Example sentences of "and be [adv] [v-ing] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What is interesting is that , while in the Third World education is still seen as ( and still is ) a pathway to a new economic existence , here in the Western World we have passed along that pathway and are fast approaching a crossroads without any identifying markers . |
| 2 | We launched a national recruiting campaign at the beginning of this year and are shortly introducing a pilot scheme to pay a bounty to specials , as a further boost to recruitment . |
| 3 | The platoon have constructed the fuel farm and are currently receiving a bulk inload from Petrofisi , the main Turkish fuel supplier . |
| 4 | In addition to being involved with various improvement teams , Doctus have also reviewed the company 's organisation structure and are currently developing a Management Information & control System . |
| 5 | We shall soon see our 500th wish come true and are now organising a wish-a-day . |
| 6 | We shall soon see our 500th wish come true and are now organising a wish-a-day . |
| 7 | Nikwax have joined forces with the professional cleaners , Sureclean , and are now offering a cleaning and re-waterproofing service for sleeping bags . |
| 8 | This is really rather unfair because the only time we can really define correctly is in hindsight — when we have already found the solution and are merely inventing a definition that would have led us there ! |
| 9 | If you have existing furniture and are merely re-doing a room , you will almost certainly know what you want to keep and what to replace — or re-upholster , re-cover , re-finish or re-paint . |
| 10 | I 've gone through all our little library , and am now re-reading a Galsworthy I found . |
| 11 | During our evenings together we would talk about all we were going to do when he was better and were even planning a trip to North Devon to stay with our friends Steve and Iris Pugh . |
| 12 | Giant Eachus , blamed for the second goal in Cyprus which sent Bangor crashing out of Europe in midweek , gifted Glenavon two goals yesterday and is clearly suffering a crisis of confidence . |
| 13 | Giant Eachus , blamed for the second goal in Cyprus which sent Bangor crashing out of Europe in midweek , gifted Glenavon two goals yesterday and is clearly suffering a crisis of confidence . |
| 14 | The latest revelation about the Government 's courting of minority parties came amid persistent speculation at Westminster that , on the Europe question , Mr Major has lost control and is effectively running a minority Government . |
| 15 | Indeed , comparative legal analysis forms a well-recognised feature of traditional legal scholarship and is increasingly becoming a focus of legal study in its own right . |
| 16 | According to the influential El Pais newspaper , Real 's president Ramon Mendoza has rebuked Toshack on a number of counts and is already seeking a replacement for the Welshman hired only last summer on a £1 million contract . |
| 17 | Three had their convictions quashed by the Appeal Court earlier this year — the fourth had his appeal turned down and is still serving a life sentence . |
| 18 | Introduced to Louisiana by immigrants , Cajun cooking has its roots in southern France and is currently enjoying a revival . |
| 19 | SCOTVEC already has well-developed series of modules in European , Asian and Oriental languages and is currently undertaking a review of Gaidhlig provision . |
| 20 | She is the author of Jean Patou and The It Girls and is currently writing a biography of Salvador Dali . |
| 21 | The company is talking to Sun about an Open Look port and is currently testing a Windows NT version . |
| 22 | The company is talking to Sun about an Open Look port and is currently testing a Windows NT version . |
| 23 | But despite national policies that promote rail , the railway system has lost market share heavily since the 1960s and is currently running a deficit of some DM 14bn after heavy subsidies . |
| 24 | ELTON JOHN has announced a giant donation to AIDS charities , and is simultaneously suing a US TV show over an alleged AIDS-related slur against him . |
| 25 | Catherine settled down to her studies and is now beginning a university degree . |
| 26 | It is planning an Open Connections Programme to forge links between users and vendors to begin late summer , and is now undertaking a feasibility study into setting up an Evaluation Laboratory to provide a showcase for users . |
| 27 | Bob graffiti : He Lives , and is now giving a living to more Jamaicans than when we walked the streets of Kingston |
| 28 | He was noted for his cruelty during the Vietnam War , while working for the CIA , and is now making a living in the world of international money laundering . |
| 29 | Since 1983 it has been restored by the Pulheim council , which now owns it , and is now showing a sculpture by Georg Baselitz . |
| 30 | I discovered that I had become a ‘ character ’ and was fast becoming a caricature of myself . |