Example sentences of "they 're [verb] [adv prt] a " in BNC.

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1 My poor little blind garden , what 's left of it , just up over here , near the top gate — and — ’ she turned in the opposite direction ’ — down by the river , in the old primary school building , which is in fairly good nick , they 're setting up a field study centre , and strips of land for school gardens .
2 For the future of course , we have now erm negotiated with Eurofighter a rather better arrangement , they 're setting up a joint team , they 're trying to do all the work in one place and they really are now making a lot of progress .
3 Lesley and Fuzz from Silverfish turn up from New York , where they 're sorting out a record deal .
4 They 're bringing out a video , you know .
5 She says you have to be brusque with them because they 're getting on a bit , you know .
6 That was the boss ; all the other crews are already on task and D Squadron needs a new gearbox in one of its Chieftains — it 's about six miles from here so they 're sending out a truck with the spares and we 're to meet it there . ’
7 ‘ The only reason they 're kicking up a stink is because they do n't like rave music . ’
8 Because at the end of the day I mean they 're building up a a set of rules .
9 and they 're building up a petition so he 's now got a office he 's had he 's had three offices
10 So they 're keeping up a mystery to stay even with us .
11 Perhaps they 're starting up a fountain .
12 I think , we have got all these seeds though in the greenhouse , and they 're coming up a treat !
13 Er I think I think probably they they 're going up a little bit later so
14 Balance sheet , quote for three thousand pounds to strip the existing roof covering , and basically well , they 're putting on a new roof .
15 What a lot of people are doing is they 're not putting up rails but they 're putting up a erm a border halfway up are n't they , or just not quite halfway up the wall .
16 Its the , its for the Oxford English Dictionary , its erm , what they 're doing is they 're making up a Dictionary for just using everyday collocation and they
17 The evidence from today 's inquest proved nothing conclusive about the locks , and BR have already said they 're carrying out a review .
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