Example sentences of "[be] [v-ing] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | I mean you 're exercising your right of reply , but for what particular purpose , I do n't know because the C E C are accepting the motion . |
| 32 | The lakes are poisoning the desert soil , and trapping — and killing — large numbers of birds and insects , as well as causing respiratory problems in nearby towns . |
| 33 | Soil is being lost , rivers polluted , over use of fertilisers and pesticides are poisoning the land . |
| 34 | They are opposing a bid by the Cotton Club to stay open until 2am . |
| 35 | They are opposing a bid by the Cotton Club to stay open until 2am . |
| 36 | EUROPE 'S two A-bomb powers , Britain and France , are opposing an attempt to change the way that the EEC handles its nuclear trade . |
| 37 | Computer Horizons ' directors are opposing the proposal . |
| 38 | Environmental and human rights groups are opposing the involvement of international companies in oil exploration in Burma , which they say is destroying a relatively untouched forest environment and helping to fund a military government with a poor human rights record . |
| 39 | Some villagers are opposing the school saying the site is unsuitable . |
| 40 | CONSERVATIONISTS are opposing the extension to a large limestone quarry which they claim would damage irrevocably the Mendip Hills in Somerset . |
| 41 | If the patient has been seeing a physiotherapist privately , it still may be necessary to involve a second , specialist physiotherapist , if the patient stops progressing . |
| 42 | The first thing I learnt more or less was thkarni which means — well she said it meant — this white stork we 've been seeing a lot of . |
| 43 | The girl had been seeing a lot of another young man , an estate agent called Jose , and that association continued after the marriage — long after ! |
| 44 | THE NEW generation of personal computers that plug into company computer-networks are proving a boon to computer spies . |
| 45 | By sending permanent representatives to the courts of Europe the Ottomans would have been accepting a kind of regular and established contact with the west which denied their most deeply held assumptions , which implied an at least partial renunciation of the inherent superiority to the Christian world which they claimed , and which for a surprisingly long time , even after the balance of military strength had turned decisively against them , seemed to almost all of them unnecessary and to promise no real advantage . |
| 46 | Nor had she ever come home footsore , as she surely must had she been quartering the city in the fashion she claimed . |
| 47 | I have been elaborating the point , made much earlier on , that one of the really basic features of human thinking as it affects social action is the polarization of " we " versus " they " . |
| 48 | GUILDFORD Counselling Centre — part of the Surrey Alcohol and Drug Advisory Service — are manning a stand at the Friary Centre , Guildford on Monday . |
| 49 | It 's now occupied by Montupet who are allowing the legion of De Lorean fans to drive their cars on the old test track once again . |
| 50 | Data fusion techniques are allowing the credit marketer to harness the strengths of both lifestyle and geodemographic/financial direct marketing systems . |
| 51 | We are very pleased to see that the draft directives are allowing the partnership between the profession and the supervisory authorities to continue . |
| 52 | If , however , you are reconditioning an engine anyway , the fitting of the valve seats will only increase your expense marginally so the return will probably be after only 5,000 miles . |
| 53 | I am seeing the surgeon on Monday , and shall ask him what magic he employed . |
| 54 | She 's been eating a seagull . |
| 55 | Somebody 's been eating a lot of those have n't they ? |
| 56 | I said somebody 's been eating a lot of those . |
| 57 | Three trends are shaping the living standards of households with children . |
| 58 | If you are over retirement age , disabled , or sick , disconnection can be delayed for 14 days or more ( 21 days in the case of gas ) if you inform the fuel boards that you are contacting the Department of Social Security ( D.S.S. ) or Social Services for help . |
| 59 | If the latter then perhaps we are seeing a reduction in the distrust women have for the police in relation to their handling of rape , or maybe the greater ability of women to withstand the trauma of carrying through a complaint of rape . |
| 60 | Today we are seeing a system in decay , but surprisingly often we find stretches of road and track coinciding with the old alignments . |