Example sentences of "[be] already [v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Many countries are already proceeding towards democracy .
2 And that 's beginning to show er up in the chemistry of the lakes and streams , some recovery of some lakes are already recovering in response to that reduction of emissions , but not all by any means .
3 In practice this is likely to mean those schools which are already participating in school improvement schemes or have shown some other indication of an ability to grapple with problems .
4 In practice this is likely to mean those schools which are already participating in school improvement schemes or have shown some other indication of an ability to grapple with problems .
5 Finally , if you are already subscribing to company AVCs , before investing in a new plan check on your present level of contributions and the benefits that these are expected to yield .
6 The stars are already shining in Suede 's eyes .
7 Bankers and others are already campaigning for relaxation of this law , to allow foreign investment in such Swiss companies .
8 People are already querying from time to time the de decision judges make .
9 Most of us are still thinking about our Summer holidays , but one group of people are already preparing for Christmas !
10 Each time the Collective Ghost clutches at someone they must make a successful WP test or suffer the same effect ; if they are already suffering from despair , the effect lasts an extra D10 turns .
11 The promise that the poorest will be protected by adjustments to their income support levels just does n't begin to address the problems of the seven million British households who are already suffering from fuel poverty and unable adequately to heat their homes .
12 People who challenge the assumption that much of what a house officer does could be done just as well by someone without a medical qualification may be surprised to learn that in Taunton and Cheltenham nurse practitioners are already working as house officers on two surgical firms ( box ) .
13 They are pushing at an open door , we in the industry are already working for change .
14 Some are already working on contingency plans to make sure patients in the North-East are referred for treatment .
15 Only a very few of the many references in the bibliography are earlier than 1979 yet undergraduates are already arriving at university with first-hand experience of videotext and expect their lecturers to know more !
16 Lights were already beginning to diamond out of the shadowed pine woods on the lower slopes .
17 Our spirits were already beginning to flag when I received a letter from Eliot dated 2 June :
18 His eyelids were already fluttering into sleep .
19 His comments came as it was revealed that three-quarters of Tory MPs wanted needy people to be protected from the tax on fuel and on the eve of a report , to be issued today , which said families in debt on their fuel bills were already choosing between heating and eating — even before the proposed addition of VAT .
20 The sweat was dripping from her face on to her breasts which were already glistening with water like orb-shaped fruit in the rain .
21 One cold evening , Seb returned from the cottage to Handley Farm along lanes , the banks of which were already glistening with frost .
22 He pointed out that large groups such as Hilton and Holiday Inns were already investing in fire protection beyond the minimum requirements .
23 His snowdrops were already wilting like wax candles in the warmth of his hand , and as he copied the mourners ahead of him and stood up , one flower slipped between his fingers on to the rust-coloured floor .
24 Left with no choice but to accept the responsibility or to pursue its own independent inquiries , the airline instructed Windels , Marx , Davies & Ives to prepare its defence and to investigate the suggestions of government complicity that were already coming to light .
25 Air quality manager Peter Shawcross said the results were currently being examined and evaluated and that interesting facts were already coming to light .
26 He glanced down the slope wishing he had brought boots ; his shoes were already letting in mud .
27 Yesterday , police confirmed that , in addition to three fires they were already treating as arson , a fourth fire at a holiday home in Pennal , Meirionnydd , was being treated as suspicious .
28 Creed and McGowan were already waiting in front of the elevator doors .
29 Many were already suffering from pellet wounds inflicted by the shotguns of Chuck 's hunters , and the last dregs of their resistance crumbled before the menacing line of armed men .
30 The remainder of these unfortunates were already contributing to family incomes as labourers , shop boys , glovers , house-servants , rag collectors and so on .
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