Example sentences of "they [be] [v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They are referring to rabies , which in Portuguese is called raiva — literally rage , fury , madness . |
| 2 | ‘ … free People today announced what they are demanding in exchange for the release of Liam Shakespeare . |
| 3 | All the time they are experimenting with weight , size and shape in three dimensions . |
| 4 | Moreton councillor Ken Hemsley said : ‘ I am just concerned that people answering 999 calls may not understand a local dialect and they may be talking about a place which the person they are speaking to will never have heard of . |
| 5 | certainly prior to the nineteen ninety two legislation erm in relation to what was er the was er required application but as you see since nineteen ninety two legislation , that petition was changed erm and in terms of the resolutions , we suggest that recognise the people concerned Hertfordshire and that they are taking into account the applications erm that we continue to work basically with H M I pollution aspects and that we respond to the Department of the Environment er expressing our concerns er er erm way in which er consultation has changed and in fact us . |
| 6 | However , as the Secretary of State will understand , there are substantial start-up costs , and conservation interests will be disappointed because of the enhanced responsibilities that they are taking on board and the increased staffing to which they are committed . |
| 7 | They start behind men in certain ways because of the sort of training they are getting in school , in the home I mean , and in so many respects I think schools have to try and compensate for that . |
| 8 | One of the hon. Members who spoke earlier pointed out the dangers , and I wonder whether the Government are aware of the dangers of the policy that they are pursuing in relation to gas-fired power stations . |
| 9 | But as well as gaining the skills of a steward , you will also receive the general training which all members of the Navy teams need , whether they are serving at sea or on shore . |
| 10 | They are appealing for aid from the Home Office , Cheshire County Council and Chester city council . |
| 11 | They are competing for plum roles and staking their claim to be the No 1 box office attraction . |
| 12 | Watch children engrossed in a book from which they are learning about reading , and there will be no need to ask where the fundamental satisfaction lies ’ . |
| 13 | They are complaining about loss of assets ’ — looked as though they had n't come out of the Bermans and Nathans mothballs . |
| 14 | Invalid care allowance is for people of working age who can not work because they are staying at home to care for a severely disabled relative . |
| 15 | ‘ They are staying at home in front of the TV with a bottle of beer and snacks instead . ’ |
| 16 | because they are thinking of bed … |
| 17 | Those who give the impression that they are fishing for information ; they may be looking for a recommendation for somebody else who may be suitable to approach . |
| 18 | But if they are experiencing on average a smaller rise , you would want to raise output , taking advantage of the high relative price on your island ; and if they are experiencing a larger rise you would want to reduce supply . |
| 19 | While they are living at home , so many things are thrown in free . |
| 20 | High vaulted ceilings and historic frescoes have inspired the Fine Arts Commission to designate it an historic monument and guests feel they are living with history . |
| 21 | If they believe that by cutting the salaries of two or three people at the top of the operation they can pay for all those goodies they are living in cloud cuckoo land . |
| 22 | ‘ IF anyone thinks the bald figures tell you anything about the quality or hard work of the consultant , then they are living in cloud cuckoo land ’ — Karl Fortes Mayer , 51 , a general surgeon at Walsall Manor Hospital in the West Midlands , commenting on publication of his patient waiting times . |
| 23 | A major issue is the extent to which one can take account of the tendency among some people to say that all is well and that they are satisfied with their lot when , objectively , they are living in poverty and destitution . |
| 24 | They are living in poverty . |
| 25 | When overseas students do present difficulties — and I am sure many academics will be familiar with distressing or scandalous cases — it is not because they are lacking in industry or intellectual ability . |
| 26 | To help their case , they are looking for case histories of people who have been affected because of the lack of access to their files . |
| 27 | ‘ They have a good idea who they are after and now they are looking for evidence to back it up . ’ |
| 28 | Only those who know what they are looking for will stumble upon it and this seclusion exerted a strong appeal on the Ashleys . |
| 29 | If they are looking for salvation , he wrote , they will find it . |
| 30 | Although object technology is ‘ a major technical change to the system , ’ Bourne says that SunSoft 's approach is very different from other efforts such as the IBM-Apple Computer Inc Taligent venture or Microsoft Corp 's Cairo because they are looking to reusability and faster time to market for applications as an end result . |