Example sentences of "[prep] [be] [v-ing] [prep] [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , although Rampton-type surveys suggest that Asian pupils are performing as well as white pupils , there is growing evidence of wide variations in school achievement within the Asian communities : in particular , children of Bangladeshi origin appear to be achieving at much lower levels than other Asian groups ( House of Commons Home Affairs Committee , 1986 ) . |
| 2 | It would not be healthy still to be mourning after so many years . ’ |
| 3 | It is also necessary for the firm to be operating at above minimum efficiency scale ( MES ) , the low point of the average cost curve . |
| 4 | True , he was quite relaxed and , as always , full of bonhomie , but somehow he seemed to be looking with far greater intensity towards the past than the present . |
| 5 | On present trends both major political parties appear to be moving towards more means-testing , weeding out claimants and clients , and lifting the more affluent out of the welfare state . |
| 6 | In general those operating from grass strips ( mostly those below the best fit line ) seem to be passing at least some of the savings on to the customer . |
| 7 | To be sure that a patient is truly regaining their health , it is of no value just to know that the symptoms of his complaint have been relieved , rather the focus of his disease has to be seen to be shifting into less important areas , that is , moving down the hierarchy . |
| 8 | ‘ There are 30 people on the road with the band and it is a very strange situation to be travelling with so many people constantly . |
| 9 | The banks are believed to be pressing for yet another rights issue of new shares at the company . |
| 10 | The problem is compounded by increased water consumption — up by 70 per cent per head compared to 30 years ago — and leakage in the supply system , which is estimated to be running at around 20 per cent . |
| 11 | Indeed , this may grossly under-represent the present situation : the rapid spread of UNIX-based systems seems to facilitate competition and , at the time of writing , performance of workstations per unit cost seems to be increasing at about 50 per cent per annum . |
| 12 | Erm , you are going to be practising at least one A Level skill when you do that , and that 's precis . |
| 13 | During the next few years children are likely to be engaging in more sustained projects as part of their learning of mathematics . |