Example sentences of "[is] going [prep] [art] " in BNC.

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1 This year , Mary , vice-President , and I , together with Eddie and Derek , representing the Southern region , went to St Peter 's Centre , which is a day centre for people suffering from Alzheimer 's disease , towards the north of Portsmouth , to contribute our cheque of a thousand pounds , which is going towards the extension of the centre .
2 THE antiques collection of TV expert Arthur Negus is going under the hammer — and it 's expected to fetch £80,000 .
3 The rest of his collection is going under the hammer .
4 Now then , is going over the top and spending more money and producing an absolutely stupendous job , fabulous result , is that quality ?
5 The reduction in the and the persistent rise the depreciation charge , which is going over the last four years as we maintain a high level of capital spending .
6 is going over the limit .
7 I do n't make any apologies for that , and maybe it is going over the old ground , but unless we do it , unless we try to do it , if we 've done it the way before been and it has n't produced what we , what we want , then surely it 's not for us to sit back and say , ‘ Well , it 's been through that and it has n't worked ’ , surely we ought to try again , and that 's what I hope to be doing , sort of value your support and see you .
8 The City is going through a very muddled stage at the moment — post-Big Bang — forgetting some of its traditional commonsense .
9 The hole-in-the-wall tie and scarf retailer is going through a sticky patch in its drive to adorn the world 's necks .
10 Davis came to Brentwood a 16-12 loser to Hendry in the UK final and is going through a patch where he is making more unforced errors than usual .
11 Davis came to Brentwood a 16-12 loser to Hendry in the UK final and is going through a patch where he is making more unforced errors than usual .
12 The key to delighting in God is going through a constant process of sublimation .
13 This is not always easy , especially when the relationship is going through a sticky patch , but if they can feel close from time to time , the pulling-back will happen less , and Elizabeth could reassure Harry that just because she wants to do things for herself does n't mean that she does n't want him .
14 ‘ When somebody is going through a crisis they are opening up to you and a deep bond does develop , more perhaps than you would have with a doctor .
15 The future for financial reporting in New Zealand The New Zealand financial reporting regime is going through a period of radical change
16 ‘ I have recalled Browning because Taylor is going through a sticky spell , ’ said Rovers manager Dennis Rofe .
17 The fact that the Sun is producing far less of these enigmatic particles than expected could well be a symptom that it is going through a quiescent period — although it could equally well be that there is something wrong with our theories concerning what makes the Sun shine .
18 He is going through a dry patch at the moment as he has won only on match in the five tournaments he has played so far this year but I am sure he will work his way back again , he has got it in him .
19 The promotions business is going through a rocky time , and the Hoover jinx has now hit the Coca Cola Co in the UK , the Guardian reports : customer services at the company 's British headquarters are besieged with callers believing they have won Sega Enterprises Ltd games machines because one batch of bottles appears to make every purchaser a winner ; any bottle cap with the letter M , G or B printed on it wins a Sega prize , but the problem batch have all three letters inside the cap as part of a code to identify consignments , and the company is having to spend thousands of pounds on advertising to make it quite clear that its only caps with only one of the letters that win , and that all three are no good .
20 With record repossession figures , house prices that are at best static , and interest rates still uncomfortably high , the property-owning democracy is going through a rough period .
21 ‘ Sophie is going through a really fussy phase at the moment .
22 An industry insider said : ‘ Hollywood is going through a slump .
23 Charity accounting is going through a period of rapid and far-reaching change as accountants with charity clients or who are trustees themselves come to terms with the new regulatory procedures introduced by the Charities Act 1992 and the impact of the new SORP2 regulations .
24 There is no doubt that agriculture is going through a difficult transition period , continually hampered by a serious lack of direction and strategy from Brussels .
25 Peter , a 55-year-old distribution engineer at the plant , says his wife believes he is going through a second childhood .
26 Russia is going through a critical phase which will determine its political future .
27 The electorate is going through a very difficult period .
28 Now , of course , he is going through the inevitable comparison with Hare , and it is hard following a legend .
29 No wonder inflation is going through the roof and our environment ends up choked with litter .
30 I go to many different supermarkets to do my shopping , because you never know what is going through the cashiers ' minds .
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