Example sentences of "[noun prp] be [v-ing] [pron] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Did you see that friend of Molly and Saul 's giving you the once-over , Minna ? ’ says Becky , digging her sister in the ribs . |
| 2 | Jean was asking me the other day , and really , you 've told me next to nothing . |
| 3 | Pat was showing him The True Path in stylish fashion . |
| 4 | By the middle of February , when the Shah had been in Morocco more than a month , it had become common gossip in the diplomatic corps that Hassan was giving him the cold shoulder . |
| 5 | ‘ Ah — so Rune is showing you the sights of Copenhagen , is he ? ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Yes , that was because Lesley-Jane was giving me the wrong cues . |
| 7 | Josh Cornock was telling me the big tides of the last few days have brought the elvers down . |
| 8 | ‘ They 're likely to charge him over the weekend , so Gerry was tipping me the wink there 's no story for us . |
| 9 | Peter was showing him the large white sheet that was fixed to the fence . |
| 10 | Bobbie looked surprised , because just for a moment she thought Peter was giving her the engine . |
| 11 | Byers was offering him the bottle . |
| 12 | So , Himmler was giving him the same powers as he had given Max Radl for Operation Eagle . |
| 13 | NORWICH are setting themselves the toughest of targets over the last nine games of the season as they bid to become champions . |
| 14 | And er the , the difference is that I will know , at any one time , whether Norwich are offering you the best rate or not . |
| 15 | ‘ Adamus is teaching her the piano , Rachaela . ’ |