Example sentences of "[adv] be [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 One PC complained at length to a sergeant that the ‘ ground ’ where they both worked had become much quieter ; he looked back with nostalgia to the old days when the ground was much ‘ harder ’ and ‘ you could literally be strolling past a pub and a bloke would come staggering out with a knife in his back … ’
2 For the players of Torpedo Moscow will not only be fighting for the honour of becoming the first side to beat Manchester United in a European tie at Old Trafford .
3 I 'll only be sitting in the coffee shop till five past five anyway like so
4 Kitty had that facility for slipping the knife in , even when on the surface she might only be talking about the weather .
5 The discussions are close to a conclusion and I understand that my hon. Friend will shortly be writing to the industry to clear up some of the remaining points , which will isolate the relatively few issues to be settled .
6 Miranda frowned at the rain ; her visitors would shortly be arriving at the village hotels , for she had decided to hold the KITS annual sales conference weekend at Saracen .
7 When he would return , the two would feel even closer than before the quarrel and they would soon be moving about the yard together , chatting away .
8 If Max knew about Modigliani 's private life then all Montparnasse would soon be seething with the story .
9 NEW CAR BUYERS may soon be voting on the reliability and quality of their new vehicles , as well as the standard of service they receive from their dealers .
10 He 'd soon be shouting at the window to call the boss up to go and get him some drink — usually home-brewed beer .
11 Margaret Stanhope saw by the watch that never left his wrist that their unromantic interlude would soon be drawing to a close .
12 That 's when I decided to gamble on the chance that you 'd soon be returning to the hotel to freshen up before the start of the evening .
13 Annabel , who always excited more by her appearance than her standard of play , knew she would soon be going to the ball as Cinderella and she was only playing in the National Championships on a whim .
14 People came in the summer to walk and to sail and , if development plans succeeded and the roads could be kept clear , they 'd soon be coming in the winter to ski .
15 The group 's press officer , Mick Houghton , thought it was Gregory 's departure that he would soon be explaining to the press when suddenly he was told Charman was out .
16 Spouse unable to refrain from observing that Mrs Body 's body will soon be a-mouldering in the grave .
17 During the hearing , however , Neil Davidson , counsel for the Deanses , gave an undertaking that they would no longer be moving at the meeting for the removal of Mr Johnston as a director .
18 There was always the possibility , of course , that his suggestion of a fortnight ago may have been a whim of the moment , and he would no longer be approving of the idea .
19 However , reporting to a body of committed stakeholders , the auditor would no longer be working in a vacuum .
20 Optimistic economists are suggesting that the surge in shares and the increase in High Street retail sales indicates that we might finally be emerging from the recession .
21 They 'd just be living off the land .
22 Why … well pit talk has it that the reigning world champion Ayrton Senna might just be signing for the team next season … if he comes will Nigel go … what 's his future … this is what he told Central South …
23 It 's fine if all year round you carry the bag of a genuine superstar , who might win £500,000 ; but a caddie who works for a golfer who is outside the top twenty in the Order of Merit will not exactly be reaching for the champagne every night .
24 New shoots will already be appearing at the base of many herbs , and marjoram and mints respond well to this treatment .
25 He wass so badly hurt we could easily be dealing with a murder inquiry .
26 The approach to independent valuations seeks to ensure that the valuer retains an impartial stance , since , in these circumstances , he will usually be acting as an expert resolving the position between two or more parties .
27 It is true that even then he might still be acting in the course of his employment , but we must take it that this curious piece of metaphysics exempts the employer from vicarious liability for this particular tort .
28 " Darling , if you put your ear close to mine , you 'll hear last night 's electric , whining , beating group that should still be issuing from the brain tissue . "
29 Even if one were to , as I do , empathize with sophisticated functional Marxism of , say , G. A. Cohen and speak of the compatibility or incompatibility of certain sets of cultural forms with certain other sets of production relations , one would still be looking for an explanation of the specific properties of those cultural forms .
30 Will not local authorities , which will still be wrestling with the poll tax in 1992 , be in a state of total chaos in April 1993 ?
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