Example sentences of "[noun pl] and [pers pn] is [adv] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is not responsive to the local communities and it is totally lacking in democracy . |
| 2 | They have obviously been through a very bad time over the last few days and it is n't going to get any better over the next few weeks . ’ |
| 3 | The latest flare-up between the two countries — following last summer 's ball-tampering claims and counter-claims — is a direct result of Graveney 's remarks following the infamous Mike Gatting-Shakoor Rana row in 1987 , when he said : ‘ They have been cheating us for 37 years and it is just getting worse and worse . ’ |
| 4 | After the infamous Mike Gatting-Shakoor Rana row in 1987 , Graveney , 65 , said of Pakistan : ‘ They 've been cheating us for 37 years and it is just getting worse and worse . ’ |
| 5 | So for him the technology holds no fears and he is always looking for ways to make the stock market more accessible to the ordinary man or woman in the street . |
| 6 | The standard condition ( Condition 4 ) deals with time limits for the raising of requisitions and it is now becoming increasingly common practice to mix in requisitions with any additional enquiries under the vague heading of " Observations " . |