Example sentences of "[be] [v-ing] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The glands on its face are bestowing the cat 's personal scent , making its owner smell pleasanter and more familiar . |
| 2 | Roy Hardiman , the railway 's General Manager outlined the Gala arrangements ; ‘ Our two Hunslets , Holy War and Maid Marian will be working the passenger services between Llanuwchllyn and Bala Station and at present we are finalising the visit of two locos from the South of England . |
| 3 | It is I who am handling the sale of the lease on the office premises . |
| 4 | Since the meeting I have been pursuing the proposal for moving the Clerk Street bus stops and also examining the complaints about the Scotmid stops . |
| 5 | Its Committee for Art and Design , for most of that period under the Chairmanship of David Bethel , the Director of Leicester Polytechnic , has been pursuing the Council 's policy of achieving a balance between the main studies , on the one hand , and the history of art and design and complementary studies on the other . |
| 6 | At the time of his controversial dismissal from Manchester United , the News Of The World revealed that a team of private detectives , hired by a group of businessmen closely linked to some of the club 's directors , had been pursuing The Doc for nearly two years . |
| 7 | Most of Eurotunnel 's shares are held and traded on the Paris market these days and there is fear that the company will end up issuing shares as full or part payment to Transmanche Link , the group of 10 contractors which are building the tunnel . |
| 8 | They 've been charting the progress of Rob Coles throughout the British Steel challenge … possibly the toughest seafaring test he 'll ever experience . |
| 9 | ‘ They 'd been raiding the school at the end of Dwyer Street . ’ |
| 10 | Of course , if you are financing the purchase through a Bank or Building Society , a valuation report will be commissioned and you receive a courtesy copy in most instances . |
| 11 | Japanese corporations which are financing the felling of virgin Chilean forest for the wood chip industry are running into growing opposition from the country 's environmental movement — and from its state forestry concern . |
| 12 | Thanks to specially-adapted boats many new people have been catching the sailing bug . |
| 13 | Erm , and if if I can just , we will Treasurer and ourselves , be reporting to you in more detail on this , in the appropriate areas , but suffice it to say , that the government are accepting the need for further investigation on some of these issues , to look at some of them in the light of the national B U D report , on superannuation and pension arrangements generally , have nevertheless agreed that individual authorities ought to have some more discretion , and the compensation regulations that I mentioned earlier , is one example of that . |
| 14 | One reason why the courts upheld the fee limits was that doctors are not forced to treat Medicare or Medicaid patients and thus are accepting the fee limits voluntarily . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Soil is being lost , rivers polluted , over use of fertilisers and pesticides are poisoning the land . |
| 18 | Computer Horizons ' directors are opposing the proposal . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | Some villagers are opposing the school saying the site is unsuitable . |
| 21 | CONSERVATIONISTS are opposing the extension to a large limestone quarry which they claim would damage irrevocably the Mendip Hills in Somerset . |
| 22 | Nor had she ever come home footsore , as she surely must had she been quartering the city in the fashion she claimed . |
| 23 | 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 " . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | Data fusion techniques are allowing the credit marketer to harness the strengths of both lifestyle and geodemographic/financial direct marketing systems . |
| 26 | We are very pleased to see that the draft directives are allowing the partnership between the profession and the supervisory authorities to continue . |
| 27 | I am seeing the surgeon on Monday , and shall ask him what magic he employed . |
| 28 | Three trends are shaping the living standards of households with children . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | There are many rumours that people in other countries are reproducing test-tube fusion , but in American government labs they are getting nowhere ; however , many people do not believe them and assert that the big laboratories are seeing the phenomenon and keeping quiet because the oil companies with so much to lose have bought their silence . |