Example sentences of "thing [prep] [be] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The sun had far better things to be doing and far better places to be . |
| 2 | My brother and I would imagine all manner of things to be lurking at the top , from demons ' castles to wizards and fairies . |
| 3 | ‘ And is n't it a terrible thing to be bringing even more trouble down upon my head ? |
| 4 | ‘ It 's not a thing to be talking about . ’ |
| 5 | They reckon it 's no bad thing to be going from one big game to another . |
| 6 | They reckon it 's no bad thing to be going from one big game to another . |
| 7 | That afternoon Adam , knowing it was not the wisest thing to be doing in his celibate situation , lay on the terrace reading Fanny Hill . |
| 8 | Was this really the right thing to be doing ? |
| 9 | Bith took off his hat , which was a polite thing to be doing , and Culdub Oakapple tucked his yellow neckerchief into his collar by way of table napkin . |
| 10 | It 's the best thing of course so It 's a very weird thing to be doing really is n't it ? |
| 11 | It 's the best thing of course so It 's a very weird thing to be doing really is n't it ? |
| 12 | it 's erm a good thing to be doing . |
| 13 | It 's not a pleasant thing to be walking up and down those side streets off Soho Square and those neighbourhoods on your own on a dark night in the winter . |
| 14 | But it 's only by sort of putting it out like this and thinking yes , the media wants to talk about this , talk about that , talk about the other , you know , they are in this case the most , the likely thing to be adding to the problem . |