Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] [verb] [be] [v-ing] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | In rural areas , as in urban areas , some alternatives have been developing to the three main tenure groups . |
| 2 | A lot of personal things had been happening to me during that year . |
| 3 | Although the purposes for hearing children read are beginning to be more clearly thought out , the use of reading aloud for communicative purposes has probably decreased . |
| 4 | Tufted ducks have been flocking to our ponds in unusual numbers , writes James O'Hagan |
| 5 | The two cousins had been writing to each other in secret for several weeks , and Cathy had used the milkman as a messenger . |
| 6 | More than a hundred and fifty schoolgirls have been getting to grips with the subtle skills of scrummaging and line outs . |
| 7 | ADVENTURE-seeking Britons have been flocking to Israel for years to sample communal living on a kibbutz . |