Example sentences of "[v-ing] [prep] [be] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His earlier much-fabled ‘ ruthless determination ’ and fanatical single-mindedness were now becoming to be regarded as a major liability , and the command to the 6th Army to fight to the last man was seen as its fateful demonstration . |
| 2 | A company qualifying to be classed as small is entitled to the following accounting exemptions : ( a ) It need not file a profit and loss account . |
| 3 | Martin Braine found that if children between five and six years of age are shown a standard visual illusion — such as a stick in water appearing to be broken , by light refraction — they will distinguish correctly between ‘ looks ? ’ and ‘ really ? ’ questions , but that if they are asked the neutral question ‘ Is the stick straight or broken ? ’ they will say that it is broken . |
| 4 | Although appearing to be clinging precariously to life , once introduced to the pool they quickly produce roots and become established . |
| 5 | It would have been difficult enough in English to ask questions without appearing to be prying ; in my Greek it was impossible . |
| 6 | No telegraph or telephone , just as in early days of railways , when nobody knew where a train might be until it arrived ; a track laid with rails and chairs which in some cases were dated 1865 and ballasted with earth ; semaphores of antique pattern , dropping into the post for ‘ all clear ’ and appearing to be operated on no principle at all … ’ |
| 7 | Actually , I have been slipping in quite a large amount of social anthropological theory while appearing to be discussing other things , though , at the grand scale level , I still have to justify my claim that a mechanical model of functionalist integration is to be preferred to an organic model . |
| 8 | The hind-quarters and thick tail of another Colchester animal are similarly dotted , as is a complete animal in an oak wood with a strangely-shaped snout , appearing to be tied to what is a bridle-bit and rein ( fig. 14.3 ) ; this very strange creature may represent a boar in captivity . |
| 9 | the property was deposited by or on behalf of the guest expressly for safe custody with the proprietor or some servant of his authorised , or appearing to be authorised , for the purpose , and , if so required by the proprietor or that servant , in a container fastened or sealed by the depositor ; or |
| 10 | Shrewd yet naïve , tough yet appearing to be tottering on the verge of senility , tirelessly interested in people , helping them by stealth , histrionic in the highest degree , quick to spot the comic and to mock the pompous , the processor of a gargantuan ego that was directed almost entirely to good ends , he was one of the most remarkable dons of his day . |
| 11 | The fact that the social desirability of not appearing to be prejudiced is linked in discourse to its expression means that an analysis of the ideology , or the wider pattern of ideas , should not avoid the theme of ‘ prejudice ’ . |
| 12 | The test of incapacity should be either that contained in s94(2) ( where a judge has to be satisfied of the incapacity ) or that in the wider provision of s145(1) ( where the patient is " a person suffering or appearing to be suffering from mental disorder " ) . |
| 13 | It seemed a funny sort of freedom to me when all you saw was poor people working like crazy and getting poorer and rich people not appearing to be doing much of anything except remaining quietly rich |
| 14 | Young led , in terrace parlance , the steaming in , which at one stage involved at least 10 players with punches appearing to be thrown . |
| 15 | Despite appearing to be dumping on IBM Corp from a great height with its agreement with Sun Microsystems Inc — it points out users can move CICS off the mainframe and that mainframe upgrades can cost up to five times the price of an entire Sparccenter 2000 , Micro Focus Plc was yesterday also able to announce that it has won agreement with IBM for an expansion of their long-term relationship in MVS emulation products . |
| 16 | So he and Mr Skinner started pointing at Tory MPs , appearing to be arguing about precisely how many of them had fallen asleep during the Health Secretary 's speech . |
| 17 | Mr Stephen , sitting by a paraffin heater , was also writing on pieces of paper , and appearing to be adding things up . |
| 18 | Thanks to his hobby some splendid pictures of his son and daughter 's early life were preserved — on their tricycles , walking through the local park , playing with their cousins , skating and skiing , and some more imposing ones of them with the grown-ups — getting into the car while Kerry the chauffeur holds the door open ; looking very serious with the uncles and aunts , their mother appearing to be taken up with the idea of not being photographed with them ! |
| 19 | Easily Accessible : There is lots of walking to be done as New Capernwray is only half an hour from both the Lake District and the Yorkshire Dales and the immediate area has much unspoilt countryside to explore . |
| 20 | A second , conservation-oriented design met with more approval but action was blocked by the imposition of an environmental safeguard on the area by the then Minister for Beni culturali Vincenza Bono Parrino , which permitted no more than monitoring and surveying to be carried out . |
| 21 | ‘ You mean you 're itching to be rid of me so you can get off this island ! ’ |
| 22 | It is indeed difficult to understand how the idea gained circulation that the Danes were itching to be allowed to change their minds . |
| 23 | The morning was taken up with sales presentations , but all were itching to be allowed out on the water . |
| 24 | Some would like uncovering to be extended to Test matches in England . |
| 25 | The parties in government have not found the social forces with the potential of making revolution ( or counter-revolution ) pressing to be shaped and led . |
| 26 | Alongside demands for increased professional autonomy for teachers , their professional organizations were also pressing to be included in the education decision-making processes . |
| 27 | Although Leif was continually pressing to be allowed to update her kitchen free of charge , Ashley had refused . |
| 28 | Chester College is pressing to be allowed the title of university college , but its hopes appeared to have been dashed last month by education junior minister Tim Boswell . |
| 29 | ‘ Oh , it 's dying to be born this one . ’ |
| 30 | I 'll drop in on the Colonel , and tell him his pretty young secretary is just dying to be bummed ! ’ |