Example sentences of "and be [adv] [v-ing] [to-vb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The new shows , despite being on at rather awkward times , are proving to be more wholesome affairs and are even starting to include interviews with session guests . |
| 2 | The new shows , despite being on at rather awkward times , are proving to be more wholesome affairs and are even starting to include interviews with session guests . |
| 3 | New agents have been appointed in the U.S.A. and are now beginning to produce results . |
| 4 | How many , I wonder , were caught up in the looting frenzy themselves and are now attempting to make amends ? |
| 5 | They are challenging the legality of the appointment of a receiver and are still hoping to retain control . |
| 6 | They organised events for charity , gave concerts , formed clubs , and were generally beginning to become part of the administration . |
| 7 | However , it must be added that these subjects were consuming quite a large quantity of food and were not attempting to shed weight . |
| 8 | SGI is currently working with Microsoft Corp to enable Windows NT for the MIPS architecture — though SGI wo n't offer NT itself — and is also trying to win Gates as a customer for Irix' symmetric multi-processing technology , following Microsoft 's adoption of the GL library . |
| 9 | Aside from the money spent before this season ( ie Shearer et al ) he has spent 3M on warhurst , 2.75 on batts , and is still looking to get flowers 2M+ That s over 7M spent , and who has left ? |
| 10 | Aside from the money spent before this season ( ie Shearer et al ) he has spent 3M on warhurst , 2.75 on batts , and is still looking to get flowers 2M+ That s over 7M spent , and who has left ? |
| 11 | The council says it 's trying to save money , and is merely proposing to bring church schools into line with other state schools . |
| 12 | Atreus has bought URSI , a dormant US company , transferred the listing to the UK , bought DB(UK) a small unlisted firm making screens and mirrors under the Selecta brand name , and is now looking to raise £5 million net of expenses through a placing of 11.25 million shares with clients of the broker , Sheppard , and a public share offer at 20p . |
| 13 | The subject , Home Economics , has changed considerably in recent years and is constantly evolving to take account of social change and developments in technology . |
| 14 | Now a woman had returned and was probably going to lead trouble back to him , and he wanted no part of it . |
| 15 | She tells me that Jack was a real piss-head , and was always having to borrow money off her husband when they went out on the town . |
| 16 | The ensuing breach upset Laura , who missed having her eldest son at home and was constantly trying to find ways to retain as much contact with him as possible . |
| 17 | In the darkness I felt in the hands of God , someone who could do anything He liked with me , even though that someone was more likely to be Mr Slieman , the manager , who with his pencil moustache looked more like a used car salesman and was constantly trying to show Louise , the cashier and kiosk girl , his collection of prophylactics . |