Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun] be [v-ing] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Defence activities are suffering at Racal as everywhere , although the order book was boosted to £250million by two orders from West Germany announced yesterday . |
| 2 | The budget deficit is running at 10 per cent of GDP , reflecting the Gorbachev administration 's inability to resist the demands of special interest groups . |
| 3 | The French budget deficit was heading towards 6% of GDP this year before the latest austerity measures , not 3% as formerly thought . |
| 4 | Already the first squadrons of sepoy cavalry were swooping over the abandoned ramparts and racing for the Cutcherry to kick away just a few inches of that thin trickle of grey powder before it burnt its way home . |
| 5 | The 22 NorthEast Rotaract Clubs are looking for worthwhile charities to support in their September fund-raising week . |
| 6 | I do n't know I do n't know how long income support 's going to be , I do n't know how long my next pay packet 's gon na be or what have you . |
| 7 | The re-contra commanders were returning from talks in Managua with President Violeta Barrios de Chamorro concerning the continued violence between re-contras and re-compas . |
| 8 | The Shadow Health Minister and labrador Offa were waiting at a Blackpool rank when Brian pulled up in his Ford Orion . |
| 9 | In every way , the submarine cable was proving to be ‘ … one of the great technical adventures of the 19th century , something akin to exploration of space today ’ .9 |
| 10 | Palm and AC Canoe Products are acting as importers for the Kober range of paddles with their Shock Absorbing System , a foam system which lets dropped paddles bounce higher without breaking . |
| 11 | However , by 1979 the computerized course support was staggering under the load . |
| 12 | At the same time he was aware that he was growing hard to understand and that he must have fallen into spitting , because the corset buyer opposite was glaring at him and wiping her face with a lace handkerchief . |
| 13 | This is a welcome initiative , especially as National Park Authorities are looking at ways to reduce car use by visitors . |
| 14 | A development well drilled in the Don South West field is flowing at 7000 barrels a day after being sidetracked . |
| 15 | I considered I had had a sheltered upbringing — perhaps ‘ genteel ’ is nearer the mark — but she came from the world of country weekends , day and night nurseries , nannies , and never having to worry about where next week 's housekeeping money was coming from , or having to do the washing up . |
| 16 | THIS YEAR THE SOCIETY 'S Easter course is moving to yet another venue ; this time it will be held at Bath University and will run from Wednesday lunchtime to Sunday afternoon with time allowed for sightseeing in the beautiful City of Bath or the surrounding countryside . |
| 17 | What does stand out is the way in which absorption patterns were changing as real incomes rose and the inability of domestic industry to match these patterns in terms of resource use and productivity . |
| 18 | Elena 's parting words are ringing in my ears . |
| 19 | Two NCO drivers from the Field Ambulance were passing through the assembled ranks selling chocolates , buns and cold drinks . |
| 20 | Victorian , of course , but if you spend sixty-four years on the throne then a lot of building styles are going to be named after you . |
| 21 | No sooner had the excitement died down in Coventry than champagne corks were popping at Courtaulds Fibres in Grimsby . |
| 22 | CHAMPAGNE corks were popping in Lancashire last week following the success of the worker-led MBO of Leyland Daf 's heavy truck division which has saved 700 jobs . |
| 23 | ( One of our correspondents serving with 1st Armoured Division reports a visit to 1st Bn. , Staffordshire Regt. , in which he knew a company from 1st Grenadier Guards was serving under command ; the first men he encountered were a Milan crew — from 1st Royal Green Jackets … ) |
| 24 | If , as seems likely , drug makers , food companies and others who are obliged to have their new products approved by the US Food and Drug Administration are going to be asked to pay for their vetting , it seems only reasonable that they should have a say in how it is run . |
| 25 | According to the Brazilian government 's own figures , two-thirds of the population now suffers from some degree of malnutrition and in the north-east nutritionists are talking about an epidemic of dwarfism . |
| 26 | The Review Board 's waiting for you . |
| 27 | The report also claimed that CCP study groups were working on detailed analyses of Gorbachev 's " revisionism " . |
| 28 | The increase in the dividend and presumably the optimistic implication about the bank 's future earning ability or the possibility that past investment policies were proving to be injudicious ? |
| 29 | For one thing , the Club minutes are missing from 1911 to 1920 , along with most of the Artisans ' records and those of the bondholders ' and all the sub-committees ! |
| 30 | In my opinion , if this is the sort of information that college authorities are feeding to students , not only is it putting the lid on a worthwhile career , but robbing our Institute of future embalmers . |