Example sentences of "be [v-ing] [adv prt] the [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As for Dieter Sims , I do n't know much about him except that he 's been building up the East German unit under Husband 's wing . |
| 2 | The Sunderland 76ers , who are surging up the Carlsberg League table , almost came a cropper at the Granby Halls . |
| 3 | They 're , I tell you where they are it 's that row just as you 're climbing up the Daisy Hill , before you get to the |
| 4 | Matata poled gracefully ; he could have been punting down the Cam as his pole pushed blue and white water lilies aside . |
| 5 | In no time we were a mile from either bank … and the daytrippers were thoroughly enjoying themselves.Even one couple who should have been cruising down the Seine were happy with the alternative : |
| 6 | BRITISH Rail has launched an investigation to discover how a herd of cows came to be wandering down the Saltburn-Darlington line last week . |
| 7 | I 'm picking up the PR material in a couple of weeks . |
| 8 | According to Alan , they would always say ‘ I 'm going down the Quimbourne tonight ’ ( the name of the community centre ) , as if visiting a pub or club , and not ‘ I 'm going to the Young Conservatives . ’ |
| 9 | I do n't know much about most things , but I do know whether people will be going up the Alps or not . ’ |
| 10 | Yeah but it must be coming up the Daisy Hill . |
| 11 | From Hobart to Cape Town and then in May he should be sailing up the Solent . |
| 12 | The Greater London and South East Movement and Dance liaison group are taking over the Seymour Halls on 19–20th October to help celebrate this event . |
| 13 | Deptford 's Conscious Collective are taking over the Tabernacle , Powis Sq , London and the Albany Empire , to raise cash for the Advisory Service For Squatters and the Squatters Action Group For Secure Homes . |
| 14 | No , your eyes do n't deceive you — yes , they are floating down the Seine on a double bed ! |
| 15 | They were driving up the Harrow Road and had just passed the complex of St Mary 's Hospital when the campanile of St Matthew 's came suddenly into view on their left . |
| 16 | They were driving down the Boulevard St Germain towards the river ; the Seine 's fast-flowing current , parted hard against the piers of the bridges , seemed to Miranda 's eyes to capture the pace and temperament of this city where she felt so happy , where she wanted to stay . |
| 17 | One evening in mid-April , Dr Jaffery and I were walking down the Chandni Chowk heading towards the doctor 's rooms in the Ghazi-ud-Din Medresse . |
| 18 | By dawn they were staking out the Radcliffe Infirmary , Grosvenor Square , Downing Street and Scotland Yard . |
| 19 | So the war came at last , at exactly 6.35:24 pm on January 16 , 1991 , when Peter Jennings interrupted a canned piece to announce that explosions and flashes were breaking up the Baghdad night . |
| 20 | Erm , the oil company continue to invest in capital expenditure , as it should do and er , most of that is spent between services , drilling and , and radar and at , Tussauds we continue to invest er , Alton Towers has got er , the Ghost House opening today and the Runaway Train and we were finishing off the Marylebone Road project , which is a very big , big project involving er , re the complete refurbishment er , new shops and a view right there in the basement . |
| 21 | ‘ In the winter of '76 , Waimea was maxing out and houses were floating down the Kam Highway . |
| 22 | WITH Christmas in mind BBC Video is rushing out the Michael Palin 's current TV odyssey Pole To Pole on December 10 . |
| 23 | After all , Bush has nothing to lose — he 's handing over the White House to Clinton . |
| 24 | The other day , one lunchtime in fact , I was walking up the Farringdon Road . |
| 25 | One day when the King was passing down the Thames in his barge , Cranmer , hearing the royal music , came out on Lambeth Bridge to greet him . |
| 26 | Between 1800 and 1850 , however , a hard soapy-looking yellow brick was pouring up the Thames from Suffolk , and most of the new Middlesex churches were built of it . |
| 27 | Marc was holding out the Regency earrings . |
| 28 | I believe I had the same two horses in that wagon ; and I was coming up the Bungay road past Mr Charlie Skinner 's , and the yardman let them cows out to water , d'ye see , like they allus do every morning after they had milking done . |
| 29 | I could 've come earlier cos I 've been over Tracey 's since quarter past one , as I was coming out the Jehovah Witnesses were coming out |
| 30 | On the same day , the mascaret , a river-bore which had been known to reach as far as Paris , was sweeping up the Seine . |