Example sentences of "people are [verb] [conj] [v-ing] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Significantly more people are injured while working in their own homes or gardens than injured at work .
2 In spite of the ‘ failure of the seminaries and theological colleges to give the clergy the background to be in full charge of the music in the parish … people are thinking and talking about liturgy and music in new ways , and reassessing everything ’ .
3 People are dancing and singing in town tonight — everyone wants you to go . ’
4 In between the business talk people are coming and going with news of death or illness , words of praise and encouragement and proposals for mutual support between local co-operatives .
5 They opened the gates by the steps and quite a few people are coming and going through them now .
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