Example sentences of "is [v-ing] [verb] that [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now , however , it is refusing to confirm that the trials have actually gone ahead , saying only that ‘ It 's taken longer than we anticipated ’ . |
| 2 | It is reassuring to note that the burden which such women carry has been more widely recognised and discussed in the past 10–15 years . |
| 3 | After hearing about the latest methods of transporting troops about the battlefield , it is reassuring to know that the leg , foot and boot still work ! |
| 4 | Even as he uses the accommodation in Annexe A to manoeuvre Serafin into discovering for himself the waiting garret , so he is using the garret to manoeuvre him into rejecting all the proposed associates in Annexe B. Once Serafin has insisted on installing himself in the garret — against all reasonable advice — he is going to discover that the kind of staff he needs will be young and agile , with a good knowledge of the backstairs of Government buildings and an ability to duck their heads and remain inclined slightly forwards for long periods of time . |
| 5 | It is astounding to find that the Gilberts Californian real-estate and property magnates have managed to acquire a collection of this importance in just over thirty years . |
| 6 | If it is upsetting to think that the education system now denies many children that voyage of discovery which begins on the muddy playing field , it is encouraging to learn that sport at club level is taking up the strain . |
| 7 | And Strudwick is hoping to hear that the Sports and Arts Foundation will be giving him £250,000 to develop a new administrative headquarters at the Palace . |