Example sentences of "[am/are] [adv] [v-ing] the [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But even in the teeth of a recession , companies large and small are successfully gaining the backing of the venture capital funds and paying them back handsomely . |
| 2 | Even in the teeth of a recession , companies large and small are successfully gaining the backing of the venture capital funds and paying them back handsomely |
| 3 | Simply by providing a variety of equipment and allowing the children to experiment , we are effectively increasing the possibility for incidental mathematical experience and learning . |
| 4 | In the case of non-resident discretionary trusts the Inland Revenue are effectively increasing the amount of tax due as the flat rate of 35 per cent applies on the combined amount of the dividend and a notional tax credit of 20 per cent rather than simply on the net dividend as before . |
| 5 | Second , it is clear from the Report that motorists are not keeping to the Park 's speed limits and are thereby abusing the privilege of vehicle access . |
| 6 | In essence the courts ' control over the conditions of jurisdiction is premised upon the assumption that they are thereby effectuating the will of Parliament ; they are ensuring that the tribunal or authority remains within the boundaries of what Parliament intended it to examine by ensuring that those conditions are present . |
| 7 | We are vigorously addressing the level of our overheads . |
| 8 | But all of them are constantly watching the keyboard for their particular call up command and it is possible that one command may affect more than one accessory — with predictable , and disastrous , results ! |
| 9 | We look very carefully at any new posts that we create , and we constantly look to see whether there are posts that we can get rid of erm and we have , in fact , shed a great many posts erm over the last year erm and we are constantly reviewing the efficiency of our service delivery . |
| 10 | The English , alleged the Duc de Choiseul , ‘ while pretending to protect the balance on land which no one threatens … are entirely destroying the balance at sea which no one defends ’ . |
| 11 | MBV and Lush are perhaps pointing the way with their 50/50 male-female splits . |
| 12 | I have , I should make clear , reread Miss Kenton 's recent letter several times , and there is no possibility I am merely imagining the presence of these hints on her part . |
| 13 | You are only encouraging the trade in animal exploitation , some of which are endangered and many vulnerable |
| 14 | A police officer reported that ‘ in some villages the young men are brought up from their childhood with the idea that according to ancient Kandyan custom the highland on which the [ coffee ] estate has been opened belongs by right of inheritance to the village below and in helping themselves they are only taking the rent of the ground . ’ |
| 15 | Ethirajulu Krishnan , director for CARE , in Somalia says : ‘ We are trying to deal with all this and still we know that we are only reaching the tip of the iceberg . |
| 16 | And they can sweep aside any criticism by declaring : ‘ We are only rewarding the loyalty of our truly dedicated fans — the ones who turn up for every match , however unattractive . ’ |
| 17 | In looking at the industries in which black workers work , we are only examining the kind of work they do — what industry they are employed in . |
| 18 | If we nevertheless believe that He exists , we are only showing the sort of commitment that the partisan shows . |
| 19 | While the courts continue to insist that they are only keeping the authority within the boundaries of its power and not substituting their view , the dividing line can be a thin one . |
| 20 | But here electrons are somehow flowing the length of the channel without being scattered to any measurable extent , yet the scattering can be switched on again simply by varying the gate voltage , Vg , enough to bring the Hall voltage off a plateau . |
| 21 | And after working for seven minutes I am already feeling the need for the ingestion of sugar . |
| 22 | Several companies are either waiting for permits or are already drilling the area around Wa Kele O Puna forest . |
| 23 | IT WILL probably be a month before the results of an official inquiry are published and sceptics silenced , but experts in New Zealand are already calling the voyage of the Rose-Noelle one of the most remarkable stories ever told of survival at sea . |
| 24 | Economists and politicians are already celebrating the disappearance of these huge external imbalances — even those who only a few years ago claimed that current-account deficits did not matter . |
| 25 | They are already investigating the scope for putting some more services — management services , computer services and the collection of moneys — out to the private sector . |
| 26 | At least five police forces are already leading the way with charters setting out their targets . |
| 27 | As a result , some traders are already pondering the wisdom of reducing their domestic commitments and developing outlets in southern Europe instead . |
| 28 | The first rays of the sun are just touching the summit of the Mountain of God . |
| 29 | They carry on dancing , but they 're only holding the attention of a small part of the audience . |
| 30 | The new squad will officially be in existence on Monday anyway , so we 're only jumping the gun by six days . |