Example sentences of "[be] [v-ing] [verb] [conj] [adj] [noun pl] " 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 | If companies are going to prosper when economic conditions improve , how should these information needs be satisfied ? |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | ‘ Every time we meet we are having to recognise that evil men are cutting down people from our community . ’ |
| 8 | Many students of social behaviour are coming to agree that both methods must be employed together . |
| 9 | Social ties might be beginning to weaken but ancient attitudes and expectations could still — just — be relied upon . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Therefore it is fitting to remember that such houses are no substitute for fair rent housing from local authorities or housing associations ( Clark 1981 ) . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Instead , the Commission indulged in some verbal gymnastics with : ‘ This work is beginning to suggest that some types of tree grow better in air that has most of the pollution removed from it . ’ |
| 15 | LEDU is trying to ensure that small businesses have the marketing experience , the exporting know-how and the managerial capacity that they need in order to get going . |