , and then made to put on a short green smock for the duration of the service . |
| 30 | To test the assumption that patients will become unduly anxious if they are given detailed information about the risks of surgery in an attempt to obtain fully informed consent . |