Example sentences of "[noun] be [v-ing] [noun] they " in BNC.
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| 1 | They brought an action for a declaration that the product was not so liable and while the action was awaiting trial they paid the sum claimed . |
| 2 | ‘ Half the room is wearing clothes they 've brought from your posh shop , ’ he said to Daisy . |
| 3 | When people are seeking asylum they should n't have to put up with this . |
| 4 | If a woman is having tantrums they shy away . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Now County Durham are telling people they will need to cut education services because we have n't given them enough money . |
| 6 | A games console may be cheaper but you ca n't type a letter on it , and while the children are playing games they 'll be monopolising the television screen . |
| 7 | He said teachers in the humanities believed that pupils were obtaining grades they could not possibly achieve in exams . |
| 8 | If two adults are playing roles they can adopt quite a confrontational stance , challenging the children to act as mediators . |
| 9 | Wild boars are roaming woodland they last inhabited in the fifteenth century . |