Example sentences of "they [be] [v-ing] in [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They are hiding in one of every three of the delicious chocolate eggs . |
| 2 | They are hiding in one of every three of the delicious chocolate eggs . |
| 3 | Ethnomethodology depicts conversation as discourse constructed and negotiated between the participants , following pre-established patterns , and marking the direction they are taking in particular ways : with pauses , laughter , intonations , filler words , and established formulae . |
| 4 | And when they are listening in this way to check their theories they have a real purpose in listening . |
| 5 | When patients come to hospital they are living in close contact with more people than usual . |
| 6 | They are living in some slightly embarrassing suburb — the kind of suburb that has a dog track , and an immigrant problem . |
| 7 | They are wanting in all Protura . |
| 8 | The plants from countries with hot dry summers tend to put their roots down very deeply into the soil , especially if they are growing in rocky soil on exposed " hillsides , so containers with as much depth as possible are advisable . |
| 9 | That type of putting back into a business context , is something which er we need to help the business come to terms with while they are growing in this new scheme of procuring work in a more formal and structured way . |
| 10 | It is frequently said that most herbs do best if they are growing in well-drained soil , somewhat short of plant food , and in a position which is sunny and sheltered . |
| 11 | A band does n't have to concern itself with filling in PRS forms at their gigs until they are working in these larger venues . |
| 12 | They are lying in separate rooms with no trousers on . |
| 13 | Next in seniority come the Circuit judges ( often referred to as County Court judges when they are sitting in that court ) each of whom is referred to as Judge So-and-so . |
| 14 | Something must be wrong when , although they have to travel further they are coming in cheaper . |
| 15 | IT IS 500 years since Columbus discovered America — and across the Atlantic they are celebrating in true Hollywood style . |
| 16 | And after this first success at breeding a Freckled duck outside Australia , they 're bringing in 10 adult ducks in the hope of them breeding some more . |
| 17 | Stars near the sun have both well some have blue shifts and some have red shifts , so they 're moving in all directions relative to the sun . |
| 18 | Certainly they 're moving in various directions . |
| 19 | It 's wrong , Mr Deputy Speaker , if they 're living in this country erm on a semi-permanent basis and happen to have been here last October they 'll have a vote so will any everybody else who 's a citizen of the European union , so will peers of the realm who happen to be living elsewhere whether they 're in this country or outside this country under these regulations and previous regulations , have a vote in the European elections and I think it 's wholly wrong that erm citizens of other European countries namely France because that 's the one and it 's remarkable is it not that France is the one that 's gon na be the cause of this whole edifice collapsing if we do n't submit to their extra demands but citizens of France who are citizens living in their colonies , as I 've said in South America , the West Indies and the Pacific , will have a vote in the European elections on June the ninth and yet we have got citizens for whom we are responsible for in this house , we can not shirk it onto anyone else , we deny them the responsibility and I think it 's about time the house addressed this matter . |
| 20 | Well I think one of the advantages of a nursery schooling is certainly a considerable amount of social interaction for the children , which very often they wo n't be obtaining , either if they 're living in high rise flats , or at the other end of the social spectrum if they 're parents are living in large houses with large gardens and no other children within the vicinity . |
| 21 | Well I think one of the advantages of a nursery schooling is certainly a considerable amount of social interaction for the children , which very often they wo n't be obtaining , either if they 're living in high rise flats , or at the other end of the social spectrum if their parents are living in large houses with large gardens and no other children within the vicinity . |
| 22 | They 're living in detached houses . |
| 23 | Park , they called it , did n't they ? sold off the farmhouse , they 're living in another one really |
| 24 | So , in my experience certainly down in the Sussex area , there 's , there 's great opportunity for people who have something worthwhile saying , who understand how to repackage what they 're saying in such a way that it will keep local radio audiences listening , and who are prepared to learn the minimum techniques and skills necessary to come across reasonably well . |
| 25 | They 're coming in three times a week . |
| 26 | They 're going in twenty eight pounds the two . |
| 27 | These , ’ he gestured to the Twins , ‘ are the same person really , only they 're going in different directions in time and just stopping to say hello to themselves . |
| 28 | So how do students feel when the likes of Gary Lineker , Bryan Robson , Nigel Kennedy and Lenny Henry are handed honorary degrees by their universities while they 're swotting in some squat with all the comfort and respect afforded to a New Age Traveller ? |
| 29 | The subject they 're tackling in this report is one that makes the blood run cold in most people 's veins … including mine . |
| 30 | This man has the unenviable task of telling hungry women and children queueing for food that they 're waiting in vain . |