Example sentences of "[am/are] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Does he agree that the fact that so many parts of the country are queueing up for ESA status is a tribute to him and to the usefulness of such areas ? |
| 2 | Stars are queueing up for treatment at Holby Hospital — the setting for the controversial BBC series Casualty . |
| 3 | Two cars are drawing up outside Number 17 and quite a lot of people are going in the front door . |
| 4 | David Baker from Mercury Rev is checking out the soon-to-be-signed-to-Geffen St Johnny ; Sonic Youth are hanging out with Cell , no doubt priming the newcomers for their forthcoming Euro jaunt with the Yoof ; and Canadian lungers Sloan fall victim to the complimentary charm of the Lemonheads ' Evan Dando . |
| 5 | Some are rowing about in spindly black rowing-boats in the graceful standing posture that is the classic Venetian stance , while others are darting around in speedboats . |
| 6 | I am catching up on George Orwell , too , and reading Solzhenitsyn . |
| 7 | But the East Germans , deaf to all advice , are lashing out in fury and bitterness , blaming everyone but themselves for their predicament . |
| 8 | They are catching up on Daedalus and he will have to go into strict training for a swifter sprint . |
| 9 | SIXTYSOMETHING : Grey hair and wrinkles are catching up with Clint but the Hollywood giant is not ready for the bus pass yet LEAPING WITH LIFE : Clint takes pride in the fact that he still does most of his own stunts |
| 10 | ‘ There are an increasing number of executives looking to break out of the corporate hierarchy and run their own business and it appears that MBIs are catching up with MBOs as a method of achieving that goal . ’ |
| 11 | You do not have to be a Marxist to see that the official statistics of unemployment include only those who are signing on at Job Centres and are eligible for benefit . |
| 12 | Banks too are muscling in on insurance , mainly on the life side , to keep customers ' savings ‘ in the family ’ . |
| 13 | And , with this poise in front of the cameras , it surely wo n't be long before they are muscling in on mum and dad . |
| 14 | Further growth of the market is anticipated , perhaps by 30pc again next year , and many of the big players are gearing up for expansion . |
| 15 | I am driving over from Merseyside , so if the lad from Warrington is reading this , perhaps he 'd like to cadge a lift . |
| 16 | Groups of young people are crowding round in front of the soldiers chanting ‘ The army is with us ’ and ‘ No violence ’ . ’ |
| 17 | The bar chart , built up as you go , shows you how you are keeping up to programme and teaches you about the idiosyncrasies of bar charts ! |
| 18 | ‘ You are a right dickhead — ’ I broke it to him gently — ‘ if you think we are driving down to Brixton in that . ’ |
| 19 | Critics are ganging up on Azharuddin |
| 20 | New cities are pushing up like mushrooms to replace the old . |
| 21 | This year he has a perfect excuse — his wife is expecting their first baby during the time the Three Wise Ladies are picking up from police , local authorities , and others information about weather , congestion , and danger points , and relaying it to the media . |
| 22 | ‘ But if you 're goin' in with Rico ? ’ |
| 23 | Like , yes , the gold fish bowl on chains , they 're hanging down on chains |
| 24 | The issue of January 29 , 1972 offered readers a taster of the future in the shape of a small box proclaiming ‘ We 're Freaking Out At NME ’ and hinting arcanely at big changes afoot . |
| 25 | Or else if you 're driving up to Stranraer it 's a , it 's a good three and half hours ' drive plus your petrol . |
| 26 | So you 're driving back from Nottingham |
| 27 | As Spire Oxford City Stars , who are supported by Fox F M , finished runners up in the autumn cup , and now they 're brimming over with confidence as they approach they new season . |
| 28 | Well , that does n't sound too exciting , because basically you 're ending up with transcripts , well , ready made transcripts . |
| 29 | except then if you 're writing off for money to places like Telecom and it 's a national logo |
| 30 | Besides , you 're acting out of character . |