Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv] [adj] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Culturally , too , conditions in the cities were becoming more propitious for the independence , individualism and involvement in public affairs of which liberals dreamed . |
| 2 | I even carried out a double-bluff of appearing slightly guilty for the wrong reasons , so that adults told me I should n't blame myself because I had n't been able to warn Paul in time . |
| 3 | Finding different ways to describe a miserable unchanging pattern is becoming as difficult for the car market as it is for the weather men . |
| 4 | He also realises that as Talk Talk become more and more embroiled in their lush musical underbelly , in the process becoming increasingly alienating for the average pop fan , his record sales , and subsequently his budget , will inevitably get less and less . |
| 5 | First tonight , Lothian detectives are becoming increasingly concerned for the safety of a fifteen year old Bathgate girl . |
| 6 | Lothian detectives are becoming increasingly concerned for the safety of fifteen year old Bathgate girl Lorna Dempsey . |
| 7 | POLICE are becoming increasingly concerned for the safety of a man who has been missing from Gartloch Hospital in Glasgow for six days . |
| 8 | He says asthma has been becoming increasingly common for the last 20 years for reasons we do n't understand . |
| 9 | But although Gloucester was thus becoming politically visible for the first time , he was as yet of only limited importance . |
| 10 | But although Gloucester was thus becoming politically visible for the first time , he was as yet of only limited importance . |
| 11 | Consequently , it was felt that while this had not so far been excessive , we needed to keep it under very careful scrutiny to prevent our increasing requests becoming unnecessarily burdensome for the visitors . |
| 12 | Philips said the sale was agreed because Matsushita Electronics was becoming too large for the joint venture status to be appropriate . |
| 13 | Rumour had it that Peel 's often wayward left-field tastes were becoming too extreme for the radio bosses who were keen to push their bland and sterile daytime DJ personalities . |
| 14 | Rumour had it that Peel 's often wayward left-field tastes were becoming too extreme for the radio bosses who were keen to push their bland and sterile daytime DJ personalities . |
| 15 | It is like running the first 100 metres like Carl Lewis , getting into gear but pushing really hard for the whole race as you go along . |
| 16 | There he swung , thin legs jerking , the white , thick-soled running shoes looking incongruously heavy for the bony legs . |
| 17 | CO ON sock and frilly knicker specialist Sherwood Group ( steady at 760p and now capitalised at £140m ) is looking too big for the unlisted securities market and a move up to the main market may well accompany Tuesday 's year-end profits . |
| 18 | Nevertheless , one does not have to be a hedonist to agree that a person is somehow impoverished by living too much for the future or for other people , and ‘ Be aware ’ can show us why . |
| 19 | Some argue that valuations may yet fall further and that care is still needed to avoid paying too much for the wrong deal . |
| 20 | It says Morland is paying too much for the new pubs and that it 's ’ the latest in a series of flawed actions by an increasingly desperate board . ’ |
| 21 | It says Morland is paying too much for the new pubs and that it 's ’ the latest in a series of flawed actions by an increasingly desperate board . ’ |
| 22 | Public opinion is growing too large for the channels that it has been accustomed to run through . ’ |
| 23 | So what , when you 're paying that much for the hi-fi you do n't expect sound quality you 'll get from a tape to tape , it 's thought , the sound quality is so crap you might as well just do it on a shit thing |
| 24 | This year , however , has seen life getting much tougher for the smaller societies . |
| 25 | Oh it was just sold we were getting as much for the wool then as for . |
| 26 | ‘ I 've reached the top of my profession , and am almost getting too old for the job , anyway . |
| 27 | He highlighted the different approaches being made by the regions , putting sufficient emphasis on the distinctions and duplications to enable the assembled company to draw their own conclusions : namely , that the international business was getting too big for the regions to handle , and that the variations would lead to unnecessary proliferation if they were n't effectively controlled and directed by Detroit . |
| 28 | And it is doing just that for the ladies in my classes . |
| 29 | The 1865 Salon did exhibit Manet 's Olympia but quickly moved it to a place that made viewing almost impossible for the public . |
| 30 | Maybe it has been charging too little for the uncertainties involved , but that is another matter . |