Example sentences of "[is] [v-ing] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One is pictured as mum exchanges glances with her llama neighbour and Geoff Edwards , who is helping to look after them , said : ‘ They are really delighting the young visitors jumping about in the unusually warm and sunny weather . ’ |
| 2 | The project to encourage the otter is being backed by the National Rivers Authority , which is helping to pay for the artificial holt : |
| 3 | ORT is one example of the health care programmes which CARE is helping to introduce in countries as far apart as India and Peru . |
| 4 | Neither is subcontracting confined to Japan , as many electrical goods producers , for instance , buy in parts from subsidiaries in South East Asia . |
| 5 | He 's helping to drive in the ewes for a mass ante natal clinic . |
| 6 | Eventually deciding that he is bringing discredit on all Jews by serving Fledgeby as he does , Riah quits his service , and takes up his abode with Jenny Wren . |
| 7 | So an optimistic note for the pub trade , but a pessimistic one for Oxfordshire 's only two-man brewery , because it 's struggling to survive against tough competition from the major breweries and the are concerned that the Government proposals to shake up the brewing industry wo n't really help them . |
| 8 | Now' — she leant towards him , her finger wagging — ‘ first thing in the mornin' you get down to the station and have a word with Constable Fenwick ; he 'll know what 's goin' to happen to that lass . |
| 9 | They stared at each other ; then , his tone changing , he said , ‘ What 's goin' to happen to the young 'un if the mother goes along the line ? ’ |
| 10 | I do n't know what 's goin' to 'appen to my respect for you . |
| 11 | Thijs Lijbregts , who took over from Rinus Michels after Holland won the European Championship , has the additional pressure of managing one of the fancied teams while his best player , Ruud Gullit , is struggling to recover from a knee injury that has so far necessitated four operations and is threatening his career . |
| 12 | Chelsea 's other senior keeper , Kevin Hitchcock , is struggling to recover from injury , and the club have until midday today to sort out a new signing . |
| 13 | Mrs Thatcher , urged on by her more forward-looking environment ministers , is struggling to adapt to the political imperatives that environmental protection have produced . |
| 14 | Meanwhile the also sympathetic but Grahamly maddening Tim is struggling to move into a flat on the row , while supposing himself to be struggling to come out of the closet . |
| 15 | The 50-year-old actress is struggling to come to terms with a series of disasters that have brought her life crashing round her . |
| 16 | Which is struggling to get off the ground . |
| 17 | The Laboratory is catering to demand for local chips from Taiwanese Sparcsystem builders such as Tatung Electronics Co , Datatech Inc , Twinhead Inc , Sampo Inc and Chicony Inc . |
| 18 | ‘ Adrian feels he did n't get the success he deserved at Salford and is relishing playing with a side with so many good individual players . ’ |
| 19 | Rather , it means that honour is becoming assessed in different ways . |
| 20 | This is the case across a range of local government services , including housing , where the voluntary sector is becoming accepted as a ‘ partner ’ . |
| 21 | On the phone , in fifth and in the fast lane looks and feels better than three months in a surgical neck-support , which is the likely outcome of what is becoming known as ‘ phone neck ’ . |
| 22 | Physical exercise is becoming known as a valuable tool in treating depression , and if you find that hard to believe just try forcing yourself into a vigorous half hour 's sport , jogging or even just a brisk walk next time you feel low , and note the lift in your mood afterwards . |
| 23 | The preponderance of women in later life , especially among the over 85 year-olds ( a group which is becoming known as ‘ the oldest old ’ ) , has also lead to another differentiating factor between the sexes in later life . |
| 24 | The sequence of developments to be outlined below is becoming known as K-type transition , with the implication that there are other types . |
| 25 | More information is becoming known about HIV , and some diseases can be prevented with treatment before symptoms develop . |
| 26 | The public is becoming sickened by these pictures of violence and death . |
| 27 | The class structure is becoming dominated by the knowledge mercenaries who hire themselves out to the feudal barons of top management and state agencies , each of whom is as good as the last battle . |
| 28 | We have n't gone , in physics , seriously into trying to understand the biological aspects , but then you see biology is becoming dominated in the last ten years by the understanding of basic biochemistry of cells . |
| 29 | Thus , triticale is becoming established as a significant staple crop . |
| 30 | Now it seems to be working over here too ; Alsace is becoming established as a reliable , perhaps even the most reliable , wine bar white available . |