Example sentences of "they [am/are] [v-ing] [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | As a result of the Housing Act 1988 and the introduction of shorthold tenancies , we are witnessing rapid growth in the number of shorthold and assured tenancies being let by private landlords — so much so , that at last they are taking up the slack created by the number of secure tenancies . |
| 2 | I despise the stupidity of those painters who defended the removal of ‘ Guernica ’ to its new air-conditioned penthouse because , in setting such a precedent , they are passing up the opportunity of bequeathing their own works to the Prado . |
| 3 | But with the number of claims soaring , insurers now reckon they are losing money — so they are tightening up the rules or backing out altogether . |
| 4 | They are screwing up the whole economy , not just housing . |
| 5 | They are setting up the Horsewatch operation in Hampshire to protect the animals after a pony was attacked with a fence post . |
| 6 | I have noticed the same response with sensitive people on their very first flight when they are trying out the elevator . |
| 7 | No , your eyes do n't deceive you — yes , they are floating down the Seine on a double bed ! |
| 8 | Thompsons also stock a large range of gift wrap and stationery to cover most businesses , and right now they are showing off the most unusual range of candles which are just right for that special occasion . |
| 9 | Convex Computer Corp and Hewlett-Packard Co last week said they are hotting up the alliance that saw Hewlett take a 5% stake in Convex last year with a potentially substantial technology exchange to plug the massively parallel applications gap . |
| 10 | Convex Computer Corp and Hewlett-Packard Co yesterday said that they are hotting up the alliance that saw Hewlett take a 5% stake in Convex last year with a potentially substantial technology exchange to plug the massively parallel applications gap . |
| 11 | Obviously , to obtain a five per cent operating profit margin means they are marking up the cost price of products by far more than five per cent . |
| 12 | If they think forcing strange food down children 's throats will enhance good race relations , then they are barking up the wrong tree . |
| 13 | That , I mean they 're setting up the County Working , a County Working Group again are n't they ? |
| 14 | I do hope you 're feeling better , and that they 're sorting out the right combination of drugs this time . |
| 15 | It 's probably because they 're taking over the er accident and emergency department from Clatterbrick it 's shutting down and it 's all going to Arrow Park . |
| 16 | They 're wheeling out the big guns to help their campaign . |
| 17 | and like they run down the stairs and run back up the stairs , yeah , and they 're looking out the window out the window and they go why the bloody hell are you always just looking out of windows and he 's going do it your way and I 'll do it mine . |
| 18 | They 're laying down the footings for houses and then just leaving them . |
| 19 | They 're chewing up the lawn but Carl there 's nowhere else to put them at the moment . |
| 20 | They 're buildin' up the trade an' Carrie 's got plans . |
| 21 | As for the Multiple sclerosis sufferers at Didcot ; they believe there 's enough evidence to give credibility to their treatment , so they 're keeping up the pressure both inside and outside the chamber . |
| 22 | ‘ Next thing they 're walking up the aisle . |
| 23 | And I said , everybody can hear when they 're walking down the pavement ! |
| 24 | They 've got all this digital equipment and yet they 're standing down the end of a corridor … |
| 25 | They 're chopping down the rain forests . ’ |
| 26 | They 're going back the other way . |
| 27 | When I look at these shabby partygoers waving their coffee-cups and leaning on metal-frame chairs , it 's like the plague has settled on them , and they 're twitching out the rest of their time . |
| 28 | You know they 're putting up the electric lines |
| 29 | ‘ They 're putting down the foundations for the bar today , Paul , ’ she told him . |
| 30 | Well they wear them so that when they 're putting out the fires they do n't hurt their heads . |