Example sentences of "is [adv] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A touching 86% agreed that ‘ sex is most fulfilling with the person you love ’ . |
| 2 | When , in One Hundred Years of Solitude , the last Aureliano Buendía tries to persuade others of the truth of his version of certain events , he runs up against the scepticism of the local priest who , ironically , is conspicuously lacking in the certainties which he is supposed to embody : |
| 3 | Doubtless that is not so much a reality as an ideal — and one for which due respect is conspicuously lacking in the ethos of the STV . |
| 4 | But much , in any case , must be allowed to a man who is single-handedly fighting against the times . |
| 5 | This is what is effectively happening in the scenario posed . |
| 6 | Redmond , now with Oldham , is slowly recovering from the misery of his final few months at the club he joined as a boy . |
| 7 | All that and Benn has made the grand gesture of giving his new WBC belt to his first conqueror , Michael Watson , who is slowly recovering after the brain damage he suffered against Eubank last year . |
| 8 | While the balance of research is slowly shifting from the US , Britain and a few other European nations and toward the Pacific rim , change in this area will come quite slowly . |
| 9 | Less than a year from launch , the Bugatti 110 is slowly emerging from the shadows . |
| 10 | The unthinking brashness of the adult expert is altogether lacking in the youngster and our nurturing and helpful instincts are unconsciously aroused , wanting to help the recent arrival become familiar with its new physical overcoat , gently coaxing it into utilizing its full capabilities , like the mother bird calling from the twig . |
| 11 | So , while McDonald 's is powerfully committed to its core values , it is constantly looking beyond the practices that made it successful in order to explore new opportunities . |
| 12 | Shirai 's voice here seems to have taken on a new dimension , a darker tonal colour , a new expressiveness that is constantly compelling with the emphasis on the drama . |
| 13 | Despite the strictures imposed and the tough economic climate , William Grant & Sons is constantly investing in the future . |
| 14 | His analysis of French literature ( e.g. Goldmann 1964 ) , both the studies of classic writers ( such as Racine and Pascal ) and of more recent literature , is constantly searching for the world-views of the epoch in which the literature emerged : |
| 15 | The Bullock Committee found that ‘ [ t ] he role of a board varies from company to company and is constantly changing with the requirements of business . |
| 16 | However , the incident is highly revealing of the concern felt in Cuba about the difficulties of persuading Moscow to make a substantial commitment . |
| 17 | The EEC 's attitude is somewhat baffling to the Višegrad trade negotiators : it lectures them on the merits of free trade , while closing its own markets . |
| 18 | While it has made no formal application to offer video-on-demand to customers — the official line is that it is merely looking at the technology 's potential — it is already clear that it faces a tough task convincing regulatory bodies that it has the right to do so . |
| 19 | Unfortunately it seems that it has been the agricultural ministry which has won the debate , and Britain is merely tinkering with the problem . |
| 20 | Just as the smell of a ripe Camembert is only mouthwatering at the dinner table , the attraction of female odours is likely to depend on their context . |
| 21 | Once he introduces them , the linguist can not simply retreat into claiming that he is only dealing with the abstractions of descriptive linguistics . |
| 22 | is only looking in the mirror |
| 23 | Agnes is only waiting for the guest to start speaking his reason for coming . |
| 24 | The roaring is extremely exhausting for the animals and the one that can keep it up for longest is also likely to be the strongest . |
| 25 | Sheedy may think that Madden , after a club record 375 games and with more than 570 goals during his career , is perhaps coming towards the end of his tether . |
| 26 | One of them , it was pointed out to him , was the great ex-Soviet chess player , Korchnoi , who is apparently training with the team in order to reach maximum physical fitness for his world title challenge to his arch-rival , the darling of the Soviets , Karpov . |
| 27 | This is probably best explained in terms of the different dialect backgrounds associated with the two areas ( see map 4.1 ) and the progressive adoption in Belfast of a Scottish pattern which is apparently spreading across the city from east to west ( see further Milroy and Milroy 1985b ; J. Harris 1985 ) . |
| 28 | We discover that the contrast is based upon a particular set of values which science is believed to embody , and which is apparently lacking in the humanities . |
| 29 | He is apparently emerging from the sea , as he is dripping wet and in the background there are waves . |
| 30 | The Getty Center for the History of Art and the Humanities has declared itself a potential purchaser but is apparently negotiating on the asking price which is said to be $2 million . |