Example sentences of "[verb] to be [v-ing] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What the HMI appear to be taking issue with here in a particularly strongly value-laden way is something that other writers have variously called ‘ formal ’ , ‘ traditional ’ , ‘ product ’ , ‘ production ’ , ‘ transmission ’ , ‘ class-enquiry ’ , ‘ recitation ’ and ‘ discipline-based ’ teaching . |
| 2 | Nevertheless , the focus of the chapter will be on verbal communication , since this is an area in which interesting and important developments appear to be taking place during the primary school years . |
| 3 | THE seeds of popular revolt that appear to be taking root across Romania were sown last Thursday in the north-western town of Timisoara when President Nicolae Ceausescu 's security forces moved to evict the Protestant pastor , Laszlo Tokes , who has long been a thorn in the side of the regime . |
| 4 | Some US research groups appear to be tackling part of this problem by tagging databases with error information . |
| 5 | When he left his home this morning he had not expected to be carrying Lestrade of the Yard and Sherlock Holmes , and was by no means certain he was ready for this responsibility . |
| 6 | He said he pretended to be carrying court documents . |
| 7 | However , they found no trace of Liam Shakespeare , whom the terrorists had claimed to be holding hostage . ’ |
| 8 | Since both the Victoria and the Caledonian Press explicitly claimed to be offering work to women who really needed it , and who might never marry , arguments about the appropriateness of married women working were not particularly relevant , but they were made just the same : woman should be " man 's helpmeet not his rival " |
| 9 | ‘ With scaffolding , there has to be planning lead times , both for erecting and dismantling it , and subsequent restricted access to an area while it is in place . ’ |
| 10 | The first clash of arms in the campaign came on 23 August , when Salza 's Fourth Army , moving southward in expectation of cutting off the rear of the Austrians — who he deemed to be driving east — ran into Dankl 's advancing First Army at Krasnik . |
| 11 | If it 's a small discharge and say it 's twice the limits , three times the limits , then it would be considered to be needing improvement . |
| 12 | Patients presenting at Queen Elizabeth Hospital for Children between October 1982 and April 1990 found to be excreting Cryptosporidium in the stool were reviewed retrospectively to assess the presenting symptoms , duration of diarrhoea and patient characteristics . |
| 13 | Some fear that the statement could catch ‘ innocent ’ schemes as well as any that clearly defeat the purpose of the legislation , and discussions are reported to be taking place between the Revenue and the profession as to how exactly the statement will be implemented . |
| 14 | But the Clinton proposals were reported to be causing concern to Saudi Arabia , the world 's largest oil exporter , which may seek a dialogue with Western nations on issues of petroleum supply and taxation . |
| 15 | They have advanced down the Asmara road in the past four weeks and are now reported to be operating south of Dese . |
| 16 | The Healys who had come to start the hotel were reported to be having difficulty in starting a family . |
| 17 | One favourite medium of attack in Iraq was the newspaper cartoon , with spectacularly uncomplimentary portrayals in the Baath Party newspaper al-Thawrah of the three chief objects of the leadership 's hostility — Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin , Syria 's President Hafez al-Asad and of course Khomeini , on one occasion presented , at a time when Iran was widely reported to be cutting oil prices to boost sales volume , as a door-to-door kerosine street pedlar calling out , ‘ Naft ! |
| 18 | The Prince of Wales was missing from Ascot , suffering from renewed back trouble , and the Princess of Wales was reported to be spending time with their sons on half-term in London . |
| 19 | The Prince of Wales was missing from Ascot , suffering from renewed back trouble , and the Princess of Wales was reported to be spending time with their sons on half-term in London . |
| 20 | Theory looks to be testing theory . |
| 21 | The full-scale attack which she believed to be taking place was therefore seen as a fundamental and all-encompassing attack upon Christianity . |
| 22 | Naturally a lot of people are scared witless of getting on Microsoft 's blacklist and will only cooperate under subpoena rather than appear to be volunteering information . |
| 23 | Injections of " capital " from this source will probably differ wildly from one partner to the next and so , taking the generalised capital clause at its face value , adjustments to capital sharing ratios will appear to be taking place at annual intervals , whereas no change at all will have been intended by the partners . |
| 24 | Yet they do appear to be making money . |
| 25 | The chances are that during the first eight or nine years you may appear to be treading water in the process of proving yourself . |
| 26 | We hope to be collecting feedback on any research you carry out on the tape within the next 4 to 6 months , and if you are to have time to work with it , we must get it to you as soon as possible . |
| 27 | As you will appreciate , we hope to be collecting feedback on any research carried out on the tape within the next 4 to 6 months . |
| 28 | As you will appreciate we hope to be collecting feedback on any research you carry out on the tape within the next 4 to 6 months , and if you are to have time to work with it , I would like to supply it as soon as possible . |
| 29 | As you will appreciate we hope to be collecting feedback on any research you carry out on the tape within the next 4 to 6 months , and if you are to have time to work with it , we ought to try to supply it as soon as possible . |
| 30 | We hope to be collecting feedback on any research you carry out on the tape within the next 4 to 6 months , and if you are to have time to work with it , we ought to try to supply it as soon as possible . |