Example sentences of "is [v-ing] [verb] [art] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It would be great , particularly as Milan is bidding to hold the next Olympic Games after Atlanta , ’ he suggests . |
| 2 | Paul has an enviable record in both his sales and sales training performance , and he is endeavouring to become the fourth Fellow of the Professional Sales Guild . |
| 3 | Abroad , he has already attained a high respect internationally for the manner in which he is endeavouring to help the third world and to play a responsible part in eastern Europe . |
| 4 | Miss Boothroyd is seeking to become the first woman speaker . |
| 5 | Now he is attempting to win a third title in the middleweight division but first he must win his European title fight against the tough Dutchman John Neslo today . |
| 6 | Now he is attempting to win a third title in the middleweight division but first he must win his European title fight against the tough Dutchman John Neslo today . |
| 7 | Within the next few weeks , Sparc International Inc is going to release the next iteration of its interface definition for the Sparc RISC architecture . |
| 8 | But even if this tape is going to record the last speech of somebody famous and it did n't get and therefore they could n't record it , that is co , the consequence of a delay , you know , a fall of snow or our vehicle breaking down or something not being done , or missed some in human , some human error , it 's not our , we do n't lay , we 'll give , we 'll insure or offer transit liability on the value of the goods providing you 've got additional full transit liability with us , but we wo n't for the loss of business because you did n't get it . |
| 9 | For example , " What do you think about Mr Gorbachev ? " or " Who do you think is going to win the next election ? " |
| 10 | I 'm going to clear my mother 's name , and the great M'sieur Rohan — ’ she almost spat the name ‘ — is going to eat every last insulting word . ’ |
| 11 | CROONER Des O'Connor is expecting to have the last laugh on his critics by soaring to the top of the Christmas hit parade . |
| 12 | Rather they overlap and as one sound is produced the vocal apparatus is preparing to speak the next one . |
| 13 | The bank is planning a European and American roadshow on April 28 and is negotiating to become the first Portuguese company with a full overseas listing on one of the American stock exchanges . |
| 14 | Computerworld interprets IBM 's willingness to make public its plans for OS/2 3.0 as the latest advance in the clash with Microsoft Corp : having lost out in the personal computer operating system game , where OS/2 is lagging far behind compared with MS-DOS and Windows , IBM is trying to position the next generation OS/2 competitively against Microsoft 's forthcoming NT operating system . |
| 15 | Joanne Conway , who is hoping to become the first woman for more than 20 years to win five successive titles , made a strong start at the Skate Electic British championships in Basingstoke . |
| 16 | A SINGING Sikh is hoping to become the first Asian to be listed in the Guinness Book of Records — as a chartbuster . |
| 17 | Courtaulds Aerospace at Littleborough in the UK is hoping to become the first business in its industry to gain an award under the new Investors in People scheme which recognises training to national standards . |
| 18 | Langer is hoping to add a third major to his collection after winning at Augusta while Price , the US PGA champion , and recent Memorial Tournament winner , Paul Azinger , complete a high-powered threeball . |
| 19 | Glasgow is planning to become the first Scottish city to ban the consumption of alcohol in the street . |
| 20 | Given the decision to opt out of the social charter in Europe can the Prime Minister confirm that he is planning to fight the next general election on the slogan ’ Vote Tory for the lowest wages , least consultation and worst employment protection in Europe ’ ? |