Example sentences of "be [adv] [v-ing] [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The sales potential for technologydriven , ultra-real pornographic and violent experiences via the computer is so great that computer engineers are furiously designing software that will satisfy an otaku 's ‘ sexual ’ needs . |
| 2 | Simon Williams in NME coined a telling phrase when he commented : ‘ The Wedding Present are merely treading water when they should be walking on it . ’ |
| 3 | Experts have forecast that even a partial ban will be a blow to Taiwan 's fishing companies , which are already facing recession and rely on driftnetting as the most profitable method . |
| 4 | ‘ You 're still preaching death and destruction . |
| 5 | So , this one is sort of comparable to income , cos we 're always comparing income and expenditure . |
| 6 | We 're probably breaking Health and Safety regulations : there should be extractor fans . |
| 7 | Eight thirty tonight we 're either committing suicide or murder , one of the two . |
| 8 | They are twice as likely as any other group to fantasize while they 're actually having sex and are also prone to give their imaginations free rein while in the bath , in the shower or on the phone . |
| 9 | We do know , naturally , that babies are always causing worry and concern . |
| 10 | However , the more authentically Italian types of pasta are rapidly gaining ground and look set to continue in popularity . |
| 11 | ‘ Those changes are still taking place and we have made a number of recent innovations to cater for them . |
| 12 | UK prices are still awaiting confirmation but it is likely that the Nikonos RS body will cost in the region of £2,000 . |
| 13 | UK prices are still awaiting confirmation but it is likely that the Nikonos RS body will cost in the region of £2,000 . |
| 14 | After all , Wang Laboratories Inc and Prime Computer Inc are just two of a string of companies that have opened and later closed in the south of Ireland , but Amdahl Corp is still there , Intel Corp is investing heavily and expanding , 3Com Corp and Cabletron Systems Inc are among the new arrivals , and several other chipmakers are still doing assembly and Sun Microsystems Inc has just followed ICL Plc and Sema Group Plc in establishing software development operations in the Dublin area . |
| 15 | However public protests are also gathering momentum as people realize that shrimp farming seems to be a recipe for disaster . |
| 16 | Many of these patients are also receiving digitalis or diuretics , and the latter increase the risk by producing hypokalaemia . |
| 17 | Police are also searching Sharpness and Bristol for the dead woman 's missing clothes ; a brown jacket , a black polo-neck sweater and a denim mini-skirt . |
| 18 | More youngsters are also sniffing glue or solvents , taking amphetamines , and experimenting with ‘ magic mushrooms ’ . |
| 19 | The trio are also planning rhythm and blues nights and rock charity nights . |
| 20 | Here we are often working morning and afternoon , and preparing lessons in the evening . |
| 21 | For example , two new mobile units are now taking chiropody and dentistry to the villages . |
| 22 | Now the Twiggs are now demanding custody and Kimberly 's heartbreaking story probably wo n't end until the Supreme Court has had its say . |
| 23 | For example , the subject 's mother may be verbally expressing affection while her facial expression and movements convey contempt or a lack of concern . |
| 24 | It is sufficient if he is shown to be intentionally using violence or if he is aware that his conduct may be violent . |
| 25 | I 'm not having anything , I 'm just having soup and rice |
| 26 | I 'm still losing weight and getting weaker . |
| 27 | I 'm always sitting thinking if I had n't got them , I 'd be thinking now was it on the card I have n't got you know |
| 28 | I 'm also watching cocoa and Deutschmarks , platinum … wheat and pork bellies . |
| 29 | A lot of the operations now I do I think I can do better that I 'm now seeing detail that I never saw before with the naked eye . |
| 30 | " I am simply making conversation while I decide whether to risk my job by telling you things that I certainly ought not to tell you . " |