Example sentences of "[be] [v-ing] the [noun] and [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We traditionally take two wicket keepers on tour , Alec Stewart is one of them , but he 'll be opening the bat and we need the best wicket keeper and someone to bat at 7 or 8 and Jack Russell is the man . |
| 2 | You 'd be walking the beat and you 'd see some kid with his backside hanging out of his trousers . |
| 3 | I knew once we started playing electrically we would n't be confusing the journalists and they would n't think it was just some guy from Dinosaur masturbating in his room . |
| 4 | All eyes turned towards Rayne , who smiled apologetically and said , yes , that he had asked Vokins to bid on his behalf as he himself would be conducting the auction and it would clearly be difficult for him to put in bids and be auctioneer at the same time . |
| 5 | ‘ You could be cursing the job and her . |
| 6 | Pollution of our planet may already be warming the atmosphere and there 's rising concern about what will happen at the poles . |
| 7 | If you space heat you can not leave the door open for your own comfort as you will be heating the garden and your tanks will chill . |
| 8 | ‘ Guides should be setting the example and I think we should think about the way we put adventure first . ’ |