Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] be [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And now a subtle change was coming over the two hundred and fifty watching children in the audience . |
| 2 | At the front of the building he gave me a nod and walked over to where a police sedan with a uniformed driver was waiting . |
| 3 | It is clear though that the economic tide was running very much in the party 's direction in 1915–16 ; in 1915 the first industrial tariffs for half a century were imposed , and by a Liberal Chancellor ; in 1916 even the Manchester Chamber of Commerce joined in the demand for industrial protection , causing the resignation of its chairman in protest at the abandonment of a century of belief in free trade . |
| 4 | Probably , in terms of company drive , this product was the sacred cow of all sacred cows and yet the economic tide was flowing against us . |
| 5 | In a lake with a negative K but in which acidifying inputs are declining , not only will hydrogen ion ( Hsup+ ; ) concentrations ( and aluminium concentrations ) decrease but so will calcium concentrations ( Ca 2 + ; ) . |
| 6 | Only his raging insanity was keeping him going . |
| 7 | identified that in the period 1951–66 two different spatial tendencies were operating in England . |
| 8 | The internal contents-density of high-bay warehouses is increasing , restricting the use of ladders and making the problem of manipulation of all portable equipment proportionally difficult . |
| 9 | Under the present conditions of economic recession , regional policies are fighting a losing battle . |
| 10 | Differentiation between petty rural capitalists and poor or landless rural labourers was drawing a minority of peasants to the side of the bourgeoisie , while the interests of the majority objectively coincided with those of the proletariat . |
| 11 | Fortunately , these repressive attitudes are vanishing fast , and there 's no reason why sexual relationships should not flourish after retirement . |
| 12 | A couple of weeks ago a dear sister was helping a sick brother in our fellowship , by doing his washing . |
| 13 | ‘ My dear sister was talking about you only today at tea . |
| 14 | All 3 political groups are pitching for increased spending , Labour is likely to propose a budget around £320 million , the Liberal Democrats around £314 million and the Tory group up to £310 millions , all of them well above Government guidelines of £306 million . |
| 15 | The fact of the matter is that a lot of people within political groups are disavowing their family patterns that they bring with them . |
| 16 | The scale of the troop rotation now being completed probably also stems in part from worry that some regional commanders were getting too well dug in . |
| 17 | Though two-thirds of NCR shareholders have approved the offer , NCR 's anti-takeover defences are delaying the purchase . |
| 18 | But Mr Garrett said others who have taken only the three-hour assessment are responding to pursuits despite force guidelines prohibiting them . |
| 19 | Slowly , in spite of lean years , devastating famines were passing away . |
| 20 | It does n't mean that your regional accent is going to be bullied out of you , so that you are unable to use it ever again — on the contrary , your accent may in all probability be your most interesting and valuable possession . |
| 21 | At this stage three armed groups were contending for power : ( i ) units of the Armed Forces of Liberia ( AFL ) , led by Brig. -Gen . |
| 22 | In the mid-nineteenth century life expectation was rising , especially for the new middle class , and central and regional authorities were coming to terms with the urban influx , which had changed the face of Britain . |
| 23 | There are farmers who with the existing lack of any political support are looking at different avenues to improve their profits or even make a profit . |
| 24 | During prolonged illumination of Drosophila photoreceptors , this receptor potential is maintained but decays in transient receptor potential ( trp ) mutants in which the calcium influx component necessary for a maintained response is missing . |
| 25 | Britain was the first country to impose fines on airlines which bring passengers without proper immigration papers ; other European states are beginning to copy it . |
| 26 | This is a study undertaken by Michael Roe of the University of Plymouth following recognition in commercial circles in Western Europe that Eastern European states were operating unfair practices in the administration , a particular concern of EC member states of the effects on their own hauliers . |
| 27 | Political chaos was having the effect of making Elisabeth and Daniel take stock and order their time on the island particularly efficiently . |
| 28 | When they realised that our combined ages was nudging 150 years , one wag said that if he reached our age he would settle for soloing over a stile ! |
| 29 | The Rossini bicentennial releases are flooding in , but this is one of the more attractive ones that I 've received . |
| 30 | The most important factor in keeping arrears down to the lowest possible level was exercising proper care in granting mortgage loans , checking the applicant 's income , his previous borrowing record , verifying that the property was relevant to the borrower 's needs and his ability to maintain it in good order . |