Example sentences of "of [noun pl] [modal v] be [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | During the month , thousands of solicitors will be giving their time to make wills through Will Aid . |
| 2 | Alternatively , the joyous sound of bells may be ringing out the tune of 'Those beautiful red roses that once you gave me ’ , all over sunlit uplands — though I doubt that . |
| 3 | Hundreds of birds might be circling the lighthouse in the misty darkness , illuminated briefly as the beam swung round in a circle . |
| 4 | A coach-load of supporters will be travelling with the lads for their match against Morecambe ex-Servicvemen 's A team . |
| 5 | Welcome back : Thousands of teenagers will be packing their rucksacks to travel around the world this summer , and get away from the stress of exams . |
| 6 | If the trend goes on , their teams of congratulators will be calling fewer and fewer people , more and more often — until the remaining subscribers are always engaged , because they are always being congratulated . |
| 7 | This is essential if quite large numbers of candidates will be coming during the day as they will need to be organized and someone will have to handle any unforeseen changes in schedule . |
| 8 | The initial reaction is to wonder why two sets of parents should be undertaking an identical ritual and yet , obviously , have such different approaches to it . |
| 9 | The producers of films should be aiming to bring pleasure and entertainment , not pandering to the lowest savage instinct , however profitable that may be . |
| 10 | This was the bad time , when a host of watchers would be inspecting new arrivals . |
| 11 | A small army of workers will be moving into C&A to start shop fitting in a few weeks ' time . |
| 12 | THOUSANDS of workers will be stuffing their pockets with extra cash for giving up the turkey this Christmas . |
| 13 | Teams from a wide variety of organisations will be competing throughout the afternoon to do battle with the Duke . |
| 14 | Miller must have sent word to Bartram that Figures of Plants would be coming , as , in April 1755 , only one month after initial publication , John Bartram wrote to express grateful anticipation . |
| 15 | Well Mrs Toad is having a sale in her shop + + she has laid out her caish + cash register + + an' a number of pots of tea + + it 's gon na be a special sale because + + so she has th' + a sign up saying + prices are slashed + so she hopes lots of customers will be coming along + to visit her + + while she ‘ s waiting for customers + she goes about setting out the rest of + of the shop + + for things in the sale + + an ’ she brings on + large cans of tin + of tea + + for + she can only carry one at a time + so she walks on with one and puts it on the counter + + |
| 16 | A of teams will be competing in this year 's hockey tournament at Grosvenor Ladies ' Hockey Club , heralding the start of the new season . |
| 17 | Thank you Chairman erm I do n't I need to say a great deal because the comments that have been made I think are very thoroughly and expertly covered most of the ground in terms of the the issues that are being raised and can I say that although er a number of Chief Officers , a number of departments and I suspect a number of committees will be looking at what has happened and er seeking in both to find out why it has happened and what might be done in the future erm I certainly recognize that it 's er a role responsibility of this committee and of er me and the Planning Department to consider the implications for strategic planning and for the related functions and that erm it wo n't be a , a , a happy task because er purely it 's something that all of us would have hoped had n't happened at all but I will er very er thoroughly er explore the issues and report it back . |
| 18 | All kinds of things might be happening back home . |
| 19 | Here a second fleet of transports would be waiting with another 20,000 men , who would assemble and embark at the last moment to secure the maximum surprise . |
| 20 | The National Association of Governors and Managers ( NAGM ) does not have an Essex branch , but ‘ the vast majority of governors will be working alongside teachers ’ , Mr Taylor said . |
| 21 | Many thousands of bicycles will be lining up for the Argus Cycling Tour … but one entry is particularly unusual … because it 's a tandem . |
| 22 | Telling him that our plans include both National and London Flirting Days , we described how the following Monday our group of sympathisers would be distributing badges bearing the slogan ‘ I Flirt , Therefore I Am ’ at 20 London tube stations . |
| 23 | Police have sealed off roads and blockaded farm tracks amid fears that thousands of travellers may be heading into the region for a Bank Holiday festival . |
| 24 | Although single-parent families have , on average , fewer children than married couples , clearly a considerable number of children will be living in a one-parent family at any one time . |
| 25 | On many occasions a small group of children will be playing with cars , either running them down an incline ( a plank resting on a block ) or pushing them up . |
| 26 | Occasionally , the teacher will make use of Forum Theatre techniques ; and there will certainly be times when a small group of children will be working in front of the class in a spontaneous improvisation . |
| 27 | If the cat is well and the food is good , then what we are dealing with is a problem in feline behaviour , and any of a number of factors may be operating . |
| 28 | While most students not in receipt of a job offer were making applications and attending interviews at the time they completed the Initial destinations questionnaires , the fact that one third of students would be looking for employment at the end of the courses can only be regarded as a disappointing , and rather unexpected , finding . |
| 29 | One final note from a pedant : a lethal misprint on page 50 has ensured that a generation of students will be informing their tutors that the Socinians were nationalists , rather than rationalists . |
| 30 | Sometimes one set of sculptors would be finishing an already countermanded set before the news of yet more changes reached them . |