Example sentences of "[Wh pn] be [v-ing] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | But a single indicator dominates the equations , namely the estimated number of children aged 5–17 who are living in a lone-parent family : each such child accrues a thousand pounds . |
| 2 | I think that people who are living in a fixed abode are paying in the end . |
| 3 | This increase in the numbers of people who are ageing with a disability is also differentially distributed according to both gender and race . |
| 4 | While there may be some overlap between the experiences of people who are ageing with a disability and other ageing groups , there are also likely to be important differences . |
| 5 | Consequently , many people who are ageing with a disability simply fall through the net . |
| 6 | To a very recently bereaved family who are struggling with a multiplicity of emotions this early attention to fees can seem mercenary . |
| 7 | And Homeless and helpless … the war victims who are looking to a local charity . |
| 8 | This can be so useful to anyone looking for a secondary school , especially for the young couple with a growing child who are looking for a new area to move into . |
| 9 | Then there are the would-be breeders — who have a pair ( or think they have ) but no fry , or who are looking for a mate for a much-loved large cichlid ( usually an Oscar or Severum ) . |
| 10 | Comment : Indirect questions are used all the time by people who need their status boosting through being given buckets of approval , or who are looking for a reason for punishing other people should they not fall in with the anticipated scenario . |
| 11 | These types of events are well advertised in the appropriate magazines , and the hotels gain a reputation for this type of promotion which appeals to people who are looking for a change or something different . |
| 12 | ‘ Maybe it is not only the Myrcans who are looking for a purpose . ’ |
| 13 | History has shown that investing in the stock market during times of economic recovery has proved rewarding for investors who are looking for a good return over the longer term . |
| 14 | Many of the interesting books of flower paintings in the Library have been donated or bequeathed by plant lovers who are looking for a good home for their paintings . |
| 15 | Because the presentation is diagrammatic , needing no specialist knowledge to construct or discuss , it encourages discussion between workers of different disciplines and backgrounds who are collaborating on a project . |
| 16 | For people who are training for a particular sport such as karate , specific exercises can be inserted in the routine , for example alternate mae-geri or squat/standup/mae-geri . |
| 17 | Airlife have produced a revised edition of the Microlight Flying Manual , that seminal tome by Ron Campbell and John Jones which looks at the aeronautical world strictly from the perspective of pilots who are aiming at a Group D licence . |
| 18 | Erm the views of the er of the subcommittee are that that this does appear to be er perhaps a practical solution er and at the moment , er we are looking to erm make some of the spaces , certainly in the Church Street car park erm short term , I E two hours , certainly so the people who are who are making shopping visits , or visits to the banks et cetera would get the lower car park and the the people who are staying for a longer time would be at the top . |
| 19 | It is not good enough for our country to have a Government who are playing for a draw . |
| 20 | Those who are studying on a part-time basis as members of a regional course do so as non-residential students , with regular residential weekends and summer schools . |
| 21 | THE first news has arrived from the Darlington group of Carmelite nuns who are travelling on a cargo ship on route to Mafeking in Bophuthatswana in southern Africa to build a new multiracial convent . |
| 22 | The sight and sound of Scott 's musical message will infuriate parents and teachers in these areas who are campaigning for a place at the dinner table . |
| 23 | What words of advice would you give to the Italians who are embarking on a similar process of privatisation in museums which Britain underwent in the 1980s ? |
| 24 | The Football Supporters Association , who are pressing for a rethink on the Taylor Report , have received a letter from the Premier League 's chairman , Sir John Quinton , expressing his opposition to all-seat stadiums . |
| 25 | It is significant that it is the Africans who are pressing for a partial lifting of the ban and the maligned fur trade has made no move in that direction . |
| 26 | Su Ragazzi , who are bidding for a league and cup double , beat Jets in straight sets in Sewell 's second game in charge earlier this season but defeated them in the return in Edinburgh . |
| 27 | Vendors who are selling at a substantial price ( including an element for goodwill ) , which has been agreed between the parties on the basis of certain assumptions made by the purchasers regarding the business , are compensated for any risk that they will be asked to take . |
| 28 | The bicycle has its own unique characteristics and cyclists are not a homogeneous group , they are people of a wide age range , cycling ability , experience , and traffic judgement , who are cycling for a variety of different reasons . |
| 29 | It is only fair to add that some lawyers play exactly the opposite role , persuading clients who are itching for a zero sum fight that they would do better to reach a nonzero sum settlement out of court . |
| 30 | if there are people who are going through a crisis just now there is a wonderful organization called Care , Care for the family . |