Example sentences of "[am/are] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Railway enthusiasts are queueing up for a nostalgic trip on a steam train . |
| 2 | The staff and students are quickly getting to know each other and are shaping up into a hardworking and enthusiastic team . |
| 3 | Wales welcome their arch-humiliators with open jaws , the scent of an overdue kill growing in nostrils that are flaring again under the inspirational coaching of Alan Davies . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | We are touching here on the sensitive area of competitive tendering and of privatisation . |
| 6 | It might be that your ambitions are seriously flawed and you are preaching only to the converted . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Zapp is the supreme professional , who embodies , albeit comically , those ideals of professionalism that have long been dominant in the North American academy and are becoming so in the British . |
| 9 | He accepts that his input into the group is still the largest but believes the other members are contributing more on a growing basis . |
| 10 | New opportunities are opening up in the near future which you must be calm enough to accept . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | The traditional multilateral institutions , IMF and World Bank , are gearing up for a major contribution . |
| 13 | Greece and Cyprus stay hot and dry , but the Balkans and Turkey are cooling off to a nice temperature for hikers . |
| 14 | ‘ 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 . |
| 15 | They are mopping up in a southerly direction . |
| 16 | As we near the end of the 20th century our horizons must extend well beyond our own national frontiers , to our new relationships which are developing fast in the European Community and to our obligations and opportunities in the exciting , but often perilous circumstances of the post Cold War world . |
| 17 | I am looking forward to the usual summer visitors . |
| 18 | SIR — As director of a company which supplies market research data to the pharmaceutical industry in the Republic of Ireland , I am looking forward to the forthcoming explanations from United Kingdom opinion poll organisations . |
| 19 | ‘ Other members of the herd are swimming around in the blood-red sea as this killing continues . |
| 20 | It says two Darlington pubs the Hole in the Wall and Lascelles Park are operating well under the new leases and that they are a unique way of putting pubs on a proper commercial footing . |
| 21 | They want a baby they 're not concerned whether it 's going to have spina-bifida or have som , they are looking forward for a perfect baby . |
| 22 | The likes of Brian , and his current charter boat Lagosta II ( an Offshore 105 ) , are looking forward to a new season which starts about now and improves with warming sea temperatures until early September . |
| 23 | We are looking forward to a good start in trading and yet another Wood Group success story in this international development . ’ |
| 24 | Despite lack of sponsorship ( offers to the address below ) the Barnstormers are looking forward to a busy 1992 season . |
| 25 | Now Martin , 28 , and wife Vicky are looking forward to a happy Christmas with their children . |
| 26 | ‘ We are looking forward to an increased interest in this initiative in future years with the potential to extend the challenge to other local authorities a distinct possibility . ’ |
| 27 | BORDON 'S new and as yet unnamed choir are looking forward to an illustrious future . |
| 28 | Staff at the Three Choirs Vineyard in Gloucestershire are looking forward to an excellent harvest this year . |
| 29 | I'Anson Cup champions Churt CC are looking forward to the new season , having wintered well at the Bohunt School indoor nets . |
| 30 | SUPER SMILE Mum Fran and brave little Laura are looking forward to the new Christmas baby . |