Example sentences of "this [be] [v-ing] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think this is policing on the cheap , and it is something profoundly to be regretted . |
| 2 | This is emerging in the 90s with Post-modernism , particularly the kind of Reconstructive Post-modernism described by Suzi Gablik in her book ‘ the Enchantment of Art ’ . |
| 3 | Consequently there has been a marked fall in recruitment since 1964 — although it is still not enough on its own to create a shortage of labour — and this is contributing to the ageing labour force . |
| 4 | ( And the prospective mothers-in-law must be aware that this is going through the young man 's mind , must n't they ? |
| 5 | I appeal to the Government to think again , this is going down the wrong road , we do not need these appointed , these appointees appointed by the Home Office and they know how it 's done , they know this new method , but there is the list of the greater the good , and if there 's of course there will be a bias one way or the other arising out of the very method by which it is done . |
| 6 | This is playing of the first order . |
| 7 | The fine polish of his technique does not disguise the music 's refinements : this is playing of the utmost subtlety , strength and thoughtful insight . |
| 8 | This is verging on the tragic , because even if there is only a remote chance of these clumps being survivors from prehistoric times , it must be our duty to ensure their continuity . |
| 9 | All this is happening on the main bed , of course . |
| 10 | Bu but basically we are , we are now going for land reform and if the , if th th the momentum from this is coming from the spontaneous actions of the peasants themselves , and if it 's not coming then we 've got ta give them the guidance to move in that direction . |
| 11 | This is occurring at the same time as the Commission is using the single market as an excuse to augment its power for political means . |
| 12 | He has two kinds of Test performance — five for very few , and none for a lot , and this was looking like the latter . |
| 13 | But I knew this was wishing for the impossible . |
| 14 | Déjà vu was one thing , she thought irritably , but this was bordering on the ridiculous ! |
| 15 | I need to explain why this was happening in the first place . |
| 16 | All of this was happening alongside the steady decline of the Luftwaffe which did not enjoy our operational tour scheme and rest periods . |