Example sentences of "[is] [adv] [v-ing] [verb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am pleased that the idea that we should turn our prisons into workplaces is slowly beginning to take hold . |
| 2 | The subject , Home Economics , has changed considerably in recent years and is constantly evolving to take account of social change and developments in technology . |
| 3 | The County Council claims it 's merely proposing to bring church schools into line with other state schools . |
| 4 | basically he 's studied this minute area of China and , and basically , from that minute area of China , from his experiences , bearing in mind that he 's obviously trying to sell revolution , he is then generalizing about the whole of China . |
| 5 | The council says it 's trying to save money , and is merely proposing to bring church schools into line with other state schools . |
| 6 | Still , the Giuliani campaign theme of ‘ crime , crack and corruption ’ is apparently failing to ignite voter interest . |
| 7 | Mr Moncrieff added : ‘ Instead of providing short-term cash flow assistance to producers , the bridging fund is apparently going to provide cash flow assistance for the oil funds . |
| 8 | But after persistently arguing that big ‘ named ’ firms do not automatically do a better job , he feels that the firm is finally beginning to make headway . |
| 9 | Some Georgian officials suspect that Alabama is deviously trying to steal development away from Atlanta by turning off the city 's tap . |
| 10 | The average Briton who is not attempting to shed weight is consuming between 2,000 and 3,000 calories daily and only around 15 to 20 grams of fibre . |
| 11 | Schools are important but schooling , of itself , is not going to reshape society , transform industry , reduce crime or make football supporters behave like devout pilgrims visiting a holy shrine . |
| 12 | One video is not going to stop car crime on its own , but producers believe it may persuade some young people to think twice before they find themselves on the wrong side of the law . |
| 13 | IF IT worries you that the national survey on sexual habits is not going to take place , you could take comfort from the thought that it probably wo n't make a vast amount of difference in the long run . |
| 14 | The Minister of Agriculture has said that he is not going to have land set-aside in Britain so that the rest of Europe can produce more' . |
| 15 | Which is not going to please actress Sandra Bernhard , Madonna 's former constant companion . |
| 16 | Yeah it 's the only time he 's quiet , he 's not coughing thank god . |
| 17 | When a film has only three minutes to sell itself , at least you can be sure it 's not going to waste time trying to sell you anything else . |
| 18 | ‘ So he 's not going to give way ? ’ |
| 19 | He 's not going to spend money on like Pete was forever buying Pam cheap jewellery from Ratners and erm things of that nature . |
| 20 | yes , but he is not erm a playboy , he 's not going to spend money on like Pete was forever buying Pam cheap jewellery from Ratners and rubbish from that nature . |
| 21 | Whereas if the consumer is still hoping to get credit from that source , he would anyway re-apply after having the information put right , so the correction would almost certainly reach the credit granter in the helpful context of an active proposal — under our existing law . |
| 22 | ‘ So it 's ironic that as enterprise and liberty rise from the dead ashes of state control , the Labour Party here is still trying to blow life into those old embers . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ As enterprise and liberty arise from the dead ashes of state control , ’ she said , ‘ the Labour Party here is still trying to blow life into those old embers . ’ |
| 24 | But as far as the security services are concerned , the Kremlin is still plotting to undermine world capitalism and J. Edgar Hoover is still holed up in the FBI powder room . |
| 25 | She 's always trying to make trouble for me , because she 's nothing but a jealous , vindictive old woman . |
| 26 | Jones ( 1931 ) implies that it can , but experimental work ( e.g. O'Connor and Tooley ( 1964 ) ) suggests that in many cases it is not perceptible unless a speaker is deliberately trying to avoid ambiguity . |
| 27 | The team is gradually beginning to take ona more familiar look although Duncan Ferguson , John Brown and Andy Goram are still on the sidelines . |
| 28 | I know what it 's like trying to get alcohol out of your clothes . |
| 29 | So if the law was clear that in those circumstances they should have been on notice and should have therefore watched where the money was going , there would n't have been a problem and are we not saying that legitimate stock lending which I think is what is about is suggesting , if carried on properly on the market , would be all right , but if it immediately goes off market into the back doors and back rooms and people ca n't see what 's going on and the Financial Institutions take part in that , then they are doing something that un undoubtedly is probably going to cause loss to pension funds and should n't there be a clear law which makes them liable in those circumstances . |
| 30 | So if the law was clear that in those circumstances they should have been on notice and should have therefore watched where the money was going , there would n't have been a problem and are we not saying that legitimate stock lending , which I think is what Good is abou is suggesting , if carried on properly on market , would be all right , but if it immediately goes off market into the back doors and back rooms and people ca n't see what 's going on and the financial institutions take part in that , then they are doing something that un undoubtedly is probably going to cause loss to pension funds and should n't there be a clear law which makes them liable in those circumstances . |