Example sentences of "[noun sg] be [adv] [v-ing] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Another strand of our present voluntary sector are the self-help groups which of course are also going to be extremely individual , and one third point , Madam Chairman , the development of not for profit companies and things like that could also have a very individual strand to them as well since they sound a little bit like our existing small business sector under a community name . |
| 2 | It is now known that most children who are sensitive to cow 's milk are actually reacting to the proteins it contains . |
| 3 | Both Gerrard and his opposite number Bryan Gunn made outstanding saves in a thrilling climax to the game , and Norwich manager Mike Walker feels his side are now returning to their early season form . |
| 4 | Two men who had come in to quaff down great glasses of cidre were now returning to their scythes in a field opposite , to join a line of sodden reapers there . |
| 5 | It is in Britain , however , that loyalist violence is really damaging to the cause to which it is presumably dedicated . |
| 6 | The wind is probably gusting to sixty or seventy knots with spindrift flying everywhere , yet on the pier a group of herring gulls are standing with their feet flat on the concrete and not being blown away . |
| 7 | If the end result is eventually going to be thrown away ; memos , reports , flyers , price lists and so on , then page printer output is probably more than adequate . |
| 8 | Coaching is also beginning to be recognized as an essential tool which has to be developed systematically , not left to chance or the interest of a few concerned managers . |
| 9 | Opposition is now beginning to proposed gold mining in Co . |
| 10 | In some of these , initial confrontation is now leading to constructive dialogue with local authority officials . |
| 11 | Israel 's tourist industry is gradually recovering to pre-Gulf War levels , according to latest Israeli Government statistics . |
| 12 | U/V light is potentially damaging to the eyes , and you should never look directly at a lit-up tube . |
| 13 | They will want to place the promises that Labour is now making to them in that historical context . |
| 14 | DIA is currently talking to firms such as Boulder , Colorado-based XVT Inc , whose interface-independent technology produce a range of different front-ends for applications , including Apple Mac , Windows and Motif . |
| 15 | Peppard Golf Club was slowly grinding to a half ( blitzed Londoners were housed in the simple wooden clubhouse ) and two of its trophies were sent to Henley , a more durable looking Club . |
| 16 | Mellowed by two bottles of beer , he was convinced that Hank was telling the truth ; his mind was already going to work considering how to double that forty thousand . |
| 17 | The limousine was finally slowing to a halt and they scrambled for their shoes . |
| 18 | The social chapter was always going to be the item over which the opposition forces would coalesce . |
| 19 | The car was already shaking to the fighting and teasing of the other three children , but a subdued , respectful hush entered the vehicle as Linda and Nick were bundled in . |
| 20 | Although Port-au-Prince was under fire from the oldest and most primitive of artillery pieces , which were so ill-preserved as to be as dangerous to their operators as to their targets , the effect was still terrifying to the populace , who were unused to the banshee wail that echoed overhead and preceded bone-crushing explosive impacts . |
| 21 | Although the threat of having to meet Rohan had been removed , the wedding was still going to be an ordeal for her , and she 'd been sorely tempted to plead sudden illness and stay away from the actual ceremony and celebrations . |
| 22 | The wind was now gusting to Force 11 and visibility still poor . |
| 23 | Hazel realized wearily that Bigwig was probably going to be troublesome . |
| 24 | Er , Council are also agreeing to the road and a District Council are in agreement with the road , albeit that they have asked for the road to follow more closely to the erm but I believe it is acceptable that the road and the line of the road in general principle is . |
| 25 | Alot of local councils and alot of private industry under deregulation are now turning to the buses . |
| 26 | His earlier much-fabled ‘ ruthless determination ’ and fanatical single-mindedness were now becoming to be regarded as a major liability , and the command to the 6th Army to fight to the last man was seen as its fateful demonstration . |
| 27 | But the inspector has upheld the council 's view that the range is visually damaging to the area . |
| 28 | Sun is clearly demonstrating to Bill Gates some of the black arts on which the Unix industry has cut its teeth — more of which Microsoft can undoubtedly expect to face with its Windows NT challenge . |
| 29 | Sun is clearly demonstrating to Bill Gates some of the black arts on which the Unix industry has cut its teeth — more of which Microsoft can undoubtedly expect to face when it launches its Windows NT challenge . |
| 30 | Sun is still clinging to its promised fourth quarter delivery date for the multi-processors ( UX No 385 ) , but admits that may slip to the beginning of next year . |