Example sentences of "[noun pl] be [adv] [v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The former cabinet minister says Neil Kinnock is trying to convince voters he 's brushed aside Socialism , while left-wing policies are still lurking beneath Labour 's new tablets of stone . |
| 2 | … the ‘ brake shop ’ , into which coaches are continually coming for repair . |
| 3 | I mean is it going to be a case that market values are actually going to work to our advantage ? |
| 4 | Mutations are continually occurring in nature and are the basis for breeding — indeed they are a prerequisite for the evolutionary process of natural selection . |
| 5 | Below the surface , other animals are also tuning into water movements . |
| 6 | Legal and General Insurance transport and equipment manager Peter Fenton runs a 1,500-strong user-chooser fleet ; around 12–15 per cent of drivers are currently opting for diesel . |
| 7 | and she said er , and I said , I said Dave said you were a bloody fool to go up there , you let mother talk you into going , Terry had a job here , he , alright you had your house , you had your ups and downs , it was a bit small , you persevere with it , I said your kids are nearly going to school all of them , so I said , you do n't need a big house |
| 8 | Books are also coming under pressure from Christians objecting to witches and magic , and Muslims objecting to the use of pigs as characters . |
| 9 | PRIMARY schools are increasingly relying on money from parents for a decent stock of books , according to government inspectors . |
| 10 | Schools are increasingly relying on money from parents to provide decent stocks of books , government inspectors report today . |
| 11 | And erm , whilst those schools are still suffering from under-funding , at least they can er gain some erm solace , consolation from the fact that er the Tories seem to be able to replace their chairs , opposition spokespersons of education almost at will . |
| 12 | And that 's beginning to show er up in the chemistry of the lakes and streams , some recovery of some lakes are already recovering in response to that reduction of emissions , but not all by any means . |
| 13 | However , according to many suppliers , pasta shapes are rapidly increasing in popularity . |
| 14 | SEVEN Newcastle United fans were still recovering in hospital last night after a double fatal accident on the A66 trans-Pennine road . |
| 15 | His mouth was wet and his eyes were still flicking from side to side . |
| 16 | Yet even in those halcyon days the signs of trouble were there for those with the will to see them : the multi-media and multi-disciplinary avant-gardes were beginning to show up every NEA programme area ; the clamour for the funding of life-styles rather than art as traditionally defined was becoming louder , and the accepted definitions of art and the arts were everywhere coming under attack in grant applications as well as in panels . |
| 17 | He stepped back onto the concrete and came round to the front of the building where the flowering cherries were just coming into bud on the lawn . |
| 18 | But even though the river 's dry a nearby training stables is now applying for permission to drill a bore hole and pump up to £10m gallons out of the ground to water horse gallops like this . |
| 19 | Thus Anderson may have been more prophetic than was realized at the time ( Earley 1988:61 ) : Parents are basically looking for reassurance about their children 's schools and teachers . |
| 20 | Almost 1 million lone parents are now managing on benefit . |
| 21 | Even some who do have deeds are still waiting for compensation . |
| 22 | ‘ If some of our visitors are somewhat lacking in restraint , ’ noted an RCM report euphemistically , ‘ it must be remembered that many are overwrought with anxiety . ’ |
| 23 | Many countries are already proceeding towards democracy . |
| 24 | Does the Minister also accept that far too many people in such communities are now living in fear of violent crime ? |
| 25 | If your bills are always sailing through taxation as drawn , it may be that your draftsman is getting it spot on , but equally it may be because the bills are being constantly understated and therefore are found to be unobjectionable . |
| 26 | For example , the computer industry and telecommunications are now converging as technology advances . |
| 27 | He glanced down the slope wishing he had brought boots ; his shoes were already letting in mud . |
| 28 | Cameron and Menzies found themselves moving out of the door in a file of soldiers whose feet were already walking in step . |
| 29 | This wreck was the Small Gains , which had gone down more than twenty-live years before , when hundreds of barges were still working under sail . |
| 30 | As they climbed over the hedge , he was struck by the beauty of the day ; the hedgerows were just coming into leaf and the meadow was dotted with buttercups and daisies . |