Example sentences of "[conj] is [adv] [v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not everything that is naturally occurring in sea water is necessary or beneficial to marine life . |
| 2 | ISPRA , the EEC 's main nuclear research establishment , is now certain to be a ‘ favoured competitor ’ in an orgy of bidding for some £300 million worth of EEC-funded research into fusion technology that is now getting under way . |
| 3 | However , an outspoken minority of executives responsible for recruiting felt strongly that the industry has a disreputable , cowboy element that is potentially damaging to client users and to professional and respectable search firms alike . |
| 4 | Hendry , a winner of nine titles last season , has yet to break his duck in the opening seven tournaments of the 1992-93 campaign and is clearly struggling for confidence . |
| 5 | With the lack of grazing pressure much of the scarp slope has developed scrub and is slowly reverting to woodland . |
| 6 | The company that bottles the water says it 's acting completely within the law and is simply responding to customer demand . |
| 7 | Alan , who hurt his back , has n't worked since and is still fighting for compensation . |
| 8 | The Board remains totally committed to the provision of relevant secretarial qualifications and is currently investing in marketing resources to support these schemes in both the UK and overseas . |
| 9 | He received a cut nose and bruised his arms and is now recovering at home . |
| 10 | She was cut free by firemen and is now recovering in hospital . |
| 11 | Mark … the jockey that rode him to victory at Cheltenham has retired from the saddle but still rides him out on the gallops and is now helping to tarin him |
| 12 | For managers , the issue manifests itself at a more procedural level , and is now revolving around resource management . |
| 13 | Today there is much public concern about the amount of incest that occurs and is now coming to light . |
| 14 | In model ‘ E ’ one patch is carried west and then south to partially eliminate lobe 3 , as is currently occurring beneath South America , and the other patch is carried to the Pacific rim at 0°N ; 90°W , where it remains ( Fig. 1 ) . |