Example sentences of "[am/are] [adv] [v-ing] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Barbra , 50 , had her heart set on property in California until she found out it was in the path of the killers which are slowly migrating north from South America where 600 people have been stung to death . |
| 2 | Solar energy is produced by the thermonuclear reactions which are constantly taking place in the sun which has a temperature of 20 million degrees centigrade . |
| 3 | Similar changes are constantly taking place in other parts of our bodies . |
| 4 | Authors in countries around the world are constantly releasing software for business and pleasure use . |
| 5 | Authors in countries around the world are constantly releasing software for business and pleasure use . |
| 6 | We are constantly examining policy in that light . |
| 7 | I am only using jumping as an example . |
| 8 | ‘ I am merely chopping firewood in the salon and beating my mistress like a gentleman . ’ |
| 9 | Nor is it the case that in saying ‘ I promise to meet you ’ I am merely giving expression to — or reporting or describing — an inward , mental act . |
| 10 | ( If you are only using part of the bean mix at one time , the remainder will keep , covered , for 2–3 days in the refrigerator . ) |
| 11 | Thirst is a more imperative drive , intruding into dreams even when the subjects know full well that they are merely taking part in an experiment , and that water will be available in the morning . |
| 12 | Will he also point out to those advocating such a foolish policy that they are merely diverting attention from the villainous crimes of the terrorists and , perhaps more importantly , from the enormous successes of the security forces and thus undermining confidence in the rule of law ? |
| 13 | I am not advocating thrombolysis in the absence of that , but provided that is available and he keeps his head and the family respect the GP , then he should be giving thrombolysis . |
| 14 | Remembering that I am not defining housewife as a woman dancing attendance on a healthy but indolent male but as a person looking after babies and others who need looking after , what do feminists think the housewife should live on ? |
| 15 | I ought to explain that in this talk I am not attacking fundamentalism as such — I am in fact asking what are its strengths , weaknesses and challenges . |
| 16 | In saying ‘ Do such-and-such ’ I am not giving expression to a belief . |
| 17 | The inclusion of the notion of subjectivity in the above definition might seem surprising here , but I am not equating deixis with a concept that stands in rough opposition to objectivity . |
| 18 | I am just giving priority to those who were most instrumental in shaping my life and my general outlook in all matters appertaining to living . |
| 19 | I think it 's really quite heartening to see so many aspects that the City Council are already taking notice of , and really are already putting it into their policies to view the environment as something precious , something we 've got to look after , but you 're warning us not to be too complacent are n't you ? |
| 20 | ‘ We are already producing sucralose for stock and have customers lined up who will be using it very , very quickly . |
| 21 | However , many of these areas are already receiving attention for son of Nevada . |
| 22 | There are a number of aspects about this privatisation which are already giving cause for alarm . |
| 23 | We are already doing work on that with the French . |
| 24 | The film has n't even arrived yet , but people are already going OTT with Malcolm X T-shirts , hats , necklaces — anything they can print an ‘ X ’ on . |
| 25 | Wigan and St Helens are already putting pressure on Leeds to lift a piece of silverware but Garry believes the results will come . |
| 26 | DHAs are already finding scope for substitution . |
| 27 | The locals are already trading gossip about the hundreds of youngsters packing the beach . |
| 28 | In particular it seems that members in the UK are not taking advantage of the scheme to the same extent as members in Northern Ireland or the Republic of Ireland . |
| 29 | Members in Northern Ireland are not taking advantage of the savings available on Homecover to anything like the same extent as members in the Republic of Ireland and Great Britain . |
| 30 | There are very good grants but farmers are not taking advantage of them . ’ |