Example sentences of "[pron] [be] already [v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 They had a point , I was forced to admit , since I was already suffering from frostbite in the toes .
2 In practice this is likely to mean those schools which are already participating in school improvement schemes or have shown some other indication of an ability to grapple with problems .
3 In practice this is likely to mean those schools which are already participating in school improvement schemes or have shown some other indication of an ability to grapple with problems .
4 The sweat was dripping from her face on to her breasts which were already glistening with water like orb-shaped fruit in the rain .
5 One cold evening , Seb returned from the cottage to Handley Farm along lanes , the banks of which were already glistening with frost .
6 The promise that the poorest will be protected by adjustments to their income support levels just does n't begin to address the problems of the seven million British households who are already suffering from fuel poverty and unable adequately to heat their homes .
7 Finally , if you are already subscribing to company AVCs , before investing in a new plan check on your present level of contributions and the benefits that these are expected to yield .
8 She was already sweating with exertion .
9 Sooty turned to Yanto , who was already grinning with anticipation .
10 Each time the Collective Ghost clutches at someone they must make a successful WP test or suffer the same effect ; if they are already suffering from despair , the effect lasts an extra D10 turns .
11 Yesterday , police confirmed that , in addition to three fires they were already treating as arson , a fourth fire at a holiday home in Pennal , Meirionnydd , was being treated as suspicious .
12 As a result , abattoir owners are beginning to speculate that the operating framework of the beef sector could swing overwhelmingly towards exports — as it is already doing with lamb .
13 Three months after becoming prime minister , he is already putting in place a vast programme to privatise the state-owned businesses that have been a drag on the country since they were nationalised by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto in the early 1970s .
14 ‘ I 'm not going anywhere until I find out what happened , Joe , ’ she warned him , but he was already nodding in agreement .
15 By 1633 he was already moving in court circles .
16 Christian accompanied him once to Ireland to watch a new filly run , took one look through the field-glasses , announced he was already dying of boredom , and departed to look at paintings .
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