Example sentences of "[am/are] [adv] [v-ing] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ormerods are successfully weathering the recession . |
| 2 | But even in the teeth of a recession , companies large and small are successfully gaining the backing of the venture capital funds and paying them back handsomely . |
| 3 | Even in the teeth of a recession , companies large and small are successfully gaining the backing of the venture capital funds and paying them back handsomely |
| 4 | Ironically , as ‘ our ’ crime problem gets worse , the demand for even more ‘ law and order ’ policies increases , even though these are blatantly having no effect on the level of serious crimes . |
| 5 | Local authorities are nervously anticipating a flood of judicial review challenges over community care . |
| 6 | Simply by providing a variety of equipment and allowing the children to experiment , we are effectively increasing the possibility for incidental mathematical experience and learning . |
| 7 | In the case of non-resident discretionary trusts the Inland Revenue are effectively increasing the amount of tax due as the flat rate of 35 per cent applies on the combined amount of the dividend and a notional tax credit of 20 per cent rather than simply on the net dividend as before . |
| 8 | They are mostly using a mixture of APL and assessment on demand to gain the award . |
| 9 | Second , it is clear from the Report that motorists are not keeping to the Park 's speed limits and are thereby abusing the privilege of vehicle access . |
| 10 | In essence the courts ' control over the conditions of jurisdiction is premised upon the assumption that they are thereby effectuating the will of Parliament ; they are ensuring that the tribunal or authority remains within the boundaries of what Parliament intended it to examine by ensuring that those conditions are present . |
| 11 | Now four English teenagers are dead following a canoeing accident off the Dorset coast , intensifying the concerns of parents all over Britain as they watch their children set off with their mates , while wondering what the chances are that something might go horribly wrong . |
| 12 | We are vigorously addressing the level of our overheads . |
| 13 | I am slowly becoming a travelling salesman called Pete . |
| 14 | But all of them are constantly watching the keyboard for their particular call up command and it is possible that one command may affect more than one accessory — with predictable , and disastrous , results ! |
| 15 | We are constantly watching the property market and are alert to every factor which affects it , so you can be confident of getting the soundest marketing advice available . |
| 16 | ‘ We are constantly keeping an eye out , and are aware of the public 's concern . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ We are constantly keeping an eye out , and are aware of the public 's concern . |
| 18 | Even the mouse and the cynic are constantly making an exhibition of themselves . |
| 19 | By ignoring the rules they are constantly reshaping the future . |
| 20 | By ignoring the rules they are constantly reshaping the future . |
| 21 | And so the media are constantly giving the impression that there 's something that the British government should be doing . |
| 22 | Land birds are constantly visiting the ship and the pretty Stormy Petrels are our constant companions while the ocean itself contains an abundance to amuse and gratify one . |
| 23 | We look very carefully at any new posts that we create , and we constantly look to see whether there are posts that we can get rid of erm and we have , in fact , shed a great many posts erm over the last year erm and we are constantly reviewing the efficiency of our service delivery . |
| 24 | ‘ We are constantly reviewing the situation to ensure numbers are kept under control . ’ |
| 25 | With so many other potential challengers struggling , United are suddenly looking the team most likely to win the Premier League . |
| 26 | From the engineering point of view the hardware technology is central and the operators tag along supporting the activity of machines which are basically doing the work . |
| 27 | … And I think you 've also got to have people who do bear in mind that they 're about one of the few parts of the authority that are in the forefront of the people and are basically representing the authority . |
| 28 | Sulphur dioxide emissions from vehicles and industry are apparently counteracting the greenhouse effect by blocking the sun 's rays , particularly in the northern hemisphere . |
| 29 | THOSE two holy sinners , Jim Bakaar and Jimmy Swaggart , are apparently running a magazine from their prison cells . |
| 30 | My dear , you are on the young side — I am only stating a fact , the kind of fact the world sees — to be living in a kind of bachelor 's establishment , so naturally one asks oneself where is that mysterious lady , her mother ? |