Example sentences of "be [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Does he agree that the fact that so many parts of the country are queueing up for ESA status is a tribute to him and to the usefulness of such areas ? |
| 2 | Stars are queueing up for treatment at Holby Hospital — the setting for the controversial BBC series Casualty . |
| 3 | Despite all the money the Politicals had been siphoning off for years , a very sore point with the rest of us , they claimed to have no material on the terrorists beyond a few isolated descriptions and photographs . |
| 4 | Lionel who had been catching up on news from Yorkshire , said , ‘ My brother tells me Hawksworth at the Hall has netted an enormous fish . |
| 5 | Two cars are drawing up outside Number 17 and quite a lot of people are going in the front door . |
| 6 | Production had been building up at Courtaulds ' $85 million plant near Mobile , Alabama , since June , 1992 . |
| 7 | Something approaching a personal crisis had been building up since Nietzsche 's return from the unforgettable distress of war . |
| 8 | David Baker from Mercury Rev is checking out the soon-to-be-signed-to-Geffen St Johnny ; Sonic Youth are hanging out with Cell , no doubt priming the newcomers for their forthcoming Euro jaunt with the Yoof ; and Canadian lungers Sloan fall victim to the complimentary charm of the Lemonheads ' Evan Dando . |
| 9 | Some are rowing about in spindly black rowing-boats in the graceful standing posture that is the classic Venetian stance , while others are darting around in speedboats . |
| 10 | Before his last throw of the dice he had been hanging on at Etten in hopes of a visit from Mauve , who had half promised to come and initiate him into ‘ the mysteries of the palette ’ . |
| 11 | Several of the planks , including those that had given way under Harry 's weight , had without that beam 's support simply been hanging out in space , resting like a seesaw over the previous beam but otherwise supported only by the tight fit of each plank against the next . |
| 12 | I am catching up on George Orwell , too , and reading Solzhenitsyn . |
| 13 | The rest of the breakfasters , who had been gazing on with fascination , returned also to their newspapers , with the exception of Fishbane , on whom Gooseneck now turned . |
| 14 | It 's just that Stephen 's been rooting about in boxes . |
| 15 | But the East Germans , deaf to all advice , are lashing out in fury and bitterness , blaming everyone but themselves for their predicament . |
| 16 | He 's been rattling on about people bemoaning the passing of Trevino and Palmer , saying there are no characters left , merely machine-like robots who take five minutes to select a club , 10 minutes to line up a putt , and five-and-a-half hours to complete a round . |
| 17 | They are catching up on Daedalus and he will have to go into strict training for a swifter sprint . |
| 18 | SIXTYSOMETHING : Grey hair and wrinkles are catching up with Clint but the Hollywood giant is not ready for the bus pass yet LEAPING WITH LIFE : Clint takes pride in the fact that he still does most of his own stunts |
| 19 | ‘ There are an increasing number of executives looking to break out of the corporate hierarchy and run their own business and it appears that MBIs are catching up with MBOs as a method of achieving that goal . ’ |
| 20 | There 's a racket goin' on , Aggie ; but you know as well as me it 's been goin' on for years . |
| 21 | His South African challenger 's been training in London , Bruno' been limbering up in Leicestershire . |
| 22 | They 've been knocking around since Christmas . |
| 23 | This position was not only the culmination of ideas that had been knocking around in Balcon 's mind for the past six years or so , it was also a declaration of a new confidence in the possibility of British cinema , and a final casting off of the inferiority complex that had impaired British filmmakers since 1918 . |
| 24 | You do not have to be a Marxist to see that the official statistics of unemployment include only those who are signing on at Job Centres and are eligible for benefit . |
| 25 | Banks too are muscling in on insurance , mainly on the life side , to keep customers ' savings ‘ in the family ’ . |
| 26 | And , with this poise in front of the cameras , it surely wo n't be long before they are muscling in on mum and dad . |
| 27 | It serves 38 million vending cups a year , most of which have been ending up in bins . |
| 28 | Further growth of the market is anticipated , perhaps by 30pc again next year , and many of the big players are gearing up for expansion . |
| 29 | I have been banging on about South German wheat beers for years , and I am delighted to see that they are becoming more easily available in Britain . |
| 30 | ‘ By the look of what 's on the meter some sucker 's been driving around at ground level . |