Example sentences of "[be] [v-ing] a [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Juron almost seemed to be enjoying a second adolescence in company with his Scouts , while yet remaining devoutly responsible . |
| 2 | In addition to London , Tyzack has an office in Bristol and will shortly be opening a third UK branch in the North . |
| 3 | In his post match press conference Tony Jacklin also chose to stress the marvellous atmosphere the match had been held in before going on to reiterate that he would n't be serving a fifth term as Captain . |
| 4 | You may be selling a second home , or buying and selling shares . |
| 5 | We have successfully launched three new publications and will be presenting a fourth , Feminist Art Criticism , next year , in collaboration with the Scarlet Press . |
| 6 | After four and a quarter years , some firms will already have had at least two visits and many in category 1 will be facing a second visit in the near future . |
| 7 | During the summer the Red Cross will be providing a first aid service at Durham County Cricket ground . |
| 8 | He must be in his early forties , Belinda decided , while Faye , she knew was thirty-eight — fairly old to be having a first child , which added a greater sense of urgency and importance to the task of keeping her pregnancy on track . |
| 9 | The sitting-room , then ; he would be having a last brandy in the sitting-room … |
| 10 | The two counties also happened to be playing a 2nd XI match at Stratford , where Cranmer made both his first and last appearance as a Warwickshire 2nd XI player . |
| 11 | After all , here you are in Nicole 's hotel bedroom , obviously believing that you were n't going to be finding a third party here as well . |
| 12 | Stalinvast could n't very well be hosting a second secret Inquisitor , could it ? |
| 13 | Sitting up straight-backed on her stool , she could flatter two men at once and still be watching a third in a mirror ; she could keep tabs on the whole shifting choreography at once . |