Example sentences of "[be] [v-ing] [adv] [to-vb] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We are struggling tonight to achieve the first tentative step in Britain 's planning , not for two or three years hence , but for the better part of a decade hence , and to achieve at King 's Cross the equivalent of what has been under construction for several years at Lille . |
| 2 | I did ring Agnes away back in January and thanked her for having you ; I was ringing her partly to tell her that , strangely , one of her Hungarian friends from Southampton ( called ) is now the computer expert at Chambers , whose services I 've been using recently to accomplish the final formatting of my questionnaire and piece of sample text . |
| 3 | BUDGENS , Londis and a host of smaller supermarket chains are ganging together to beat the big boys at their own game . |
| 4 | At this point we are seeking only to explain the social frameworks which render certain actions intelligible , and we do not wish to imply causal links between social frames and social action . |
| 5 | And remember that most of the candidates in most of the constituencies believe throughout , in their secret hearts , that they can not win — while most of the remainder are looking only to resume the dismal MP 's job they had before , once this is over and out of the way . |
| 6 | ‘ The region has got to come out in the open and to do more than what they have been doing before to make a real commitment to get rid of racism , particularly institutional racism which has been built up over many , many years . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ The region has got to come out in the open and to do more than what they have been doing before to make a real commitment to get rid of racism , particularly institutional racism which has been built up over many , many years . ’ |
| 8 | I I 'm not certain that they were particularly group organised , but er , certainly I shall be looking forward to deposit a large number of files there from our group . |
| 9 | Even in these circumstances , furthermore , the protector would ideally be flying overseas to meet the overseas trustees to consider the particular problems and to make the appropriate decisions . |
| 10 | On Saturday 9 November University musicians past and present will be joining together to perform a varied programme of Baroque music in aid of the Foundation ( see advertisement on page 43 for details ) . |
| 11 | Sharpe prayed that the French would go on waiting , and that the British troops who were marching desperately to reinforce the outnumbered defenders at Quatre Bras reached the crossroads in time . |
| 12 | De Gaulle knew that collaborators around the Vichy prime minister Pierre Laval were trying desperately to resuscitate the Third Republic as a way of saving their own skins and forestalling a Gaullist takeover . |
| 13 | Patristic Christology is subtle , for the fathers were trying rightly to express a complex issue . |
| 14 | Soon after I left them , they were working overtime to fulfil a big order , when there was a breakdown . |
| 15 | I am trying hard to follow the hon. Gentleman 's logic . |
| 16 | Most of his staff are currently on strike because they have n't been paid for two months , so Soliz is going personally to open the new group and give the first lesson . |
| 17 | At a conference for chief executives to mark the third anniversary of Responsible Care , David Heathcoat-Amory , under secretary of state for energy , said that he was ‘ very impressed with the way that the [ chemical ] industry is moving forward to grasp the environmental challenge ’ . |
| 18 | it 's absolutely wonderful that he 's coming here to launch the National Bowl in May |
| 19 | Our service staff have also been working hard to ensure the highest standards in difficult times and to help retain our customers . |
| 20 | Preston and London East are already there ( CONGRATULATIONS ! ) and I know you have all been working hard to ensure the National Assessment goes well at the end of November . |
| 21 | A group of colleges have been working together to develop a new HNC in Civil Engineering . |
| 22 | Ease of use , Mr Rosenbaum admits , still requires some work but ‘ we are working hard to establish a common ‘ log off ’ — important where billing is by the minute ! |
| 23 | ‘ I was going home to get a new hearing-aid . |
| 24 | The House of Commons was moving forward to assert a greater degree of control over the colonies than before ; partly to evade this , William created a Board of Trade and Plantations , made up of civil servants and privy councillors , that was unlikely to pay much more attention to the Commons than its predecessor , the Lords of Trade , had done . |
| 25 | Michael Stein was trying unsuccessfully to calm an irate customer who was arguing about his bill . |
| 26 | ‘ But if they 're given money for the food … ’ the Substitute was trying vainly to put a bouncing lighter to his cigar . |
| 27 | Benedicta was trying hard to keep a straight face . |
| 28 | I was trying hard to absorb the bizarre happenings of the day . |
| 29 | He was working hard to complete a special project for Friday , and had already told her he would give her a hand at the weekend . |
| 30 | Dr Rolleston was retiring quietly to let a younger man prepare for what we were beginning to think was inevitable . |