Example sentences of "[be] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Simply by existing in a successful role , both bands are effectively working against that mentality . |
| 2 | Despite these finds , competition in the modelling business gets tougher every year , and agencies are constantly looking for new talent . |
| 3 | Not all the effects of the privity doctrine are necessarily damaging to third party purchasers or creditors . |
| 4 | Occupational and social careers are mutually facilitating in this respect . |
| 5 | We are so lacking in any form of racism that we never actually noticed . ’ |
| 6 | There should be no long pauses — as you are only listening at this stage |
| 7 | ‘ The government is very cautious — they say they are only talking about domestic accounting principles — but this is a big step forward . ’ |
| 8 | So when staff are literally fuming at each other , and wanting to sue , the simple solution is to install an electrostatic air filter . |
| 9 | ‘ The trout are literally dying of old age , ’ said fishery spokesman Aidan Barry . |
| 10 | In only his second start of the season , Snodin provided the spark of midfield inspiration and stong running that Everton have been desperately searching for all season . |
| 11 | While approximately 80% of revenues still come from mainframe-related work , Haines sees open systems as a major growth area because , he says , MMT 's customers are generally drifting in that direction . |
| 12 | Runners are generally suffering at this stage ( 23.5 6o 24.5 miles ) and will need all the support they can get . |
| 13 | But if I 've been away working for some time , it 's completely different . |
| 14 | Normally the ‘ illegals ’ are handed back to China on the border almost daily , but Peking now says it will check each case , a move expected to slow repatriation to a trickle and put further pressure on the Territory 's detention centres , which are already overflowing with Vietnamese boat people . |
| 15 | ‘ In some areas we are already competing for that work ’ . |
| 16 | If the one-tier board structure were used , then the executive directors would ‘ manage ’ and the non-executive directors would ‘ supervise ’ ; to some extent , the boards of UK-listed companies are already moving towards this division , albeit not on a prescribed legal basis , with the establishment of audit committees of non-executive directors to whom the auditors report any matter of concern in the company 's draft accounts , and with the determination of the remuneration of executive directors by a committee of non-executive directors , who also deal with ethical matters and conflicts of interest . |
| 17 | SOUTH AFRICA 'S tour of England is under serious threat and Rugby Union chiefs are already looking for alternative opposition for their showpiece match at Twickenham on November 14 . |
| 18 | And although Europe might like to work with Russia ( the two are already co-operating on other space projects ) , Japan would probably not . |
| 19 | The case could start a trend : two other New Mexico pueblos are already pressing for stricter water standards along their stretches of the Rio Grande . |
| 20 | Inevitably , it is going to lead to stocks that are narrower in range , but the benefits are already showing in additional use . |
| 21 | This is a headache for the world 's uranium producers , which are already suffering from depressed uranium prices . |
| 22 | Refugees are already suffering from bitter cold and hunger . |
| 23 | The students , who are already working as racial equality officers all over Britain , have all completed the course sponsored by the Commission for Racial Equality . |
| 24 | If you are already working to maximum efficiency , then great ! |
| 25 | These advertisers are just going in one book . |
| 26 | Nevertheless if they were going to fly again they were gon na pay for a seat and they 're only looking for some recompense towards a new new ticket what 's wrong with sending them a voucher y'know , a properly produced voucher that we c that 's controlled properly by and all they do is guarantee any travel at their normal travel agent , do the business , attach the voucher to the B S P |
| 27 | We are very big and therefore we 're only looking for big business , is that , is that fair comment ? |
| 28 | probably not , we 're only talking about one night . |
| 29 | Just gone , we 're obviously working to Italian time in this Italian job because we 've had really five minutes of stoppage time at the end of the first half and I 'm a bit baffled as to why we had it . |
| 30 | The Ministry , the Veterinary Products Committee is now going away and they 're going to do even , even more work on it , erm , so I honestly do n't think that , that we 're going to get much more out of the Ministry until Veterinary Products Committee have come back and looked at it yet again , because the , the answer that you 'll get is that they 're already looking at that side of it . |