Example sentences of "be [v-ing] [adv] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These BSL interpreters appeared to be using only a single register , and this corresponded to a signed version closely tied to the English of the original message . |
| 2 | But you will be building up a useful nest egg and wo n't have to pay either capital gains or income tax on the money you get back . |
| 3 | In the meantime , the band themselves will be pressing up a limited edition single in December for their two Irish dates in Dublin and Belfast . |
| 4 | Erm , I 've been thinking that I ca n't chair this meeting and take the notes and things when it becomes , and if it , the fund comes through and it becomes the audio description project as opposed to this group , and you know we will be widening out a little bit , I wonder if we should actually have a chairman type person . |
| 5 | We 'll also be looking back a little bit at the Breeder 's Cup , we 'll also have the result of your poll for the Channel Four racing personality of the year , there 's the picture puzzle and lots of other things as well which I ca n't remember . |
| 6 | ( 6 ) Hilton Mining ( Harvard OTC ) " Between ourselves , somebody may be picking up a huge stake in this company . |
| 7 | Around the harbour , fishermen 's tavernas still jostle side by side with the newer cafés and bars which have sprung up to cater for the younger market , and the main daytime activity seems to be relaxing over a quiet glass of something while watching the boats chug in and out . |
| 8 | ‘ I want to do well for the club but I seem to be heading up a blind alley and maybe a move is the only solution . |
| 9 | 3 Can you give us an approximate idea of sales you 'd be expecting over a three-year period ? |
| 10 | During the Project Video shoot we shall be moving around a great deal and there may be occasions when people need to contact us but are unable to do so . |
| 11 | The hire car would be running up a heavy bill , but apart from the advance that he 'd had to hand over Forester had no intention of paying it . |
| 12 | And to prove we mean business — as usual ! — we 'll be giving away a special 100-page A–Z Book Of C64 Tips … absolutely FREE ! |
| 13 | But erm , we do seem to be coming out a little bit light . |
| 14 | In most cases we will be asking when a particular parish or set of parish boundaries was first defined , and if that was the date of its origin or if it is older . |
| 15 | They seemed to be cutting off a great slice of the camp . |
| 16 | Events , at last , seemed to be taking on a constructive momentum of their own . |
| 17 | Drama time After recapping through still images , the teacher explains that he will now be taking on a different role . |
| 18 | You can avoid accidents in and around you home be taking just a little time to check up on your surroundings . |
| 19 | No tote and with the betting shops closed , Sunderland appear to be taking quite a financial chance on their October 11 meeting . |
| 20 | If not , I would n't be bankrupt but I would be taking out a second mortgage on the house . ’ |
| 21 | Should the call come within the next week , I shall be taking out a full-page advert in the Whaddon and Mitchley Argus to express my thanks to you all for your support during my short period as manager . |
| 22 | In a related announcement , Groupe Bull SA says it will be taking out a cross-licensing agreement with HP giving Bull access to OpenView components , whilst HP gets Bull 's CM-API . |
| 23 | Amateur golfers will soon be handing in a new kind of card — a ‘ flexible friend ’ , writes Bill Meredith . |
| 24 | They appeared to be playing out a familiar soap opera scenario — smoothie , 45 , dumps wife for a sexy young blonde half his age . |
| 25 | Middlesbrough Council will be putting forward a strong case for a ‘ core area ’ , including the Whinney Banks and Grove Hill districts of the town . |
| 26 | ‘ Well , I wo n't be putting on a different voice or anything like that , ’ he smiles , another fag clamped between his teeth . |
| 27 | One minute she 'd be putting up a good case for one course of action , then produce an equally convincing rebuttal . |
| 28 | ‘ It was n't uncommon for us to be putting out a 16-page issue at the end of the 1960s . |
| 29 | So Yardie sold 10,000 copies in a few months — an unheard of amount for a small press publication — and has now been picked up by Pan Books which will be putting out a mass-market edition in the new year . |
| 30 | He had made a few calls , but could n't have chosen a worse time to be setting up a casual liaison . |