Example sentences of "[am/are] [v-ing] [adv] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Gradually they are building up a resistance to a sting that could otherwise kill them . |
| 2 | Here we reckon we are building up a specialisation in this aspect of human development . |
| 3 | They already have a children 's play room , an art room , conference space and are building up a library . |
| 4 | But , if you plan your planting , and especially if you are building up a garden from scratch , it pays to think in terms of shape , colour and texture , and then arrange the plants with these factors in mind . |
| 5 | Those who saw him freeze into immobility against Mike Tyson before crashing to the canvas in the first round in July 1990 believe they are seeing now a repeat of the same symptoms . |
| 6 | Well , she says that the boatmen and wharfers are drawing up a petition which they would like you to look at . |
| 7 | Customs are drawing up a paper to assist the Commission , in consultation with the Royal Yachting Association , the British Marine Industries Federation and others . |
| 8 | Touchmaster are bringing out a range of software designed specifically for use with their tablet ; games and educational programs in the main but the real proof of success will come if independent software houses decide to support it . |
| 9 | Because it is autumn again , and the frosts have arrived , they are knocking up a spot of cider . |
| 10 | Do you find you are walking around a lot , even to prepare the simplest of meals ? |
| 11 | So when you actually are checking out a book , the librarian runs a little light pen , is it , over the code , so that it |
| 12 | Now they are checking out a number of other countries for a spring 1993 visit . |
| 13 | When you are writing out a cheque , be careful to minimise the risk of forgery and fraud . |
| 14 | Things are looking up a bit at the moment . |
| 15 | At least ten birds have been sighted on the island this year , and they are causing quite a stir among ornithologists . |
| 16 | You 're building up a knowledge base , you 're not just building up lots of odd facts like you know , how many people live in China , or |
| 17 | and they 're building up a petition so he 's now got a office he 's had he 's had three offices |
| 18 | ‘ You 're presuming rather a lot , ’ the Doctor pointed out , ‘ from a heap of crumbled ruins . ’ |
| 19 | Erm it is , but we 're l we 're seeing quite a lot about how brackets work in algebra . |
| 20 | Well we 're catching up a bit . |
| 21 | If you 're eighteen to twenty four years old and you 're bringing up a child on your own . |
| 22 | They 're bringing out a video , you know . |
| 23 | You 're using up a lot more disk space than you are memory space . |
| 24 | So they 're keeping up a mystery to stay even with us . |
| 25 | 'Cos , like , just 'cos you 're gettin' on a bit does n't mean you ca n't wear fab gear an' pull groovy chicks an' that . |
| 26 | For example , you 're filling out a questionnaire in a magazine and one question is , ‘ Most men are : a ) gorgeous ; b ) called Tyrone ; or c ) often unhygienic ’ . |
| 27 | Oh and they 're slumbering rather a lot are they ? |
| 28 | But if you 're looking down a back entry or something , you ca n't always be there . |
| 29 | ‘ You 're turning down a sum like that ? ’ |
| 30 | You 're going up a ladder are you ? |