Example sentences of "that they be [v-ing] at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean , seeing the amount of kids that do go out there , and the state of the changing rooms that they are using at the moment , I , I think it 's really degrading . |
| 2 | For example , if the adult holds an object , such as a doll , in the child 's line of gaze , the child is likely to look at the object and then immediately glance at the adult 's face to check that they are looking at the same thing . |
| 3 | The reason why people sometimes think they ca n't shed weight on a strict calorie ration of 1,000 daily is that they are guessing at the weight — and thus the calorie content — of their portions of food , or forgetting to add in the calories provided by little items like the butter spread on that bread , or the milk in all those cups of tea ; or they fail to realize that innocent-looking things like that canned soft drink or glass of orange juice , or the mayonnaise coleslaw served in the office canteen ( 'Ca n't contain many calories — it 's salad , is n't it ! ' ) can add a sizeable number of calories to the daily total . |
| 4 | More evidence of the worldwide decline of coral has emerged from Florida , where researchers who have been monitoring the health of the reefs since 1976 report that they are dying at a rapid rate . |
| 5 | It is assumed that within a single erosional system all elements of the topography are mutually adjusted so that they are downwasting at the same rate . |
| 6 | They told reporters that they were protesting at a police attack on the demonstrators at the Guildhall . |
| 7 | When the delegates assembled for the Special Conference on August 15th they heard a lot of revolutionary-sounding rhetoric from leaders who knew that they were kicking at an open door . |
| 8 | Caspar was explaining in a hushed voice that they were looking at the Robemaker 's stocks of enchantments . |
| 9 | of patients surveyed were either satisfied or very satisfied with the service that they were receiving at the Northern General hospital trust — an impressive result . |
| 10 | It was Christmas 1781 when news filtered through that they were celebrating at the Red Lion at Bishopsgate ( an inn later to be made famous by Dickens 's Old Curiosity Shop ) . |
| 11 | A series of very guarded letters written in July and August 1559 between them and Elizabeth 's leading minister , William Cecil , shows that they were contemplating at the very least an outright challenge to the regent 's authority — a bold enough but not actually unprecedented step — but possibly something more , and infinitely more sensational , the deposition of the queen herself ; and at the same time they were proposing a dramatic reversal of foreign relations , in which Scottish friendship would certainly be switched from her traditional ally France to her traditional enemy England , and that even closer ties between Scotland and England might be envisaged . |
| 12 | Although it can not be proved , there is a strong likelihood that they were working at the old Tilberthwaite Mine in the early part of the next century … someone was , as we shall see late . |