Example sentences of "[v-ing] [conj] they [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A woman was singing popular songs , and the holidaymakers were drinking and laughing as they ate their steaks . |
| 2 | My boots and feet were smouldering when they found me . |
| 3 | Sinqe , who holds his country 's national record of 2hr 8min 4sec , was due to run his first marathon outside the republic in the NutraSweet-sponsored event on 18 April but London organisers were left fuming when they discovered he had run a marathon in Japan a fortnight ago in defiance of his contract which stipulated that he should not run a competitive marathon within 90 days of the big race . |
| 4 | Once again the movies were proving that they had their own version of what was real . |
| 5 | Surely you 're not suggesting that they had anything to do with his death ? ’ |
| 6 | While staying at The Vyne in Hampshire at the end of the last century , Lord Charles Beresford made a spectacular conquest which led to the object of his desire suggesting that they furthered their acquaintance in her room after the rest of the party had retired . |
| 7 | Encourage them to express these feelings by suggesting that they state what exactly is worrying them . |
| 8 | They 're gon na gain from that or they 're gon na be seeing that they think they gain from that and all you 've got ta get over to the members we 're gon na be a cohesive force and that we 're going , we are going to fight some day together for them . |
| 9 | which I asked if they would stay , but they altogether refused , and seeing that they refused I did not hinder them to go , for I will press no man . |
| 10 | He astounded his American masters by demanding that they give him a more worthwhile job or he would be on his way home . |
| 11 | They are lulling me into believing that they suspect nothing , so that they can catch us together . |
| 12 | that it is crucial to draw attention to fundamental assumptions in our society , and to keep open for pupils the options of accepting , modifying or rejecting these views ( Chapters 2 – 3 ) ; 2. that the purpose of RE is pupils ' self-education , engaging in depth upon the meaning and truth-claims of religions in a way which is relevant to their total experience of life ( Chapter 4 ) ; 3. that space needs to be given in which pupil involvement has a chance to develop , together with creativity , a sense of wonder and the cultivation of inner quietness ( Chapters 5 and 6 ) ; 4. that teachers need to model a positive , fair and balanced approach to the diversity of religious traditions and outlooks , and the controversy which these can generate ( Chapter 8 ) ; 5. that in a spirit of critical affirmation it is important to develop skills of evaluation and criteria for discernment ( Chapters 7 and 9 ) ; 6. that the crucial need is to put persons first , to establish genuine relationships which are affirming of pupils , believing that they have something to give , and so listening to them and responding to them — and in the light of this to encourage their capacity for self-assessment ( Chapter 10 ) ; 7. that the distinction between education and dogmatic teaching is all-important and that , provided this is borne in mind , opportunities for stillness and possible worship can be an invaluable aid to education ( Chapters 6 and 11 ) ; 8. that RE can relate in a dynamic and creative way to all other areas of the curriculum ( Chapters 12 and 13 ) . |
| 13 | That is the information on which the police were acting when they decided it was reasonable to take this action . |
| 14 | The children were listening though they kept their eyes intently fixed on their school books . |
| 15 | ‘ Having decided to make it a musical , ’ wrote Alexander Stuart in Films and Filming , ‘ William Sterling should have had his team work on the songs until they were really worth including until they added something to the tale . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ They are obviously regretting that they let her start the paper round , but there seemed to be no reason for them to object to it . ’ |
| 17 | We , we , we were playing in the er Alton league at one time , you know , we were doing quite well in that as well we got , one year we come second we got promoted to the first division after our first year , there was only three of their , there were four or five leagues going and they put us straight in the second division and er , but you were going all over the bloody place , you were going as far a field as Petersfield bloody old there was almost , there was one erm , just outside |
| 18 | They kept the chapel going and they cleaned it as well . |
| 19 | They 're lying if they say they do n't . |
| 20 | You often see people looking at you and you know that they 're wondering if they know you . |
| 21 | this idea pettiness you know , but you 're just waiting while they get their load done , to come up with some suggestion . |
| 22 | One memorable day I wandered along to a municipal course and sat waiting while they fixed me up with a fourball . |
| 23 | ‘ You do realise you 're going to get the Press really going when they see you this evening , do n't you ? |
| 24 | The teacher takes on the role of an alien , who says that the crew of the Starship must be lying when they say their leader is a man . |
| 25 | He told himself that he had little to fear ; but he was sweating as they made their way into the city . |
| 26 | The roiling forms of her face resolved themselves like pieces of a multi-faceted jigsaw , turning and turning as they found their place , concealing countless other configurations — rare , wretched , bestial , dazzling — behind the shell of a congruous reality . |
| 27 | From Wimpey Homes to Dr A.J. Watson stating that they regretted their inability to level the area of open space and provide some form of play equipment at Baberton Mains . |
| 28 | an awful lot from teachers , you know , we 're just expecting that they know everything about sex education . |
| 29 | Although bureau primarily exist to simply output your files direct to bromide or film most of them will make sure that the output is what you were expecting before they send it back . |
| 30 | Lachlan was still snarling and kicking when they uncovered him , and they nearly broke his fingers trying to unfasten them from Farquhar 's neck . |