Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [v-ing] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 Reports of the funding , which had been illicit according to the law of the former Soviet Union , had begun to emerge in recent months , and the Russian government hoped that some of the money might be recoverable .
2 Interiors are light owing to the large clerestory and aisle windows .
3 Secondly , the decisions must be about units which are self-contained according to the problem definition .
4 In countries like Colombia and Venezuela , there has been some tinkering with the traditional agrarian system , but on the other hand , Cuba has experienced a complete restructuring of the agrarian sector .
5 The fibre layers are different according to the required stiffness at that point of the frame .
6 The crankshafts are different depending on the type of rear oil seal ( rope type or rubber lip seal ) and can not be swapped without machining.
7 There are a few exceptions amongst the sea slugs which are herbivorous belonging to the Aplysia family and commonly called sea hares .
8 They 're better staying in the house are n't they ?
9 Although although there 's a lot of people who feel they 're all living in the lap of luxury if you 're Post Office or B T pensioners , they are n't and we have n't been able to get this surplus er in any way used for the benefit of those people and er and that 's where the ownership of the fund really and the surplus are tied in together .
10 Well they 're all circling over the roof .
11 Well , well you do anyway when you see them on telly and they 're all hanging round the , you know , the , the A N C meetings they all go up and down like this
12 really hate is when you 're on a crowded train and you 're all getting on the train and someone else who 's getting off lights up a cigarette and
13 We 're all getting in the act here .
14 Said they 're all wearing to the party we got ta go somewhere .
15 Yeah , it 's amazing we 're all thinking about the U K are n't we ?
16 And since it looks as if we 're all goin' to the same place , why do n't we take our kit to the left luggage then see if we ca n't find that canteen ? ’
17 SIR Colin Cowdrey admitted last night : ‘ They 're all tampering with the ball . ’
18 and let's hope they 're all looking on the bright side of life for this week 's coca cola cup games … now there was a time when Gloucester rugby would always give us a cheer … but they 're down in the dumps too …
19 Of course it 's not a blank year for the hard pressed voters of Harlow because they 're all voting in the county council elections then for the , for the number of , for the , for the er county councillors who represent at Harlow erm at County Hall in Chelmsford .
20 They were all grafted on and they 're all growing on the same tree .
21 ‘ Like us , they 're all going to the yearly meeting in New York . ’
22 We 're all going to the Bird and Baby .
23 We 're all going to the toilet first .
24 I think we 're all working towards the same goal .
25 ‘ That 's one of the main reasons for having the newsletter in the first place , because they 're all working to the same end , but it is n't always easy to know what they 're up to , ’ says Current Account editor Brigid Cleary .
26 This means that when they watch another group 's work they are affected by what they do , they 're all working within the same fictional context .
27 like when we 're all sitting in the front room at night and then they sa I think they chirp away to each other quite happily , you know .
28 Isle of Wight Isle of Wight , ferry , yeah , and we , we all buy , we all buy chips yeah , and the next minute , you know , we 're all walking into the arcade all these girls just come up to us and start taking chips .
29 So you 're all starting at the same
30 But you 're all arriving at the one time .
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