Example sentences of "[noun pl] be [v-ing] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ Perhaps the ancient fairies are looking after things round here . ’ |
2 | End up amongst them and the problems are evident , unless of course the wood fairies are smiling upon you . |
3 | The Bretton Woods institutions are preparing for their fiftieth anniversary next year . |
4 | Institutions are rushing after shops in cathedral towns . |
5 | The use of these tests can seem threatening to the status of the interviewee , in the sense that hidden secrets are going to be discovered . |
6 | Steel-casting companies in Spain which in Britain would have been bankrupted are continuing to offer steel-castings at artificially low prices , and indeed inefficient capacity and production is not only being maintained but is even being purposely created ; while in France the producers of steel-castings are benefiting from soft loans from mostly state-owned banks . |
7 | I says , Well er we 're going about here , the two shunters are going about here and they 're vying with each other to see how much they can ignore me . |
8 | At the end of ‘ The Food of the Gods ’ the giants are fighting against the little people , for freedom . |
9 | COMIC giants are flooding into Merseyside for this year 's Liverpool Festival of Comedy . |
10 | When your notes are growing in volume they are much too valuable to be carried around and perhaps lost . |
11 | More often than not , the A&R personnel are working to a brief . |
12 | The pollution inspectorate , which is expected to oversee the process , is currently understaffed and personnel are suffering from low morale . |
13 | How interesting these Oscars are proving to be . |
14 | LOCAL owners and riders are meeting in Loftus Town Hall at 7pm on Wednesday to discuss the problems of horse-riding in the area . |
15 | Speaking at Barcelona 's Real Club de Polo where British riders are competing in the dressage , the Major hit back at Pound 's accusations . |
16 | Similarly , discussions are developing on how to limit the housing provided for single mothers and their children to very low standard institutional care , ‘ to discourage the others , . |
17 | Discussions are proceeding on the introduction of a four-year course in Mathematics which perhaps one-third of the undergraduates reading the subject would take . |
18 | ‘ We wish to stress that our discussions are proceeding on amicable terms and there will be further visits to Darlington Civic Theatre . ’ |
19 | Discussions are continuing with the artist about a second work , but Wilson , on his way to Berlin with a DAAD scholarship , told The Art Newspaper that he doubted that the funds for a new commission would be forthcoming . |
20 | The acquisition would not have been possible without the help of the National Heritage Museum Fund and discussions are continuing with the Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland regarding a grant towards endowment costs . |
21 | Discussions are continuing with LCD regarding long term proposals to improve the legal aid system and the best methods of remuneration for the Bar . |
22 | Discussions are continuing with the Scottish Universities ' Council on Entrance regarding possible future recognition of the new general SVQ in science at level III for purposes of entry to higher education . |
23 | Look for them where fairly large , heavy objects are resting on the soil , for example , under large stones , a garden roller or a log . |
24 | Delusions : believing things about yourself and others which make ordinary life very difficult if not impossible , such as believing that people and even objects are working against you . |
25 | In Scotland , for example , prisoners are beginning to be referred to as ‘ customers ’ . |
26 | In addition , they say that prisoners are going to be employed in the kitchens to work alongside civilian staff , because recruitment is so difficult . |
27 | ‘ People who had their money in high-interest accounts are looking for something else to do with it . |
28 | Erm I think accounts are gon na be pushed f pushed for the first of March . |
29 | The Southern member states are pushing for this to happen straightaway without having thought through the format of the export document required by the Regulation . |
30 | The scenario of growing state-firm collaboration seems possible , given the ways that so many states are moving towards liberalising their regulations . |