Example sentences of "[is] [v-ing] [to-vb] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By scattering the fertiliser pellets over his vineyard the vigneron is helping to restore the vine 's balance of resources . |
| 2 | She has been seconded to the Civil Service Selection Board , where she is helping to devise the entrance competition for the ‘ fast stream ’ applicants to the Civil Service , Diplomatic Service and Tax Inspectorate . |
| 3 | Its use is helping to create a change in the nature and pattern of industries , as shown in the next chapter . |
| 4 | Sevenhampton was where novelist Ian Fleming once earned a living writing about a secret agent called James Bond and Rupert likes to think that Roves Farm is helping to put the village back on the map . |
| 5 | Jamie 's father is helping to organise a protest group , which may yet take Thames Water to court for damages over the cryptosporidia contamination . |
| 6 | The final function that the professional-managerial class perform for the ruling class is helping to develop the consumer goods market , ensuring that the working class consume new products produced by capitalism . |
| 7 | At one stage I had the same reservations , but in the light of the experience of the last six years and the credibility that the festival has given to drama with elected members , headteachers , and officers of the Authority , I am convinced that , at any rate for Leeds , this annual festival is helping to develop the quality of drama in the Authority ( pp. 44–45 ) . |
| 8 | If your area is shown as receiving a contribution from the safety net , it is helping to provide the protection for other areas . |
| 9 | The Government has made Clydeside a Special Development Area where it is helping to provide the capital for these new industries , new housing and a new infrastructure . |
| 10 | SEAWEED is helping to slash the cost of a new generation of drugs by 1,000 fold , delegates were told yesterday . |
| 11 | But in reality , none of these programmes is helping to increase the production of firewood . |
| 12 | It had n't been difficult for Bill to accede to his wife 's nagging to give the girl a break . |
| 13 | It actually should spend more , because it 's community , it 's helping to create the wealth of the county in the future , and that wealth of the county is what will pay for public services in the future . |
| 14 | He 's struggling to find the money for the trip , but he 'll be there . |
| 15 | hhh ) who 's goin' to lift the bottom ? |
| 16 | A : Right , who 's goin' to lift the bottom ? |
| 17 | ‘ Girl I 'm goin' with — local girl — she 's goin' to have a baby , sir . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Yon rope 's goin' to jump the groove , so it is . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ He thinks he 's goin' to win the war . ’ |
| 20 | The Bank of England is struggling to finance a budget deficit running at 8% of GDP . |
| 21 | He is struggling to overcome a thigh injury and has seen his form slump as Liverpool suffer their worst start for 39 years . |
| 22 | Four of Howard 's Marine players are included in the HFS squad , although midfielder Jon Gautrey is struggling to overcome a knee ligament injury suffered in the weekend victory over Worksop . |
| 23 | Bruges are without suspended midfielder Alex Querter , while Gert Verheyen is struggling to overcome an injury . |
| 24 | Meanwhile other members of the platoon work under the watchful eye of the Royal Engineer Petroleum Fitter Corporal , Who is struggling to keep the fuel pumps running despite the dust and searing heat . |
| 25 | With some innovative thinking on the way new energy taxes are applied , Mr Lamont might even give a helping hand to Michael Heseltine , the President of the Board of Trade , who is struggling to find a way out of the controversy over plans for pit closures . |
| 26 | First , it would consolidate the structures of the developing national authority which is competing to replace the occupation authority . |
| 27 | But now a former French cabinet minister is vowing to repeal the law . |
| 28 | And his loss would come as a big blow to new boss Crosby who is bidding to take the club into the Premier League next season . |
| 29 | ELVIS Presley 's only child is bidding to become a rock star . |
| 30 | All are currently co-owners of a mysterious consulting firm called Pol-Nippon , a Polish-Japanese joint venture that , among other things , is bidding to build a refinery and port near Gdansk . |