Example sentences of "[conj] [prep] [pron] be [v-ing] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An Irish relative had told her that Ireland was now to be known as Eire but she knew nothing of the reasons for this , or of what was happening in Germany . |
| 2 | People are becoming responsible for their own happiness and health , and for what 's happening to the planet . ’ |
| 3 | The UK Tax and Price Index was introduced in 1979 and aims to measure changes in real spending power which depend both on what is happening to retail prices and on what is happening to after-tax incomes . |
| 4 | As the screenshot on the left shows , you can also glean information on the standard light aircraft route to North America and on what 's happening at near-Continent airfields . |
| 5 | From my place on the gallery I could keep a watch on Claire 's door and on what was happening in the hall below . |
| 6 | To an extent , the stormy exterior mirrored the relationship of their employers , Bernard and Laura ; but underneath everyone was shooting for the same goal . |
| 7 | The only thing is we need a water supply , we need a bit of help now , because of what 's happening to me and because of his heart . |
| 8 | one is made better because of what 's happening inside his mind , but it has the opposite effect on someone else . ’ |
| 9 | United are having a difficult season , and there is antagonism towards the club because of what is happening off the pitch . |
| 10 | I never bought things from South Africa for many years , because of what was happening in South Africa . |
| 11 | In lexis , on the other hand , there may be a limited choice too , as between positive or negative ; but there may be a wide range of possibilities , as between He was sitting on the chair/bench/stool/seat … |
| 12 | But , the South Africans also have their own local military forces and a big question mark remains as to what is happening with them ( see Spare Rib , No 197 ) . |
| 13 | It is clear that the stories are meeting some real , deep , need but one rarely has clues as to what that need may be or as to what is happening in the reader . |
| 14 | Sports Illustrated is definitely a leading indicator as to what 's happening in sports in the U.S. and clearly rugby is not . |
| 15 | a bit unconcerned as to what was going on on the Christmas Eve . |
| 16 | I also hoped that the speculation at work as to what was going to be done with George 's office would die down for a while . |
| 17 | This is because there are no semantic cues as to who is waving at whom , and so a syntactic analysis of the question is necessary and this is more difficult in the second version where the relative pronoun ( that ) has been deleted . |
| 18 | The rule , Rule 15 ( Client Care ) , and the Law Society guide that interprets it , is intended to ensure that the client is properly informed at all times , as to who is dealing with the matter , as to the available complaints procedure and as to how the action is progressing . |
| 19 | He went up to him before the meeting and said , ‘ This is the race that is going to decide between us as to who is going to be the number one . ’ |