Example sentences of "be [v-ing] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ONE of the province 's most popular marching bands , the Millar Memorial Flute , has reported an increase in membership recently with it now in excess of 35 including many young members who are building a firm base for the future . |
| 2 | As you are building a new pond , you have the opportunity to put in the best filtration system , without paying a fortune . |
| 3 | Said manager John Bell : ‘ The Canadians are building a huge power plant in Ontario and already they have been in touch for guidance on how we operate our laundry system . ’ |
| 4 | With reference to the three-dimensional search space shown in Figure 1.1 , we are building a recursive graph along the time and the knowledge-level axes . |
| 5 | It appears that German states are opposing a VAT-like tax on in an inconsistent way , aggravated , aggravated by a failure to warn of any increase in the tax in January nineteen ninety three . |
| 6 | The eavesdroppers are proving a serious problem for police in Sheffield , South Yorkshire . |
| 7 | Significant technological advances in underwater excavation and recovery are proving a mixed blessing in the field of marine archaeology . |
| 8 | Remaining large areas of old-growth forest in Eastern Europe are proving a tempting source of hard currency at a time of rising world timber prices . |
| 9 | I am attaching a complete list of the personnel in the film unit . |
| 10 | ‘ You know my nightmare — that I am seeing a dead boy ( whom I never recognize ) on the ground at my feet . |
| 11 | ‘ We are seeing a radical change in the structure of our society , ’ said Mintel , the research group behind the survey . |
| 12 | ‘ Given the levels of consumer debt and the continuing rise in unemployment , it is too early to be sure we are seeing a sustainable recovery in consumer spending . |
| 13 | High street sales last month showed their strongest year-on-year growth since May , but Nigel Whittaker , chairman of the the Confederation of British Industry 's distributive trades panel , who carried out the survey , said : ‘ Given the levels of consumer debt and the continuing rise in unemployment , it is too early to be sure we are seeing a sustainable recovery in consumer spending . ’ |
| 14 | But we are seeing a widening gap . |
| 15 | Equally you will not need an application form , except possibly for the record , if you are seeing a single applicant who has applied for the job ‘ on spec . ’ |
| 16 | What we do know , however , is that we are seeing a green patch , and our experience has a particular , qualitative — indeed paintable — character . |
| 17 | If it is the latter , then we are seeing a constant rate of rape over the last decade but where women are more willing to make legal complaints and the police and courts not willing to convict other than a very small increase in the number . |
| 18 | With businesses looking at cost cutting across the board , American Express has also been targeting a new market . |
| 19 | If you are using a frozen turkey , make sure that it has thoroughly defrosted before cooking . |
| 20 | If you buy the Relate 2000 you will only be able to use it to see the person you are calling if they are using a compatible model . |
| 21 | It is because they are using a revolutionary weapon — general and unlimited strikes — in order to achieve a parliamentary aim , the formation of a popular front government |
| 22 | When we have the chance we will camp Lappish style , with lavvus , the wigwam tents made of birch poles and reindeer skins , but tonight we are using a modern lavvu of canvas and aluminium poles . |
| 23 | This is no problem if you are using a charting device but will require extra calculation if you want to follow the written pattern where the numbers stated for rows and stitches will now apply . |
| 24 | This is no problem if you are using a charting device but will require extra calculation if you want to follow the written pattern where the numbers stated for rows and stitches will not now apply . |
| 25 | According to the Wall Street Journal , scientists at the Murray Hill , New Jersey lab are using a new filtering technique to achieve the large gains in capacity , and say they have succeeded in transmitting signals error-free over 8,125 miles at 20 Gbps , double the previous record for long-distance transmission . |
| 26 | For example , if you are using a high density 3.5″ drive A : the disk will be formatted to give 1.44Mb of usable clean space ; and if you have a 5.25″ high density drive B : the space available will be 1.2Mb . |
| 27 | Bovis are using a special pincer machine for this work as its quieter then ordinary demolition equipment . |
| 28 | Bovis are using a special pincer machine to demolish covered ground level car parks . |
| 29 | If you are using a plain weaving yarn , particularly one of medium thickness , then the punchcard usually supplies the design . |
| 30 | Detectives , who believe more than one person is behind the attacks , are using a sophisticated computer system to aid their inquiry . |