Example sentences of "[am/are] [v-ing] the [noun] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | By changing the experimental conditions , social psychologists are not really exposing the instability of the child 's fear but are causing the child to be afraid in different ways . |
| 2 | At the end of the adult session , when the group are considering the symbol to be used the following week , the catechists have the opportunity to allow the symbol to ‘ do its work ’ . |
| 3 | Local authorities in London are estimating the figure to be about 15 per cent . |
| 4 | Police are asking the public to be on the look-out for blue Vauxhall Cavalier car stolen from Trimdon Colliery on Tuesday . |
| 5 | I 'm taking the silence to be assent . |
| 6 | We are reviewing the lessons to be learned . ’ |
| 7 | But it 's hard to reply to some sweet , well-meaning English family who are making the effort to be sociable , by throwing your tomato at them and yelling , ‘ What do you know , you lazy bastards ? |