Example sentences of "[noun prp] is [v-ing] [conj] [pron] [vb -s] " in BNC.
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1 | Andy is yelling as he runs , coat-tails flapping out behind him , gloved hands outspread , his head thrown back , the ear flaps on his hat snapping and clapping like wings . |
2 | Another aspect of this extravagance is the large amount of unanalysable recorded data ; this is presumably the point Labov is making when he remarks that the ( technical ) quality of participant-observation data is often poor ( 1981 : 4 ) . |
3 | In fact this is what Socrates is going when he 's asked , well what do you want us to do with your body , he said you can do what you like , I wo n't be in it anyway . |
4 | This is what Thomas S. Szasz is implying when he writes about ‘ definition ’ : ‘ In the animal kingdom , the rule is eat or be eaten ; in the human kingdom , define or be defined . |
5 | I understand what Morrissey is saying because he lives his life like me . ’ |
6 | what , what Sottle is doing when he comes in on the scene ? |