Example sentences of "[pron] is [v-ing] [to-vb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Someone is trying to put the fix on him — whoever they are they 're not getting help from me . |
| 2 | Someone is trying to pull the wool over your eyes . |
| 3 | It does not lie with the team which is striving to implement the programme . |
| 4 | RIGHT Some unusual tools can be employed , such as this vacuum cleaner which is helping to expose the remains of a human burial at Sutton Hoo , Suffolk . |
| 5 | And when you come to things like whether or not the U N is going to th er U N actions in Bosnia at the moment , it 's the Security Council erm which is trying to take the decisions with the Secretary General of course in charge . |
| 6 | It is a bit like a balloon — there is a balance between the pressure of the air inside , which is trying to make the balloon expand , and the tension in the rubber , which is trying to make the balloon smaller . |
| 7 | It is a bit like a balloon — there is a balance between the pressure of the air inside , which is trying to make the balloon expand , and the tension in the rubber , which is trying to make the balloon smaller . |
| 8 | Erm yes , i it 's er very much er erm an advert which is trying to discourage the deception . |
| 9 | First , it would consolidate the structures of the developing national authority which is competing to replace the occupation authority . |
| 10 | In fact , the station which is going to use the process is right next door to one of our major consuming plants . |
| 11 | Look it 's obvious this one 's a double positive and that 's a double negative so they 're going to go together and you 're left with H and O H which is going to make the water it 's obvious is n't it . |
| 12 | I think it is unfortunate , and I think the Universities are undertaking a form of work which is going to have the affect ( sic ) of reducing their reputation for the maintenance of high standards . |
| 13 | Accountancy firm Ernst and Young — which is attempting to sell the dwelling for its clients — has been made court appointed receivers for Nationchoice Limited which has claimed beneficial ownership of the building . |
| 14 | Both men have plumped for the cricket final in Dublin in which they will be key men in the Brigade team which is attempting to win the Schweppes all-Ireland final for the first time . |
| 15 | She has been seconded to the Civil Service Selection Board , where she is helping to devise the entrance competition for the ‘ fast stream ’ applicants to the Civil Service , Diplomatic Service and Tax Inspectorate . |
| 16 | She is beginning to think the word ‘ holiday ’ is an exotic Greek meal . |
| 17 | Instead she is planning to spend the holidays with her brother the new Earl Spencer at the family home in Althorp , Northants . |
| 18 | Moderator the convenor in his introduction and in the deliverance says that the church 's position is that it offers baptism to parents who are not er who , who is seeking to explain the church 's position to parents who are not communicant members or intending members of the church . |
| 19 | Meanwhile other members of the platoon work under the watchful eye of the Royal Engineer Petroleum Fitter Corporal , Who is struggling to keep the fuel pumps running despite the dust and searing heat . |
| 20 | Any sociologist who is trying to identify the causes of social events and behaviour is going to be involved in making comparisons , whether by means of conducting surveys among different groups of people , or by conducting experiments with control and experimental groups , or by the comparative methods described above . |
| 21 | I 'm too busy trying to make a tape of someone mowing the lawn who is also trying to watch the Cup Final , who is trying to get the rest of the family to shut up . |
| 22 | ‘ There is no reason why we should n't finish , ’ said the affable driving instructor from Magdeburg , who is trying to cross the Atlantic in a rowing boat and the Statue of Liberty is not far off . |
| 23 | Prison official David Seary , who is hoping to introduce the scheme next year at Birmingham 's Winson Green Jail , said : ‘ Young inmates can become depressed , even to the point of taking their own lives . |
| 24 | The reader who is beginning to doubt the author 's sanity should note that there is something needing proof here . |
| 25 | And his loss would come as a big blow to new boss Crosby who is bidding to take the club into the Premier League next season . |
| 26 | A : Who is going to lift the bottom ? |
| 27 | ‘ Here is a prime minister who is going to leave the country with the highest number of unemployed , a record number of bankruptcies and the highest debt ever … and a bad trade deal , ’ New Democrat leader Audrey McLaughlin said . |
| 28 | The person who is going to use the system frequently feels resentment . |
| 29 | A typical comment was , ‘ Will somebody tell me who is going to do the work ? ’ |
| 30 | ‘ That other boy who is going to do the hens for me is coming at six for me to show him what to do . |