Example sentences of "[conj] be [v-ing] [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Any actions that are speaking louder than his words ? |
| 2 | A further reason for the name change noted in the annual report is that it ‘ acknowledges the growing relationship between entertainment and publishing , both highly creative businesses that are forming closer links because of converging technologies and markets ’ . |
| 3 | The Sun only just manages to keep alight and it tends to be those few protons that are moving faster than average that keep it going — which is just as well or it could have used all its fuel and expired before we arrived . |
| 4 | are subsidizing the rich to buy houses that are becoming cheaper onto the market |
| 5 | A very good drawing package and one that is getting better all the time . |
| 6 | capitalizing on the situation that 's getting worse , whereas I do n't think it |
| 7 | This is a day that 's growing bleaker , and I feel my face has aged ten years . |
| 8 | Such an aspiration prevailed among some geographers at least partly unaware of first , the revival of interest in human activity ; secondly , the focus in physical geography research upon the magnitude of human impact ; and thirdly , the hazard research that was facilitating closer links between physical and human geography although these links did not impress Johnston ( 1983c ) . |
| 9 | The vortex had tightened into a spiral that was winding tighter and tighter . |
| 10 | Paul could hear , intermittently , the resonance of his voice through the noise in the throat of the wind , and the roar from the shore that was becoming louder and louder . |
| 11 | I was left on a piece of ice that was becoming smaller all the time . |
| 12 | Helen Martini joined the call that was growing louder and stronger for a full judicial inquiry . |
| 13 | Such side-effects seem to be becoming increasingly common these days , and many patients are becoming disgruntled with these drugs and are seeking safer alternatives . |
| 14 | This time , their leaders are back in office and are promising lower income taxes to give domestic spending a boost if the country votes Yes . |
| 15 | Frank Maloney , Lewis 's manager and Bruno 's promoter Mickey Duff have already spoken and are planning further talks at the weekend . |
| 16 | Cuts in budgets mean libraries ca n't afford new books and are opening shorter hours as Simon Garrett reports |
| 17 | The only bright spot on the horizon as far as she could see was that Barney must have turned the corner and be getting better . |
| 18 | It has already spread out from its core business , and is spreading wider still , from software into the information business itself . |
| 19 | Depletion of the ozone layer over the Antarctic has started earlier and is spreading faster than last year , according to US scientists . |
| 20 | ‘ You see , mother , they do n't want the doctor or the servants to guess that Colin can walk and is getting better . |
| 21 | Rhiannon now weighs 14 lbs and is getting bigger and stronger every day . |
| 22 | The force has been informed by the Jockey Club 's security team of the inquiry , and is awaiting further information . |
| 23 | He had tuberculosis and was getting better slowly . |
| 24 | The tow rope snapped twice on the way and was getting shorter and shorter before we eventually got to Darlington . |
| 25 | The third moved to a house which was not supported by the Special Development Team but where the home leader had been trained by the team and was receiving further training at the University . |
| 26 | I was making two or three a year and was feeling worse and worse . |
| 27 | but as were getting older we find |