Example sentences of "[be] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Simply by existing in a successful role , both bands are effectively working against that mentality . |
| 2 | It must have pleased the powerful church of Canterbury , with which he seems to have wished to be on good terms , and been gratifyingly displeasing to that of London . |
| 3 | the axes are somewhere depending on these . |
| 4 | They are constantly looking for these changes , especially in situations which have previously been difficult . |
| 5 | This overriding goal entails that the best constitutional arrangements each person can reach while acting in conformity with his own moral ideals are morally valid , and since the commonly agreed upon arrangements are so regarded by everyone , they are morally binding on all . |
| 6 | As you know , we have been valiantly battling against this awful proposal for the last two years . |
| 7 | Occupational and social careers are mutually facilitating in this respect . |
| 8 | Dogs and owners are apparently revelling in this ultimate test of agility.And one competitor found an easy way to build up her pet 's stamina . |
| 9 | We are so lacking in any form of racism that we never actually noticed . ’ |
| 10 | There should be no long pauses — as you are only listening at this stage |
| 11 | The surrounding volcanic cones are gently sloping with few gullies to the south , but increasingly steep and heavily gullied towards the north . |
| 12 | So when staff are literally fuming at each other , and wanting to sue , the simple solution is to install an electrostatic air filter . |
| 13 | In only his second start of the season , Snodin provided the spark of midfield inspiration and stong running that Everton have been desperately searching for all season . |
| 14 | Mongolia has been desperately looking for some . |
| 15 | ‘ I stress I am not referring to this incident , but ball-tampering must never be allowed to happen again . |
| 16 | In this section , I am not referring to those blocks in the memory which the subconscious mind has created to prevent the subject remembering some deeply traumatic incident in his or her past . |
| 17 | ‘ I am not walking to any hut with you , ’ she assured him with icy defiance . |
| 18 | I am not going through that again ? ’ |
| 19 | ‘ It will start all sorts of speculation that we are getting back together and I am not going for that . ’ |
| 20 | I am not talking about that kind of quietness ; rather the loneliness of people who feel quite cut off from God , from others , from society . |
| 21 | While approximately 80% of revenues still come from mainframe-related work , Haines sees open systems as a major growth area because , he says , MMT 's customers are generally drifting in that direction . |
| 22 | Runners are generally suffering at this stage ( 23.5 6o 24.5 miles ) and will need all the support they can get . |
| 23 | But if I 've been away working for some time , it 's completely different . |
| 24 | ‘ In some areas we are already competing for that work ’ . |
| 25 | If the one-tier board structure were used , then the executive directors would ‘ manage ’ and the non-executive directors would ‘ supervise ’ ; to some extent , the boards of UK-listed companies are already moving towards this division , albeit not on a prescribed legal basis , with the establishment of audit committees of non-executive directors to whom the auditors report any matter of concern in the company 's draft accounts , and with the determination of the remuneration of executive directors by a committee of non-executive directors , who also deal with ethical matters and conflicts of interest . |
| 26 | We can reveal in a world exclusive that they are already looking for more places to fly to — together . |
| 27 | When councils start charging half what Oxford is paying ( as they are already doing in most parts of Scotland ) the Community Charge will seem a much fairer system . |
| 28 | These people are already preparing for that . |
| 29 | Stretchy long tube skirts are an alternative , but they too are impractical : if you sit for most of the day you will undoubtedly get knee-bagging , and they are not flattering to most posteriors . |
| 30 | Stretchy long tube skirts are an alternative , but they too are impractical : if you sit for most of the day you will undoubtedly get knee-bagging , and they are not flattering to most posteriors . |