Example sentences of "[vb base] [prep] be [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In such an organization you feel hemmed in by people who can refuse you permission to do something or who are only waiting to jump all over you if you appear to be taking the initiative , or achieving something which even they may recognize as being highly desirable , in ‘ the wrong way ’ . |
| 2 | The broadcasting of discussions and debates between politicians of widely different positions takes place regularly and , when interviewed , critics of the Federal Government appear to be given the same kind of deferential treatment as Federal spokesmen . |
| 3 | And yet few voters appear to be heeding the dire warnings from the conservationists … the party is trailing in the polls at around two per cent . |
| 4 | TEACHERS appear to be mastering the art of showing championship winning sheep with two collecting commemorative Golden Jubilee rosettes the show . |
| 5 | It is no wonder , when so many police officers appear to be doing the duties which prison officers should be doing and so many prisoners are placed in police cells . |
| 6 | That is to say , the initiatives that are under way , far from alleviating concerns repeatedly expressed over the years , appear to be confirming the worst suspicions of teachers and other commentators . |
| 7 | The largest companies appear to be leading the way . |
| 8 | They 're more like a profile , and they will specify the kind of disabilities that the child has , the kind of progress that has been made , the kind of barriers that appear to be hindering the child from making progress . |
| 9 | I intended to resign at the A.G.M. due to the fact that I expect to be leaving the London area before the next A.G.M. but since no-one else wanted the job I agreed to remain chairman for as long as I could . |
| 10 | Due to the publication schedule of ‘ Contact ’ I am actually writing this before the AGM , so I ca n't say anything more about it except that I intend to resign at it , due to the fact that I expect to be leaving the London area , so this will be the last time you will hear about London Branch from me . |
| 11 | It reveals a significant gap between the number of informal carers needed by the year 2000 and the number of people who expect to be doing the job . |
| 12 | The Moslems expect to be told the same any time . |
| 13 | He ended his hour-long presentation with the words , ‘ We are on our way toward making the division one of the best goddamned outfits in overseas operations , and I just want to be given the chance to prove that the plan which I have outlined to you today is the right one for the British operation , for Europe and for the Corporation . ’ |
| 14 | Most people want to be told the truth , and to be given a clear lead towards the action needed for recovery . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ We want to be reassuring the risk of anyone catching this is infinitesimal . |
| 16 | Sometimes better ( > ) for passive motion ; they want to be carried the whole time but even then they may not be quietened for long and will demand to be carried by someone else . |
| 17 | Thousands of fans are lining the streets , and we hope to be joining the team , on the bus , later in the programme . |
| 18 | We wait to be given the bad news . |
| 19 | ‘ You happen to be occupying the only sofa-bed in the room , young lady , and I need it — ’ |
| 20 | In your article on Britain 's unions ( April 3rd ) you seem to be using the number and size of strikes as a measure of union strength , as if the reason for the unions ' existence was to organise strikes . |
| 21 | English words , or words which English has adopted from other tongues , seem to be forming the basis of an international vocabulary . |
| 22 | Sylvie had raved , raved with that undertow of intensity which always made her seem to be speaking the truth . |
| 23 | Women are making such progress in the world of French crime that they sometimes seem to be monopolising the police report headlines . |
| 24 | One of the most disgraceful international aspects of what is going on in Bosnia is that Western leaders , including our own , seem to be accepting the escalating Serbian brutality , and its consequences of carnage , rape , starvation and terror as if it were inevitable and beyond their combined capacities for effective reaction or remedy . |
| 25 | Perhaps AM was worried that it might take some of the momentum away from their PostScript imagesetter but then they hardly seem to be setting the world alight with that either . |
| 26 | And tonight , three hours south in San Jos de Penuelas , the seasonal labourers who are talking by candlelight around a table seem to be taking the first steps towards the same kind of self-determination . |
| 27 | ‘ Now they seem to be taking the same supine approach to the milk and potato marketing boards , where the Government is in the process of selling out the interests of farmers . |
| 28 | They seem to be allowing the targeting of young people through advertising , but , because of the tax regime that they have introduced in the past few years , they seem to be exporting jobs in the tobacco industry . |
| 29 | Recently , however , I have notices that they are appearing more frequently and seem to be chasing the tetras which gather round one of the exits to their cave . |
| 30 | Co-operation with the Communist Party did not , however , seem to be helping the ILP . |