Example sentences of "[be] [prep] [v-ing] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tory Governments have always been about creating a two-tier educational system . |
| 2 | More importantly , historically the key feature of police work has been about maintaining a particular form of social order on the street . |
| 3 | ‘ Oh , Mr Varna , I 'm so sorry … ’ she stuttered , even more horrified by her gaffe than she had been about letting a strange woman push her way into the holy of holies . |
| 4 | If you are considering buying a new outfit for the occasion Carita House always has a supply of Medau Blue garments . |
| 5 | My only culinary memories of Huntingdon are of seeing a pea-canning factory ( now demolished ) as I passed by on the train . |
| 6 | And I 'd like to ask the panel , what possibilities there are of getting a nationwide campaign listing all the hospitals that 's under threat ? |
| 7 | ‘ I 'd like to know exactly what the emotional implications are of having a sexual relationship — the kind of problems you have or mistakes that get made , ’ says David . |
| 8 | We would also suggest customers consult their local dealer if they 're considering buying a used Ford . |
| 9 | Until fairly recently , translations from Horace were not designed to serve the simple informative purpose of telling an inquisitive reader what Horace 's writing was like , what sort of thing might be found in his poems , and whether it might be worth learning a little Latin to find out more . |
| 10 | if your set wo n't always have access to an external aerial , it may be worth buying a separate indoor aerial ( about £10 ) to improve the picture |
| 11 | If you are n't exempt and need medication regularly , it might be worth buying a pre-payment certificate . |
| 12 | It might not be worth buying a two-man board , but if you ask around you will often find one lying unused in a backyard . |
| 13 | It may also be worth trying a herbal tea , called taheebo or pau d'arco — it is said to have anti-fungal properties , although this has not been verified scientifically . |
| 14 | It may sometimes be worth forming a special unit to support the creation , implementation , maintenance and evaluation of the policy . |
| 15 | Could even be worth devoting a small corner of the garden to convert into a herb bed . |
| 16 | It might be worth considering a profit-sharing scheme . |
| 17 | So it would be worth running a small slightly unprofitable or non profit making business , to keep your tax bill down . |
| 18 | Labour 's rhetoric should be about engineering a genuine equality of opportunity rather than imposing a mythical equality of outcome … |
| 19 | If she said yes , then it would be like taking a giant step backwards . |
| 20 | JN OGILVY 1694 — he would not write ANGUS CAMERON in his cell , it would be like leaving a vital part of himself here forever . |
| 21 | Even for the experienced programmer , coming to terms with Unix can be like learning a foreign language . |
| 22 | For someone like me with a lot of children it would be like running a penal colony . |
| 23 | It would be like betting a large sum of money on a million to one shot . |
| 24 | The sample piece showed how useful this shaping can be in forming a sloping shoulder on a garment . |
| 25 | So after ten years of telling us how the future belongs to Thatcher , he will spend the next five telling us how successful Major will be in creating a classless society . |
| 26 | ‘ If we are ever to have a real modern church , it must be by adopting a fresh church arrangement . ’ |
| 27 | The Democratic Speaker of the House of Representatives , Tom Foley , described the allegations as " very serious " , and stated that he and his colleagues were considering initiating a formal investigation into the affair . |
| 28 | But shortly after the trial the twin 's parents announced that they were considering pursuing a civil case for damages . |
| 29 | In a separate development , British Aerospace and Thomson CSF of France confirmed they were considering making a joint offer for Ferranti . |
| 30 | Well if they 're doing that then we s we 're looking to make this a dual carriageway on the Richard principle that if it 's a trunk road it 's worth building a dual , a dual carriageway . |