Example sentences of "[be] [v-ing] [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Margaret Stanhope saw by the watch that never left his wrist that their unromantic interlude would soon be drawing to a close . |
| 2 | In the hollow below , Bigwig seemed to be drawing to a close . |
| 3 | WHEN the so-called elite of the Premier League find the bottle to break away and form the small , private division they wanted all along , there 's one club they wo n't be touching with a bargepole . |
| 4 | The speaker appears to be generalising to a time which includes her own experience . |
| 5 | Under certain circumstances an oral commitment can be binding upon a State , but how would this affect the States parties to the treaty who are also parties to the Vienna Convention ? |
| 6 | There was once a little tailor , a good and unremarkable man , who happened to be journeying through a forest , in search of work perhaps , for in those days men travelled great distances to make a meagre living , and the services of a fine craftsman , like our hero , were less in demand than cheap and cobbling hasty work that fitted ill and lasted only briefly . |
| 7 | He darted a brief glance towards Therese and saw she had a surprised little smile on her face , the smile of a professional who discovers she will be singing with a partner well above average . |
| 8 | However , Queen 's will be struggling for a scrum-half with former Irish Schools ' skipper Kenton Hillman ruled out for two months because of a shoulder injury , while centre Gerry Ross is heading for Trinity . |
| 9 | This whole idea of a subsistence economy is something I 'm not really , I 'm not really sure about it because erm what , what would exactly , you 're saying that if everybody was the same then erm then you 're somehow necessarily going to be producing at a subsistence level so erm so er and so it 's , so if you can only extract surplus by effectively taking it off something given to others . |
| 10 | No longer is it any use making a note in your diary at home about the meal you 'll be enjoying at a friend 's on Wednesday night . |
| 11 | The operator is assumed to be reacting to a situation in a control room , containing a great variety of dials , charts , and computer driven displays together with the controls needed to take action in any part of the system . |
| 12 | He was thought to be reacting to a resolution passed by the European Parliament on March 12 which deplored the " unacceptable repression " of opposition in the country . |
| 13 | They will be pressing for a settlement of more than 10 per cent in what will be the most severe test of the Government 's inflation policy . |
| 14 | Nigeria was believed to be pressing for a softening of repayment terms and a reduction of interest rates on its debt , in line with the decline in its income . |
| 15 | DEC is rumoured to be pressing for a Unix SVR4 personality on top of OSF/1 : remember it already has SVR4 for its telecomms stuff . |
| 16 | The army was reported to be pressing for a role in the new body , despite public sensitivity over any apparent resurrection of the National Intelligence Directorate ( DINA ) of the post-1973 regime . |
| 17 | LEAGUE clubs will be bidding for a slice of the European Championship action following yesterday 's decision to recommend a 16-nation event in England in 1996 . |
| 18 | Another is that no school is static , and both before and after the introduction of non-sexist materials will be grappling with a range of possibilities for each sex , rather than a unified ‘ role ’ . |
| 19 | I do n't give a damn about Ivan 's ridiculous rag , said Charles , but of course he did , he cared much more than she did , and with reason , for Ivan usually managed to deliver her some backhanded compliment , whereas Charles always got it in the neck : ‘ HEADLEAND CRASHES HEADLONG ’ had been the headline of Ivan 's latest piece of gossip , which had consisted of a dangerous account of Charles 's behaviour at a meeting of a board of directors , laced with unfounded but inventive innuendo about a country house which he and Liz were said to be purchasing as a tax dodge . |
| 20 | If not authorised to drive the class in question the correct offence would be driving without a licence ( offence number 13 ) . |
| 21 | but soon it will be appearing in a dictionary as , A bit over-formal , a bit archaic , use it if you like in a business letter but most people would prefer |
| 22 | UNIVERSITY STATUS : The Privy Council has granted Luton College the power to award its own research degrees and the college will now be applying for a change of title to the University of Luton . |
| 23 | ‘ I will not be applying for a FISA licence until after the Surfers race , ’ said Mario , ‘ and I do n't foresee any problems . |
| 24 | Her younger brother was sent by Teresa later in the day to say she would not be returning to a house where a dangerous lunatic lived and no one could expect her to — she would rather forfeit that week 's wages than wait long enough to give notice . |
| 25 | ‘ We want him to be returning to a club which is guaranteed European football next season and , who knows , should we win the semi-final he might be able to lead out the team for the final . ’ |
| 26 | Right great and what happens what seems to be happening with a base and an acid or an acid and a base ? |
| 27 | This may have some root in Tolkien 's own experience , for it stresses the unwisdom of fathers leaving their children — Tolkien hardly knew his own father — and seems to be groping towards a statement about the incompatibility of men and women , users and providers , wasters and winners . |
| 28 | to be walking past a pub |
| 29 | You must be dying for a drink . ’ |
| 30 | The dominating sadist might be thought to be compensating for a feeling of sexual or personal inadequacy . |