Example sentences of "[be] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At school , aged fourteen , I was only just starting to trim the fur off my jaw while some of the Spanish or Arab boys would be tucking in with razor and foam . |
| 2 | You are the lucky winners of our July competition and will soon be stepping out in style with a pair of great fabric boots from Line 7 . |
| 3 | That , er , Chairman , if I could say the thing that bothers me here is that , it always has done about food , is that we should be keeping up to date with information , all these decisions and all this advice . |
| 4 | It 's funny to be driving up to town again . |
| 5 | ‘ Better hurry , or they 'll soon be knocking off for lunch . ’ |
| 6 | Men should be walking about on Earth in a state of intoxication and delight , yet here we are amid these real riches and most people are miserable and peevish . |
| 7 | IT is unfortunate that NASUWT , the career teachers ' organisation , should be banging on about quality in education in a leaflet just issued . |
| 8 | I 'll be pushing off to bed I think , ’ he said , glancing at the clock and his watch . |
| 9 | Their two children are beside their parents , and all four appear to be looking up into Heaven . |
| 10 | And I take it the police still have his case more or less open , and will be looking out for news of him , in case there 's something more in it . |
| 11 | This is a difficult story to understand because Jesus seems to be acting out of character . |
| 12 | They 're much more likely to be acting out of self interest . |
| 13 | Keeping some form of consistent documented proof of bullying is essential , says Adams , because many firms fail to recognise it as a problem and suspect the victim may be acting out of malice . |
| 14 | If Germany is indeed to be the model , British think-tanks may soon be scrambling back towards technocracy and the politics of boring old consensus . |
| 15 | He added that fell walkers and ramblers may be teaming up for weekend excursions into the great outdoors . |
| 16 | ‘ Does n't it disgust you to be lying around at home while your child works herself into an early grave ? ’ |
| 17 | The collapse of Taurus will also give revenue an unexpected bonus as the scrapping of stamp duty on share dealings will be postponed , while Government borrowing looks as if it may not be spiralling out of control at quite the rate first feared . |
| 18 | I realised I 'd be doing the eating so it would n't exactly be going up to heaven in a cloud of smoke , but as CJ says , it 's the thought … |
| 19 | Erm so maybe they 'll be going on to university , college university . |
| 20 | An hour had passed since she had thought about Catherine , about her and Mike and what would be going on at home . |
| 21 | In the 70s , voluntary organisations seemed almost to be going out of existence . |
| 22 | He pointed out a gruelling three-mile running course to Bowe , instructed him to learn it and then said he 'd be going out of town for a few days . |
| 23 | Were talking about whether we should be going out to work or not ? |
| 24 | I think it 's very patchy , but I think that there is some evidence that , certainly younger men , younger people and younger men are much more willing to erm accept that there is division of labour within the home and that women equally should be going out to work as men . |
| 25 | He wo n't keep have to be going off to court to find out what is the law at that moment of time . |
| 26 | You wo n't keep have to be going off to court to find out what is the law at that moment of time . |
| 27 | Supposed to be going down on weekend of fifteenth but when she phones on Thursday I 'm going to tell her to come during the week . |
| 28 | Seemed to be going down to south coast of the river |
| 29 | He said that , you 're just , he , he , he said that it 's available to housewives but only if they erm , will be going back to work prior to the claim , but you must be employed prior to the claim . |
| 30 | The quay was deserted ; soon the Black Pig was floating out on the falling tide , and for once as they hoisted the mainsail the crew were well pleased to be going back to sea . |