Example sentences of "is [v-ing] [pron] [noun sg] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The unifying theory of plate tectonics is transforming our understanding of the birth and destruction of oceans , the origin of volcanoes and of ore deposits , and the building of mountains . |
| 2 | Leftist Unity is targeting its campaign on the big industrial cities , such as Madrid , Barcelona and Valencia , as well as the region of Andalucia , where centuries of serfdom to the local noblemen have left the working class with a strong streak of radicalism . |
| 3 | Berwick Kaler gives a peculiarly charmless performance as the Pope , Frances de la Tour is wasting her time as the witch , and one wonders why the producers thought it was worth transferring this dismal exercise to the West End from the West Yorkshire Playhouse . |
| 4 | Unfortunately , London University 's proposal that the Witt should become self-financing comes just as the Getty computer programme is ending its support of the Witt Computer Index because it has changed its policy from building up a vast database of its own to producing systems for accessing other databases . |
| 5 | Delrina is basing its pitch on the expected low cost of these modems relative to the cost of buying separate facsimile and answering machines , and the large installed base of Windows users with a single phone line who keep finding themselves talking to modems . |
| 6 | The state of Wisconsin is basing its appeal on the fact that intent and emotion — passion , envy , fear — are often weighed in the balance in sentencing already . |
| 7 | He is picking his way through the Moscow Record of 27 November 1869 , and there he reads about a murder which had occurred six days earlier . |
| 8 | A letter was leaked from Neil Kinnock 's press office which said , among other things , ‘ The ‘ Loony Labour Left ’ is taking its toll , the gays and lesbian issue is costing us dear among the pensioners ; and fear of extremism is particularly prominent in the GLC area . ’ |
| 9 | The ‘ Loony Labour Left' ’ is taking its toll , the gays and lesbian issue is costing us dear amongst the pensioners ; and fear of extremism … is particularly prominent in the GLC area . ’ |
| 10 | The USSR noted ‘ with satisfaction ’ that ‘ Iran is expressing its support for the world-wide democratic international Non-Aligned Movement ’ . |
| 11 | Now the organisation is turning its attention to the children 's hospital . |
| 12 | If he means by knowledge an accumulation of inconsequential facts then of course she would agree with him , but one suspects that in his concern for ‘ things of the heart ’ he is turning his back on the curiosity men share to know the world of objects . |
| 13 | ONE of India 's leading artist is turning his attention to the Tees and has set up studio in Middlesbrough art gallery . |
| 14 | A COURTAULDS UK company is marking its success in the quality field with a warm-hearted community gesture . |
| 15 | In the story , Jim Corbett is describing his hunt for the Chowgarh tigress who killed at least 64 human beings between 1925 and 1930 before their first and last meeting took place . |
| 16 | Nusrat Bhutto , Pakistan 's deputy prime minister who is leading its delegation to the UN General Assembly , said in New York that Moscow had agreed to talk to the mujahedin on the establishment of an interim government in Kabul that would involve the present Soviet-backed administration . |
| 17 | But wait , someone is shouldering their way through the crowd . |
| 18 | ( 3 ) For the purposes of the valuation referred to in subsection ( 1 ) above , it shall be assumed — ( a ) that the landlord in default is selling his interest on the open market to a willing buyer ; ( b ) that neither the residential occupier nor any member of his family wishes to buy ; and ( c ) that it is unlawful to carry out any substantial development of any of the land in which the landlord 's interest subsists or to demolish the whole or part of any building on that land . |
| 19 | Secondly , the valuer is directed to make his valuation on the assumption that the landlord in default is selling his interest on the open market to a willing buyer . |
| 20 | Above us there is a full moon and the light that is forcing its way between the clouds is quite sufficient to provide a picture . |
| 21 | ‘ I 'd like to know what c- is stealing my lager from the fridge , ’ he thundered in a none too amiable Cockney accent . |
| 22 | Quintus is aiming its product at the high-tech and software industry and hardware and software managers inside end-user organisations . |
| 23 | THE man who gave TV viewers Eldorado is quitting his job with the BBC . |
| 24 | They will be concentrated in the same industries and come on stream as the economy is beginning its recovery from the depression . |
| 25 | Environmental groups complain that the government is getting its advice from the pesticide industry . |
| 26 | Now , Brion Gysin , Burroughs 's fellow denizen of Tangier , is getting his share of the spotlight . |
| 27 | Western feminists ' growing interest in differences between women is strengthening their awareness of the need for a more complex view of socialization . |
| 28 | Responsibility for their welfare and early learning experiences has traditionally rested with the family , but some would argue that the family is losing its viability as the primary provider for children . |
| 29 | Love is giving your time to the person for whom you care . |
| 30 | One is dancing his way round the outside of the shrine , carrying another sitting upright on his shoulder . |