Example sentences of "[is] [v-ing] [verb] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An electronic bug the size of a staple is helping protect valuable antiques . |
| 2 | At St Gabriel , Louisiana , USA , ICI is helping to create new wetlands on the banks of the Mississippi . |
| 3 | Money raised from a variety of enterprise initiatives , including a cafe , is helping to send handicapped pupils from Catcote School in Hartlepool on summer breaks . |
| 4 | In another ear the sole consultant ophthalmologist has resigned from the district general hospital and bought a caravan which he is using to provide private consultations at fundholding practices . |
| 5 | In the shadow of the orphanage , he 's helping to grow fresh vegtables which will supply the kitchens . |
| 6 | BROADGREEN MP Jane Kennedy is bidding to make sure jobs at Liverpool 's new customs offices go to local people . |
| 7 | Joe 's obsessive desire to know what is happening brings disastrous results . |
| 8 | Ferguson said : ‘ I think Howard is looking to strengthen other areas of his team . |
| 9 | Computer Horizons Corp 's largest shareholder , CGI Informatique SA , itself under agreed offer from IBM Corp , is seeking to persuade other shareholders to overturn corporate policies that it thinks deter potential acquisition offers for the Mountain Lakes , New Jersey company . |
| 10 | Just as the Barnes disputes seem closer to resolution , another Pennsylvania museum is seeking to challenge accepted practices and deaccession an important work of art . |
| 11 | Jolly Roger ( JR ) is the newly-appointed financial director of a medium sized engineering company which is having trouble with its credit control , or more precisely its lack of it , and JR is attempting to introduce new controls . |
| 12 | He is going to see environmental projects which help farmers to use their land in a sustainable way and women 's groups working in Brazil nut factories . |
| 13 | But , if Goody is going to draw significant consequences from what he defines as ‘ literacy ’ , then it is important to be clear as to just what it is that is supposed to have these consequences . |
| 14 | Washington sent ‘ a very strong statement ’ that made it clear that ‘ this is going to affect bilateral relations very negatively . ’ |
| 15 | High standards of accuracy become important if the investigator is going to employ sophisticated methods of analysing the flight recording , such as making a double integration of the vertical acceleration recording to obtain an accurate description of the shape of the flight-path perpendicular to the pitch attitude . |
| 16 | So Alan must have had well in mind the fact that any Rokkaku bout is going to offer short odds on a kite crash ! |
| 17 | ‘ As far as I can see , ’ he said , blinking magisterially , ‘ this decision by the European Court is going to have far-reaching consequences . |
| 18 | The plant is going to have pink flowers so I paint the foliage quite dark — I can always lighten it |
| 19 | erm is going to make certain clarifications which we 'll start with and is going to introduce the report and then to give some explanations . |
| 20 | If the plaintiff is going to seek additional damages for loss of earning capacity this , too , must be specifically pleaded in order to give the defendant proper notice ( Chan Wai Tong v Li Ping Sum [ 1985 ] 2 WLR 396 ) . |
| 21 | This is going to require Ministerial decisions . ’ |
| 22 | Well , there again , yes , with reservations because if it comes to the fact that if it 's going to save human lives , yes . |
| 23 | So now Carol 's going to use damp pads damp cotton wool to take off the cleanser . |
| 24 | she 's going to write to all the personnel directors in the big firms in Bridgeborough … she 's going to have outside teachers for the commercial subjects … a lecturer on current affairs … |
| 25 | In these examples , the speaker is aiming to answer different kinds of questions about the phenomenon . |
| 26 | UI is labouring to bring required technologies to market quicker and will broaden its supplier base to make deliverability a priority , it says . |
| 27 | Each side of the politician-media professional partnership is striving to realize certain goals vis-à-vis the audience : yet it can not pursue them without securing in some form the co-operation of the other side . |
| 28 | Despite the barriers , the online industry is beginning to generate substantial revenues . |
| 29 | However , research in cognitive psychology , cybernetics and comparative linguistics is beginning to shake old assumptions and to provide guidelines for investigation . |
| 30 | As he struggles to banish the threat of relegation from the Premier League , 57-year-old Clough is beginning to show outward signs of a lifetime in football management . |