Example sentences of "be [v-ing] [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | You must give the exact critical values , right , if those critical values that you are using to compare with the regressionally significant whether you have serial correlation or not erm so they 're very very important and they ought to be included erm because otherwise we do n't know whether a test statistic is er statistically significant or not . |
| 2 | The research will monitor what coping strategies governing bodies are using to deal with the tasks and responsibilities given to them by the new educational legislation and will also focus on the identification of power relations ( including gender and race/ethnicity ) , decision making processes and networks of influence operating in the eight governing bodies . |
| 3 | And then , you see , it halted where it did because there were some petals and fragments from the blackthorn I had been handling fallen into the spine there , shaken out of my sleeve or my hair when I closed the book . |
| 4 | Representatives from the UN High Commissioner for Refugees have been struggling to cope with the flood of refugees and have appealed to the international community to step up relief . |
| 5 | Hakim had previously acted as the equivalent of a Foreign Minister of the Democratic Arab Saharan Republic ( SADR — which the armed movement Polisario had been struggling to establish in the Western Sahara since 1976 ) . |
| 6 | While she had been speaking , the dogs had been struggling to get through the narrow crack of open door . |
| 7 | We live in a ‘ market economy ’ and many one time ‘ command economies ’ are endeavouring to change to the same arrangements . |
| 8 | Is that what he has been seeking to negotiate in the references that he made to the limitations on deficits ? |
| 9 | The letters page contains a plea from R Scott of Doncaster : ‘ I am writing to complain about the appalling lack of sexism in Sounds . ’ |
| 10 | The letters page contains a plea from R Scott of Doncaster : ‘ I am writing to complain about the appalling lack of sexism in Sounds . ’ |
| 11 | I am writing to ask for the co-operation of your Institution in a survey of Language in Teacher Education which is being carried out by the NCLE . |
| 12 | I am writing to enquire about the policy of your party towards access to rivers . |
| 13 | In response to your advertisement in the Bedfordshire Reporter , I am writing to apply for the post of secretary/ receptionist . |
| 14 | I AM writing to comment on the amazing article by Jonathan Rice on the Sky TV coverage of the World Cup ( WCM May ) . |
| 15 | I am writing to protest at the discrepancies between the public statements and the actions of the Scottish Secretary in his dealings with local government . |
| 16 | In so far as the plaintiffs are seeking to recover from the third defendant money which he has obtained for his own benefit or for the benefit of companies which are , in effect , his alter ego , I can see that the third party would have an overwhelming argument that it can not be just and equitable to require him to contribute to whatever the third defendant is ordered to pay to the plaintiffs . |
| 17 | Furthermore , a very large number of hon. Members are seeking to participate in the debate . |
| 18 | Yes , and Ladies — are seeking to speak in the European debate . |
| 19 | Today 's chefs are looking to state of the art equipment for convenience , reliability and consistency of cooking . |
| 20 | This makes the transaction less attractive to underwriters who are looking to invest in the offeror and may explain why , in practice , it is rare to see an open offer being made to shareholders . |
| 21 | With Britain 's roads becoming more crowded and dangerous , cyclists are looking to escape to the countryside in the Forest of Dean . |
| 22 | Thousands of property deals are waiting to be completed because local tax offices are refusing to deal with the French equivalent of stamp duty . |
| 23 | They have failed to endorse the Australian move and are refusing to contribute to the compensation fund . |
| 24 | Is that your shopping list you 're writing writing on the move ? |
| 25 | Can I put Clifford 's point to the point that we 're still discussing er which is about the surplus and how both your legal frameworks you 're advocating relate to the answers you 've given us about surplus and the concern about surplus . |
| 26 | We 're going to watch to the end . ’ |
| 27 | Erm I think it it is beneficial mainly in the sense that erm if nothing more than running round the vehicle to make sure there are no marks and bangs and scratches on it which you 're going to inherit from the the previous run that it had er with a different driver perhaps . |
| 28 | The problem can be quite severe , er we 've had a number of penalties introduced by customs and excise over the last few years but what we 're going to see from the 1st April in this year is interest being charged on overdue moneys paid to customs and excise and also a penalty charged where people make a mistake on their VAT returns , even where they make those mistakes quite innocently . |
| 29 | Right facing this way Simon can you turn round as well please , Robert Right the first game very easy , I 'm going to point to somebody , we 're going to go through the alphabet , they 're going to give me the name of an animal . |
| 30 | And it was a ridiculous situation , so I went along and said er , look Jack er , we 're going to go into the annual palaver , I mean , you know , very high inflation . |