Example sentences of "and [noun sg] be [v-ing] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In response to the news coverage of the disorder , she sent telegrams to both the BBC and the ITA asking them to ‘ please consider whether the massive television coverage of acts of vandalism and violence is contributing to the spread of the riots ’ . |
| 2 | Already Robin 's fingernails are growing and blood is flowing through the hand , although he has little feeling higher than the base of his palm . |
| 3 | Once again , however , it was felt that this solution was not entirely acceptable since the words degradation and humiliation were lacking in the certainty desirable for criminal legislation . |
| 4 | May I draw to my hon. Friend 's attention a report in the Sunday Express pointing out that paramilitaries convicted of bombing and murder are sheltering in the Republic are drawing more than £2 million per week in dole money and social security , paid for by the British taxpayer , while many would face reconviction if they returned to Ulster ? |
| 5 | Raynor had tipped a basket of logs on to the fire , and warmth and light were washing over the room . |
| 6 | If he was insatiable he made her so too , and light was filtering through the shutters before , utterly exhausted , she fell asleep in his arms . |
| 7 | Both government and opposition are grappling with the awkward consequences of an upsurge of religious tension inspired by militant Hindu claims to a disused Muslim mosque on a site believed to have been Lord Rama 's birthplace . |
| 8 | The wooden beams and ceiling were crackling in the extreme heat . |
| 9 | JEALOUSY and betrayal are brewing in the latest episode tonight of TV 's coffee ad romance . |
| 10 | The instruments were shattered , but the controls and engine were functioning except the latter was spewing coolant vapour . |
| 11 | An economic model has been built to determine the sensitivity of this project to the variation of input parameters and work is proceeding on the commercial possibilities of a plant in the South Wales area . |
| 12 | Music and laughter was spilling from the grand chamber . |
| 13 | ‘ a management tool comprising a systematic , documented , periodic and objective evaluation of how well environmental organisation , management and equipment are performing with the aim of helping to safeguard the environment by : ( i ) facilitating management control of environmental practices ; and ( ii ) assessing compliance with company policies , which would include meeting regulatory requirements ’ . |
| 14 | When the two girls left the smithy , Gay was carrying the wooden board — a rough affair that was all that could be obtained — and Breeze was leading on the end of a knotted string a small and ill-favoured specimen of doghood . |
| 15 | Current advances in knowledge of graptolite morphology and distribution are leading to the recognition of further subdivisions in the Ordovician and the Silurian . |
| 16 | It was as if the energies within my brain and body were reacting to the energies within the crypt and a flowing , pulsing feeling of warmth came over me , somewhat similar to my feeling after a session of Reichian therapy . |
| 17 | From left to right , a spinning maelstrom of snow and rain was sweeping around the block like a tornado . |
| 18 | The sun had set and dusk was closing over the moor , which looked grey and melancholy . |
| 19 | The light was fading perceptibly now ; they had set out in the full glare of the midday sun , but they had ridden for several hours and dusk was creeping across the land . |
| 20 | The frail winter sunlight had faded and dusk was advancing across the silent fields to either side . |
| 21 | You needed six blankets to keep warm , heating was no use , and draught was coming through the window |
| 22 | The night had strewn a carpet of dew-beaded cobwebs across the lawn and mist was rising from the river . |
| 23 | The director had told her most of the cast and crew were staying in the same hotel , and a room had been reserved for her there , too . |
| 24 | He notes that IBM and Apple are collaborating on the PowerPC CPU , and not on systems : Apple boxes will run System 7 , not Pink or any new operating system . |
| 25 | His mother and father were walking beside the bank of the stream , talking . |
| 26 | Most of the East Anglian ports were enjoying their first spell of prosperity for many years , employment and trade was booming in the area and more customs staff were required at King 's Lynn , Ipswich and Felixstowe , my old home and a natural first choice . |
| 27 | Within a few minutes the atmosphere in the bay was normal , and Ace was jetting towards the shuttle 's cabin door . |
| 28 | Understanding of the atomic nucleus was progressing rapidly and awareness was dawning of the awesome energies latent within . |
| 29 | The house she lives in is infested with cockroaches , and damp is coming through the ceiling . |
| 30 | This applies particularly to ‘ wilderness ’ states such as Montana where large quantities of cobalt and platinum are lying under the ground . |