Example sentences of "[v-ing] and [pron] be [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The ceremony has died out in many areas over the past hundred years , so it was a good idea to revive it.There 's cider and singing and it 's good fun . |
| 2 | It was raining and there was this walkie-talkie twisting around my head , there was police hats rolling in the road , and they radioed in for assistance . |
| 3 | While inflation rates and budget and trade deficits improved or remained steady , it appeared that the growth rate of the economy was slowing and there was some fear of recession . |
| 4 | The shops were closing and there was that burst of activity before things settled down to the evening calm . |
| 5 | By the time action was taken , by the Labour government in 1975 , school rolls were already falling and there was little interest in the forging of any new partnership . |
| 6 | Negotiations continue but no clear way forward has yet presented itself , the Cooking Centre is zoned for housing and there is little prospect that the Region would be prepared to acquire it at the residential land value — £150,000 . |