Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] be [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I did n't even think about about the decathlon again until Duncan Mathieson , another one of Jim 's group down here , started going on about being the only one who was going to make it to the World Student Games . |
| 2 | When she was a small child people had stopped in the street asking why this little girl with the blonde , almost white , curls had never been chosen for the Pears soap advertisement … the one where it said , ‘ Growing up to be a beautiful lady ’ . |
| 3 | This assignment that , initially , had seemed simple and straightforward was turning out to be no such thing . |
| 4 | You know , it 's turning out to be a brilliant story to do . |
| 5 | ‘ This is turning out to be a complete disaster for Darlington . |
| 6 | Amazing , when you thought about it , but it was turning out to be an amazing war . |
| 7 | But why are the French turning out to be the natural heirs ? |
| 8 | Somehow this tea was not turning out to be the delightful social event she had hoped for , full of contented tittle-tattle and scornful criticism of all who were not Scottish and United Church . |
| 9 | It 's shaping up to be an exciting climax to the group and I know Billy Bingham wants to end his managerial career on a high note . ’ |
| 10 | But Lennie Lawrence is shaping up to be the complete club manager . |
| 11 | Ministers expect the current public spending round to be the toughest for many years as the Government seeks to maintain its anti-inflation policy outside the ERM disciplines . |
| 12 | ‘ The York race is boiling up to be a good looking contest which is great , ’ Kauntze said . |