Example sentences of "and [be] [v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | " I suppose he could have lent money to Ingard , and been pressing for payment . " |
| 2 | Even with this infuriating advantage , more and more men are realising the importance of a good skin care routine and are insisting on quality skin care products . |
| 3 | Clearly , the apc 's are all greater than the mpc and are diminishing as income rises . |
| 4 | The first research and development projects under the agreement have already begun and are operating on target and on time , the partners say — as reported at the time , in April , Bull announced its DPX/20 series of scalable Unix workstations and servers using the IBM RISC , and products are being shipped . |
| 5 | I 've spoken to several of the barmen , explaining our dilemma , and elicited a promise that if a couple answering to the description of Svend and your sister put in an appearance and are conversing in English the man shall be discreetly asked if he is Svend Eriksen and , if so , requested to get in touch with me . |
| 6 | All figures that we 've produced and are producing in respect of commitments and the policy element the Greater York policy element of policy H one , relate to within the area defined as Greater York through the Greater York . |
| 7 | Many spectators feel the same way and are calling for blanket tests and bans for those who are positive . |
| 8 | This protest song suggests that some at least are aware of the mercury menace and the plight of the rivers and are calling for action . |
| 9 | They describe the attack on the pony as malicious and are appealing for information . |
| 10 | The aim of the Community Laundry Service is to help people who are incontinent or have other medical conditions and are living at home to cope with the practical problem of laundering bed sheets . |
| 11 | It can be grown on some of the poorest land in the world , which is totally unsuitable for conventional crops , and in regions where people have no work and are living in poverty . |
| 12 | In the meantime , Mallett have cut costs and are looking to turnover of £1.2 million per month to haul themselves back towards profitability . |
| 13 | Once you 've mastered the basics and feel confident enough about casting and are looking for adventure , night fishing for sea trout is one of the most exciting forms of fly fishing . |
| 14 | Both teams have strenghtened their squads for this season and are looking for promotion … both look a good bet too … |
| 15 | The clouds of mosquitoes are beginning to arrive and are hovering in strength over the slit trenches . |
| 16 | BLACK SQUARES — A player landing on one of the black House of Commons gate squares may throw again , unless they have more than 325 votes and are trying for Number 10 . |
| 17 | The European champions , who host the first leg in 11 days ' time , have lost Ruud Gullit and Marco Van Basten and are struggling for form . |
| 18 | The Kurds have been and are being massacred , and are dying of neglect — our neglect — by the tens of thousands because they tried to escape that massacre , which we did nothing to prevent . |
| 19 | Well , there are millions of people who are missing from electoral registers , who are people who are entitled to be registered and the problem is probably the greatest among those who are known as attainers and are qualifying for registration at eighteen for the first time in their lives , the numbers of attainers er qualifying has reduced percentage wise , year by year , especially since the introduction of the poll tax and has not been rectified by the measures that remove the poll tax . |
| 20 | This shows you that the colour you have now selected and are going to work on , is the first colour in this palette . |
| 21 | As the politicians try to find a mutually acceptable way forward towards democracy , it is feared disillusioned activists are no longer answerable to the higher echelons of their parties and are turning to crime . |
| 22 | They are usually the ghosts of people who lived evil lives during their time on earth , and are undeserving of entry to Heaven . |
| 23 | You know what me and are doing in maths . |
| 24 | This applies whether you are just rearranging a room , thinking of buying some new items , or have just moved in and are starting from scratch . |
| 25 | Q I wish to take up a career in outdoor activities and am looking for information on the qualifications and training needed for this kind of work . |
| 26 | Many secondees had been a considerable time in their pre-secondment posts and were looking for variety . |
| 27 | Yes , if we skip all the intermediate years with , after the war I came back from the army to find we 'd been bombed out and were living in requisition accommodation , after a time , the , we were moved into a new flat over some shops . |
| 28 | By the end of the week 11,000 Meskhetians had fled their homes and were living in refugee camps with troops protecting them ; even here they were not entirely safe as a motorised column armed with automatic weapons set out for one of the camps and was stopped only by a detachment of helicopter gunships . |
| 29 | People were being hit with live lead bullets and were screaming for help . |
| 30 | And , despite what the media claimed , Reagan was not elected because people were fed up with the huge federal deficit and were clamoring for budget cuts … . |