Example sentences of "[noun pl] [be] [v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When your notes are growing in volume they are much too valuable to be carried around and perhaps lost . |
| 2 | Discussions are continuing with LCD regarding long term proposals to improve the legal aid system and the best methods of remuneration for the Bar . |
| 3 | Meanwhile , congressmen from energy-producing states are going around town telling everybody who is willing to listen what splendid concessions they got in return for their votes . |
| 4 | Gerberas are growing in rockwool , and each plant has its own life-support line connected to a central tube through which food and water are dispensed . |
| 5 | ‘ We will have to hold discussions with the transport department but investigations are getting under way , ’ she added . |
| 6 | The policies are starting to work , as we 've already heard from Councillor . |
| 7 | Thus direct mail , cash and carry , and ‘ pick your own ’ ( fruit , vegetables etc ) operations are increasing in response to consumer interest in this approach . |
| 8 | ‘ As travel becomes more international , chains are moving across country lines to try to win a loyal customer base , ’ she said . |
| 9 | Erm a lot of employers are looking at self funding because the m They can manage their own money and it 's much more efficient to do so and then they also have a lot more control over the management of the claims themselves because they select their own management corporation . |
| 10 | PC dealers — despite a general lack of Unix expertise — are increasingly regarding workstations as an alternative , while value added resellers are turning towards Unix mid-range systems . |
| 11 | Regional health authorities are waiting for news of their allocation and meetings are to be held between the hospice and Darlington Health Authority chiefs this week to discuss details of the services to benefit from the extra cash . |
| 12 | We are aware that , in the present round of contracting , some health authorities are coming under pressure from regions to support providers for whom they are the main purchaser . |
| 13 | These ponies are going to work in the coldest place on earth — they need a lot of food — more than this ! ’ |
| 14 | All around him other men in pale suits are driving into town . |
| 15 | ALARM bells are ringing for President F.W. de Klerk 's ruling National Party . |
| 16 | A GROUP of charity cyclists are appealing for support as they prepare to cover the 950 miles from Lands End to John O'Groats . |
| 17 | MORE and more savers are turning to unit trusts as the best place to tuck away their money now that interest rates at banks and building societies are plunging . |
| 18 | Interviewers are looking for enthusiasm and initiative |
| 19 | After all in an age where everyone is becoming more environmentally aware , perhaps it is only fitting that even artists are getting into recycling . |
| 20 | The British houses are concentrating on agency broking , while American firms cover the whole range of securities business . |
| 21 | One theory for its growing mainstream popularity is that contemporary values are merging with country sentiments . |
| 22 | During normal growth , they may acquire defects from distorted internal structure between mosaic crystals , suffer omission defects where grounds of atoms or molecules are missing from lattice sites , have charge displacements ( for example where there are abnormally ionized atoms ) , or undergo mechanical damage such as formation of distorted surfaces and cracks . |
| 23 | There are also kestrels , the occasional harrier , and various owls : barn owls are decreasing in number , but if you 're lucky you 'll also see little owls , short- and long-eared owls — they 're all found in or near woodland . |
| 24 | Consumer pressure groups are calling for legislation to force manufacturers to fit plugs on goods before they leave the factory . |
| 25 | As the example of housing palpably shows , conflict arises in the most acute form where these resources are in short supply and where all social groups are competing in pursuit of the same objective . |
| 26 | Further attempts to relate the incidence of Crohn 's disease to known genetic variation between populations are unlikely to be productive since differences of incidence between ethnic groups are narrowing with time and migration . |
| 27 | COMMERCIAL rose growers are praying for rain so they can start getting bare-root plants out of the ground and away to customers . |
| 28 | Fans are staying at home to watch the match . |
| 29 | A hundred and thirty three Manchester United fans are appearing in court in Istanbul after trouble at a hotel . |
| 30 | Already Chelsea fans are talking with conviction about the club winning the championship for only the second time in its history . |