Example sentences of "[be] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Telling you , I thought we 'd of been clomping around on the bare floor-boards and sitting on orange-boxes watching a wee black-and-white portable for ever . |
| 2 | Fortunately , some experience had been building up on the European continent , in Holland in particular , with DMUs which had very reliable and cost-effective engines and transmissions . |
| 3 | These were Wilson and Castle 's response to the ‘ unofficial strike problem ’ which had been building up over the '60s but had acquired particular prominence in 1968 with the publication of the Donovan Commission 's report . |
| 4 | For Alfred Watkins , it was not a sudden flash of inspiration from the beyond but something which had been building up within the deeper levels of his being throughout a lifetime of contact with his native countryside . |
| 5 | I ca n't believe it , I 've been slagging off for the three weeks this is crap , this is really naff . |
| 6 | Kurdish people are hanging on in the northern part of Iraq , desperately in need of support and aid that must come to them before a harsh winter sets in . |
| 7 | The shift , if that 's what it is , mirrors the way shipments have been shaping up during the three months since they started . |
| 8 | The growing demands and applications being made of plastics are filtering through to the additive market , requiring them to be constantly updated and made more efficient , and thus leading to higher prices , explained the report . |
| 9 | Current members seem satisfied that they are receiving good value for money , and are signing up for the second membership year which starts in May . |
| 10 | It did not help the Irish , either , that they may well have been winding down after the Five Nations Championship whereas New Zealand 's players were hitting top gear with early-season All Black trials . |
| 11 | New opportunities are opening up in the near future which you must be calm enough to accept . |
| 12 | These people are going into the familiar local stores where they shop and are walking out with the American dream they could never afford on a minimum wage . |
| 13 | This allowance is very limited — it is available only for married women whose child/children are over four years of age and who have been signing on for the previous six months . |
| 14 | As the prospects of a Tory victory recedes , the likes of Sunderland car magnate Sir Tom Cowie and Tyneside bus burgher Martin Ballinger have been banging on about the Tory cause . |
| 15 | ‘ There are thousands , maybe tens of thousands , who are dying out in the rural areas , or as they make their way to the towns to get help . |
| 16 | If it had been someone else 's funeral George would have been looking out for the nearest pub . |
| 17 | The twins , David and Michael , had been prowling about in the front garden waiting for the sight of Belinda 's car , and as soon as she stepped out into the driveway and came up the path to the house they raced ahead of her inside to relay the news of her arrival , without even saying hello to her . |
| 18 | ‘ Other members of the herd are swimming around in the blood-red sea as this killing continues . |
| 19 | No-one 's wanted to have a punt and we 've been scrambling about for the odd winner . |
| 20 | MORE people are looking in at the local , if figures from West Country brewer Devenish are any guide . |
| 21 | Tutor Viv Shelley will look at whether manufacturing industries are living up to the green images they promote , the adequacy of monitoring processes and ask what responsibility lies with the public . |
| 22 | To most people the term Gatt means very little but the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade which 108 countries have been wrestling over for the past six years is vital to fair trading throughout the world . |
| 23 | But while you 're keeping up with the latest ‘ squirrel-proof ’ bird feeders and designer nest-boxes , do keep a critical eye open , too . |
| 24 | I mean if you , you 're the burglar now and you 're planning to break in a house , and you 're looking around at the different houses and you 're trying to , one of the many things you 're trying to do is to establish whether they 're in or out . |
| 25 | Yeah so we get one and the you 're going on to the next one . |
| 26 | ‘ You 're going back on the defensive , Mark . |
| 27 | But see we 're going back to the old seasons now . |
| 28 | You 're going back after the normal four days , are n't you , Taff ? ’ |
| 29 | Right , that 's why you 're going out for the whole evening , for the water eh ? |
| 30 | Hello there … this week summer sport has brought us to the south coast to take a look at a sailing revolution that 's being pioneered from the heartland of Central South … we 're going out on the solent to sea test a boat which is reckoned to be the formula one of the water |