Example sentences of "is [v-ing] this " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is a result of pressure from British , French , Spanish and Belgian beer manufacturers which claim Germany is using this law to keep them out of its ( huge ) market . |
| 2 | Mark is using this story to show that Jesus is the anointed one , and that , as Messiah , he was about to suffer and die . |
| 3 | At the start of the move phase the player declares how much steam he is using this turn — in effect how high a pressure he wants to run the boiler at . |
| 4 | Can I just express my e concern that erm Mr is using this examination in public as a an opportunity to knock other schemes in the Greater York area . |
| 5 | erm Peter wants to tighten up on on on the business of erm carrying holidays over and I think he 's right , actually , erm and he also is using this opportunity to try to et us to plan our holidays as a group so that we 're not all off at the same time , or if it 's appropriate we should all be off a the same time then we 're off at the same time , but it 's erm common sense should prevail one way or another , but it would be a good idea if you could let me have erm a brief indication of any major times you plan to be away . |
| 6 | Mr Brown is parading this tacit Jackson support in an effort to draw blacks away from Mr Bill Clinton , the Democrats ' front-runner whose solid black support helped him to big victories in the South and Mid-West . |
| 7 | She added : ‘ Stewart is parading this woman round ITN . |
| 8 | Cai Guoqiang is masterminding this frankly baffling artistic project in Oxford 's Angel Meadow . |
| 9 | I think , I think Council is accepting this but I think it 's |
| 10 | I believe that the C E C is accepting this , and I just want to say to the branch secretaries out there , do what I do , tell every member grab the cheque and throw the disclaimer in the bin . |
| 11 | As far as we are aware , nobody is suggesting this . |
| 12 | Psychology 's theoretical uncertainties are expressed , not just in the difficulty of getting objective knowledge of subjectivity , but also in the precarious power of the psychologist who is pursuing this knowledge : |
| 13 | He said : ‘ All races count but what 's more important to me today is seeing this old horse winning again . |
| 14 | What concerns me in particular is how District Council is handling this and I 'll come back to that in a moment . |
| 15 | I note that the C E C is opposing this , but I feel that maybe they 've missed the points and the branch should actually take some responsibility for this because the wording could be better , we concede that point . |
| 16 | And anyway , it could also be argued that it is the accounting system which is allowing this manipulation ( perhaps even inducing it ) and therefore the accounting system should be modified to prevent it . |
| 17 | ‘ I have done a fair bit of business travelling to meetings in London , ’ said Mr Pilkington , who seizes the opportunity for more practice on train journeys appropriately since BR is sponsoring this year 's Times championship . |
| 18 | Headline is enjoying this lovely writer , but it is his Cornish sagas we are waiting for , which I am told will make up the next book . |
| 19 | But the tide must have turned when even a big commercial panto like this at the Manchester Palace — one of 21 that Paul Elliott is producing this year — rediscovers its roots in traditional storytelling . |
| 20 | The man given the task of bringing the legend to life is Chelmsford-born Alex Bourne who is relishing this unabashed , foot-stomping , hand-clapping piece of rock and roll history . |
| 21 | The government claims that it is tackling this issue through its Making Belfast Work programme . |
| 22 | When blood is spurting this technique is less successful , partly because the endoscopic view is obscured . |
| 23 | Where a member of the Parliamentary Labour Party is representing this party in parliament for the first time the above ( normal ) procedure shall be set in motion not earlier than eighteen months after his or her election as Member of Parliament . |
| 24 | The thing to work on is applying this same principle to the playing situation . |
| 25 | The next step , which only the most well-off men such as restaurant owners can afford , is keeping this wife in semi-purdah — in other words sentencing her to solitary confinement . |
| 26 | Sears is challenging this in a case now before a Denver appeals court . |
| 27 | Martin Brundle arrived at the circuit with a mint-fresh six-litre Jaguar XJR-S on load for the day from Tom Walkinshaw Racing , a company connected with the Benetton F1 team for which Brundle is driving this season . |
| 28 | Billed as accessible , handy , hard-working and affordable , Pan is publishing this spring in the UK ( US : Holt ; Canada : Key Porter ) . |
| 29 | The union is meeting this afternoon to discuss the results of tests taken on Len at the time of the accident . |
| 30 | Mr Ingermalls added : ‘ Perhaps it 's some underwater current that we are unaware of which is causing this unusual phenomenon . ’ |