Example sentences of "[be] [v-ing] [verb] [conj] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The security source added : ‘ Customs are checking to see if these men are in fact registered for VAT . ’ |
| 2 | I AM writing to ask if any readers have business cards — not necessarily their own — which they are prepared to donate to my collection with the hope that , one day , it may be large enough to gain some form of record . |
| 3 | We are seeking to develop and Advanced Courses structure which is more flexible and responsive and which contributes to major objectives of wider access , credit transfer and articulation . |
| 4 | Tom settled himself down at the table and said , ‘ Now , let's have a chat about what we 're going to do when this snow clears . |
| 5 | I think we 've all got used to , with some products at least , asking questions about how green it is , whether it 's recycled paper , whether it 's going to destroy the ozone layer , as well as asking questions like what price is it , but if we 're going to decide whether one jar of coffee is fair-traded as opposed to another one , what questions do we need to kn know the answers to , to decide that . |
| 6 | ‘ It means that they 're beginning to realize that Free People are not just a bunch of dumb bomb-chuckers . ’ |
| 7 | Oh , we 're trying to see if any pick up the nails in the wall , you know |
| 8 | My right hon. Friend the Member for Old Bexley and Sidcup ( Mr. Heath ) echoed Harold Macmillan 's theme when he spoke to the House on 28 October 1971 : ’ I can not over-emphasise the importance the scale and quality of the decision whether we are going to decide that Western Europe should now move along the path to real unity our decision tonight will vitally affect the sort of world in which we British people and many generations to come will live their lives ’ . |
| 9 | ‘ I think we are going to see that slight pick-up disappear . |
| 10 | If companies are going to prosper when economic conditions improve , how should these information needs be satisfied ? |
| 11 | Other banks and lending institutions are beginning to realise that Third World countries have very little hope of ever paying back the huge loans they have taken out . |
| 12 | It is only now that men and women are beginning to realize that representative institutions are not necessarily guardians of freedom but can themselves become engines of tyranny . |
| 13 | Scientists are beginning to argue that psychological fitness could be the biggest hurdle to a Mars mission . |
| 14 | The pupae , too , are beginning to split and new adult workers and soldiers are emerging . |
| 15 | It says Ralph and Denise are only too aware there can be no substitute for James but are beginning to hope that better times could just be coming . |
| 16 | ‘ Every time we meet we are having to recognise that evil men are cutting down people from our community . ’ |
| 17 | Many students of social behaviour are coming to agree that both methods must be employed together . |
| 18 | In these circumstances the creditor should be seeking to ensure that unfair advantage is not taken of the surety . |
| 19 | ‘ Well , I 'm going to see that this sort of thing never happens again , ’ I said . |
| 20 | I 'm going to see if this thing is still erm Yep , we 've still got some on that side , so that 's okay . |
| 21 | Social ties might be beginning to weaken but ancient attitudes and expectations could still — just — be relied upon . |
| 22 | ‘ I 'm beginning to think that last night was a mistake , ’ she muttered . |
| 23 | I 'm beginning to feel that direct action is the only way forward like Earth First , who in Canada lie down in front of loggers and generally sabotage development . |
| 24 | Should they be developing dementia registers in association with primary care teams or in some other way be trying to ensure that all dementia sufferers in a community have been properly assessed and offered appropriate services ? |
| 25 | Will my hon. Friend assure my constituents and the House that the Conservative party and Ministers in Scotland are fighting to ensure that that workshop , which has a record of excellence and can carry out plating work which saves the Government millions of pounds on buying replacement parts , will continue because of its record and not for sentimental reasons ? |
| 26 | The social structure arising from the interactions between the birds was thus an expression of individual adaptedness and formed an important societal component of the environment in which individuals were seeking to survive and procreate descendants . |
| 27 | Indeed some Americans were beginning to question whether either government was making the right choices . |
| 28 | Bread prices were beginning to rise and industrial disputes were entering very bitter phases in several large occupations , including coal heavers , silk weavers and sailors . |
| 29 | Therefore it is fitting to remember that such houses are no substitute for fair rent housing from local authorities or housing associations ( Clark 1981 ) . |
| 30 | Fimbra , as the regulatory body of middlemen who sell investment and insurance products , is attempting to require that these intermediaries hold professional indemnity insurance cover through a centralised scheme provided by Fimbra . |