Example sentences of "be [v-ing] [noun] [prep] [art] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But there is no need to send a market counterparty notice to another SFA member if both are trading members of the same investment exchange . |
| 2 | Police here are publicising facilities within a few miles of the road . |
| 3 | Again we 're using repetition of the same starting phrase in two octaves here . |
| 4 | For example , if you 're copying files onto a few floppies , it 'll work out the files that will best fit into each disk . |
| 5 | Politicians have been paying tribute to the former leader of the Liberal Party , Lord Grimond , who died in hospital on Orkney aged eighty . |
| 6 | We still are in some necessity of joiners and coopers and any trades ; for the rest , we are buying slaves from the same merchants who put in to anchor here and take on our water and our salt . |
| 7 | A woman who tried to take over Swindon Town Football Club has been giving evidence against the former manager Lou Macari , who 's on trial for tax fraud . |
| 8 | But if Eildon becomes the new landlord then these tenants will eventually be paying rents on the same basis as other Eildon tenants . ’ |
| 9 | It is easy to be put off buying a greenhouse simply because you might be moving house in a few years . |
| 10 | ‘ I dare say , but I 'd far rather be playing snooker with a few of the boys , accompanied by a few pints of beer — preferably Devil 's Dram . |
| 11 | Shout , they 'd shout something but er well since we 've been living up here , my mother used to give , the man used to come for the order for the grocery , the baker used to come round , the milk used to come round , they all used to come round at she 'd ha she did n't have go out for heavy loads of stuff to bring in it was all delivered , but when they started some new technique of er of ordering by computer , it 's going to come back to square one again you know , they 'll be delivering stuff in the same jolly old way hey . |
| 12 | Evergreen are taking advantage of the many tons of rubbish , until recently just dumped , that come from spinning and knitting factories , jumble sales and charity shops . |
| 13 | The core of this project is a detailed investigation of the processes of social , economic and political change which are taking place in a few selected villages in the area from which the majority of Pakistani settlers in Britain originate . |
| 14 | ‘ Timothy , four , has been learning cello for a few months and loves it . ’ |
| 15 | We are doing well with dog-fighting in spite of its illegality , and we are making progress with a few speculative lines such as cave diving , simulated extreme skiing and Russian roulette . |
| 16 | So the L & NWR were building coaches in the same area as Joseph Wright & Sons , at best not a satisfactory arrangement , and a major factor in the decision to transfer this activity to Wolverton . |
| 17 | We were having tea at the same hotel when Mrs Harvey came in , with another old dear . |
| 18 | Indeed , in the course of our research it became increasingly clear that many of those commenting upon the " new " temporary working were making reference to the same small number of examples of this practice — examples , moreover , in which the number of temporary workers actually employed was often very low [ see Chapter 7 ] . |
| 19 | What if you are watching TV at the same time ? ) |
| 20 | To compensate hunters , many of them peasants and Indians , for loss of income from the illegal trade , the government is allowing exports of a few species not in danger of extinction , such as the Teyu Guazu iguana , whose skin is used for handbags and belts . |
| 21 | Some have already been formed at Lockerbie , Wigtown and Eskdalemuir but Scotland 's smallest police force is urging others to the same . |
| 22 | Commenting on his support for the campaign , Fuzz from Silverfish told the NME : ‘ I believe Charter 88 is creating awareness of the many injustices doled out by society today . |
| 23 | British Rail 's Superstaff awards are to be presented in May and the Transport User 's Consultative Committee is taking nominations for the most customer care conscious employee . |
| 24 | X/Open says it is taking DCE on the same terms as it has taken object specifications from OMG . |
| 25 | Their roots lay in another relatively new corporate phenomenon , that of management consultancy , which was gaining credence at the same time . |
| 26 | During the troubles of 1173–4 the inhabitants of the citadel seized the opportunity to turn their enclosure into a proper circuit of walls , a move which was probably aimed against the city rather than against ducal authority , though clearly it was taking advantage of the latter 's temporary weakness . |
| 27 | As far as Gloucester was concerned , it was a recognition of the fact that the north had now emerged as his main sphere of interest , and his surrender of land in East Anglia was to some extent the corollary of the consolidation of his northern interests which was taking place in the same year . |
| 28 | As far as Gloucester was concerned , it was a recognition of the fact that the north had now emerged as his main sphere of interest , and his surrender of land in East Anglia was to some extent the corollary of the consolidation of his northern interests which was taking place in the same year . |
| 29 | But over the years , the government did little except to remove contaminated soil , even though the trail of dioxin was showing contamination from a few to a several hundred PPB . |
| 30 | ‘ On one occasion he was playing Byron at the same time as Richard III , ’ says Miss McCulloch . |