Example sentences of "[Wh det] [is] [v-ing] on [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Er we set up on a regional basis er er Robert talked to you a couple of months ago about the initiatives that he 's taking from our and that again is a very much of a cross practice initiative er which is drawing on all the skills that we 've got within the with within the office penetrate the middle market sector and we are going to er specifically use er our grounds expertise and er computer audit expertise as a product which we saw would be attractive to these er these sort of companies . |
| 2 | Among the former are many participles , both present and past : ( 26 ) the watching crowd started to laugh he was greeted by smiling well-wishers the injured man had been feeding the orang-utan but participles do not exhaust the possibilities : ( 27 ) the angry bartender slammed the drink down five empty tumblers were standing by his elbow Notice , too , the clear ambiguity of : ( 28 ) a flashing light as meaning either a light which is flashing on some particular occasion , or one which normally has this characteristic . |
| 3 | Despite cruelty and sinfulness there is a common sense of the moral and spiritual universe which is binding on all persons . |
| 4 | This country is not prepared to accept the gospel of despair in mass unemployment , which is returning on such a scale today . |
| 5 | This is a process which is going on all the time in the world of bacteria , and drug firms are managing to keep ahead , just , by producing newer ( and inevitably , more expensive ) antibiotics that will still be effective . |
| 6 | You obviously need to know what 's happening on each side of the hedge . |
| 7 | yeah I would think so nights or days I would of thought nothing 's been really said about what 's happening on that yet , not till the end of towards the end of the |
| 8 | I do n't understand what 's going on Prime Minister . |
| 9 | What 's going on all around you so then you concentrate on the ball again . |
| 10 | Because he likes to see what 's going on all the time . |
| 11 | ‘ I do n't know what 's going on either , but I 'm sure the girls will tell us when they 're ready . |
| 12 | They know what 's going on this that and the other . |
| 13 | Well wh what 's going on this weekend do you know ? |
| 14 | Er what 's going on this weekend then ? |
| 15 | 'Cos I just , I feel as if I 'm much less aware of what 's going on this year . |
| 16 | He just asked for more erm , one thing that is disturbing , what he does very causally mention is what is going on all the time |
| 17 | What is going on that led up to that ? |
| 18 | Each island is subject to economy-wide variations in demand as reflected in changes in the absolute price level for commodities , but news of what is happening on other islands and , by implication , of what is happening in the economy at large , takes time to filter through . |