Example sentences of "[be] [v-ing] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lynda says that she did think long and hard about changing careers — not least about the fact that as a Stoy 's partner she could soon be drawing a six figure profit share , compared to the substantially lower salary she would get at C&R . |
| 2 | I shall be drawing a considerable sum in a few days but you must know how it is , travelling the country as we old soldiers do … thank you … ten pounds will be quite sufficient … and you must let me spend some more of it in your excellent company … that evening 's entertainment we enjoyed together , Mr Wood , ’ his voice rose in the small hallway and the other guests and servants indoors and out strained noticeably to catch what would surely be the eloquent testimonial of a compliment , ‘ was one of the , shall we say , most boisterous and wise , a rare combination , Mr Landlord , I have spent , whether in London , in Europe or in and out of ships and foreign postings in a long lifetime . |
| 3 | But it was n't true ; today the invisible hand of fate seemed to be drawing a thick black line under that particular chapter of her life which involved anything related to Luke . |
| 4 | ‘ He will be nursing a secret desire to try to make amends , even though everyone has reassured him that these things happen . |
| 5 | Both statistics are equally powerful in large samples but by and large you will always be using a small sample , so use the test statistic which is designed for small sample work , that 's the F statistic . |
| 6 | If you use Imigran more than once or twice a month , you should also be using a continuous anti-migraine treatment and reserving Imigran for breakthrough migraines . |
| 7 | If you write a spreadsheet for somebody else , you might be using a sixty six megahertz four eight six duel processor erm , spaceship , and , somebody is using a steam driven I B M A T or something , and it runs quite acceptably on your machine , a reasonable speed , and you give it to somebody else on that steam driven thing , and it takes ages to do anything , and er , you press a button and they wait half an hour sort of thing . |
| 8 | In view of the potential benefits to be gained by local communities from providing food and accommodation and other requirements , one might expect every small town and village throughout rural Scotland to be demanding a long-distance recreational route on their doorstep . |
| 9 | He added : ‘ I will be demanding a full investigation by the chief executive of the council into every aspect of this affair . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ I will be demanding a full investigation by the chief executive of the council into every aspect of this . ’ |
| 11 | Great plates of sticky , sweet cakes and pastries were being consumed with tremendous gusto , and one man appeared to be eating a huge slab of pizza . |
| 12 | Bearing in mind that she would be eating a main meal that evening , Fabia ordered an omelette and salad , and soon discovered that once Lubor had settled down from his initial opportunistic manner he was quite a pleasant lunchtime companion . |
| 13 | ‘ We are going to be seeing a great deal of him . ’ |
| 14 | The Army may be seeing a smaller throughput of students , but its four core course levels remain and , ironically , new courses are constantly being introduced to meet changing needs . |
| 15 | That at a given moment I seem to be seeing a brown patch — this I can not conceivably doubt . |
| 16 | Cos that 's the most frustrating thing about fishing is when you 're like you know , you could be wasting that , you , you think to yourself like I could be wasting a whole , there 's not a fish anywhere round here ! |
| 17 | On the other side of Europe , a century earlier , researches have shown the monastery of Fulda in the time of its abbot Hrabanus Maurus ( 822–42 ) to be administering a large network of parish churches . |
| 18 | Cruisermart , in Southend-on-Sea , who claim to be Europe 's biggest mail-order company , will be producing a new 300-page catalogue in A5 format , for the London Boat Show . |
| 19 | Assuming a fair wind on major infrastructure , access , and drainage , it is unlikely that a new settlement would be producing a significant group of housings until somewhere around , at the very best , end ninety six into the of ninety seven period , in that context , what is happening in that short intervening period , assuming certain planning guidance comes forward to help that intervening period , and will that new settlement actually be built out prior to two prior to two thousand and six , will the fourteen hundred dwellings be built in that period , question mark , probably not , it will lap over , therefore in that context of a gap at the beginning , and a potential overlap at the end , it is very important again to revisit the peripheral land issue . |
| 20 | Stoddards Carpets Maintenance Worker Robert Kerr could never be accused of being a high flyer — but he certainly seems to be producing a few . |
| 21 | Juron almost seemed to be enjoying a second adolescence in company with his Scouts , while yet remaining devoutly responsible . |
| 22 | This is another spot which seems to be enjoying a good run of birds of prey for common buzzard and hen harrier were also there and on Saturday a red kite was seen . |
| 23 | Installation is quick and clean , and very soon you could be enjoying a warm , comfortable swim whatever the weather . |
| 24 | Fifty Russian orphans will soon be enjoying a three month stay in the region . |
| 25 | Malone will also be parading a large squad of players tomorrow including giving former Armagh back Simon Willis a chance to show his paces at out-half with Ballymena 's Davy Nickel also getting a run-out . |
| 26 | An ’ he 's the reason I 'll be keepin' a twenty-four hour guard on Brett , till he 's fit t'be moved to the same clinic as Harry in the city . ’ |
| 27 | We 'd be fightin' a never-ending rearguard battle with those guys . |
| 28 | He knew he ought to feel guilty about Cora-Beth , to whom he had not yet written the promised letter , but with a telegram already despatched to Mrs Appleby , advising her of his visit and that he would be bringing a young lady , he told himself that it was too late to change the arrangement . |
| 29 | System 3 are meant to be bringing a new game called Silly Putty out . |
| 30 | They 'll be rowing a gruelling one hundred mile course … all for charity.Richard Barnett reports : |