Example sentences of "[is] [v-ing] through a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The Government is railroading through a new contract which depends on the comprehensive computerisation of practices . |
| 2 | Peter , a 55-year-old distribution engineer at the plant , says his wife believes he is going through a second childhood . |
| 3 | Russia is going through a critical phase which will determine its political future . |
| 4 | ‘ I have recalled Browning because Taylor is going through a sticky spell , ’ said Rovers manager Dennis Rofe . |
| 5 | The hole-in-the-wall tie and scarf retailer is going through a sticky patch in its drive to adorn the world 's necks . |
| 6 | This is not always easy , especially when the relationship is going through a sticky patch , but if they can feel close from time to time , the pulling-back will happen less , and Elizabeth could reassure Harry that just because she wants to do things for herself does n't mean that she does n't want him . |
| 7 | He is going through a dry patch at the moment as he has won only on match in the five tournaments he has played so far this year but I am sure he will work his way back again , he has got it in him . |
| 8 | The promotions business is going through a rocky time , and the Hoover jinx has now hit the Coca Cola Co in the UK , the Guardian reports : customer services at the company 's British headquarters are besieged with callers believing they have won Sega Enterprises Ltd games machines because one batch of bottles appears to make every purchaser a winner ; any bottle cap with the letter M , G or B printed on it wins a Sega prize , but the problem batch have all three letters inside the cap as part of a code to identify consignments , and the company is having to spend thousands of pounds on advertising to make it quite clear that its only caps with only one of the letters that win , and that all three are no good . |
| 9 | The fact that the Sun is producing far less of these enigmatic particles than expected could well be a symptom that it is going through a quiescent period — although it could equally well be that there is something wrong with our theories concerning what makes the Sun shine . |
| 10 | With record repossession figures , house prices that are at best static , and interest rates still uncomfortably high , the property-owning democracy is going through a rough period . |
| 11 | There is no doubt that agriculture is going through a difficult transition period , continually hampered by a serious lack of direction and strategy from Brussels . |
| 12 | The key to delighting in God is going through a constant process of sublimation . |
| 13 | ‘ He 's going through a shy stage , ’ Ashley explained , on a breath , ‘ and he 's especially wary of men . |
| 14 | ju I , I tell you something tha I reckon she 's going through a mad state ! |
| 15 | For baby Jake and Sophie , who 's going through a faddy phase about eating , whole milk is the best choice . |
| 16 | COURTAULDS is coming through a difficult trading period in reasonable health . |