Example sentences of "is [v-ing] [verb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | The Laboratory is catering to demand for local chips from Taiwanese Sparcsystem builders such as Tatung Electronics Co , Datatech Inc , Twinhead Inc , Sampo Inc and Chicony Inc . |
| 2 | Rather , it means that honour is becoming assessed in different ways . |
| 3 | The sequence of developments to be outlined below is becoming known as K-type transition , with the implication that there are other types . |
| 4 | BUTCH REYNOLDS , the world 400m record-holder , is vowing to return to international athletics . |
| 5 | Inevitably , this attempt to define the most powerful school of art since the war is going to lead to fierce arguments . |
| 6 | If you are going to preach conversion — and I hope we shall in many different ways and , skilfully , with many different nuances — you can not avoid the consequences : it is going to lead to transformed lives . |
| 7 | If the hon. Gentleman is going to talk about humanitarian aid , I hope that he will get his facts right . |
| 8 | My own tears , hot noisy gulping that burns and blotches , that neither you nor any of the women in the group is going to offer to staunch , tears of anger for myself and all of us , anger with the women in the group for making me face up to what I 'm doing to you , for making me want to take out those dusty bundles of old stories from where they 've lain for my lifetime tied up with pink ribbon and reread them and throw them away . |
| 9 | Now the bell is beginning to toll for indoor athletics at the station as , at long last , new facilities are being opened , at Kelvin Hall in Glasgow and soon at the big centre in Birmingham . |
| 10 | There 's not much of anything in Albania , but foreign aid is beginning to arrive as European governments urge stablity in the region . |
| 11 | One is beginning to sound like Big Ben . |
| 12 | Fortunately , the situation is beginning to change as allied disciplines like machine intelligence provide us with models that will allow us to construct theories that are both realistic and have heuristic power . |
| 13 | Armed with this concession , and under pressure from Mr Milosevic , whose own country is beginning to buckle under international sanctions , Mr Karadzic duly signed , subject to parliament 's approval . |
| 14 | Human population expansion is threatening to lead to unprecedented extinctions of plants and animals over the next 50 years , according to a new report by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization ( FAO ) . |
| 15 | EXPORT optimism is continuing to grow among British producers , providing further evidence that the planks of recovery are falling into place . |
| 16 | Thanks to a story two weeks ago in InformationWeek headlined ‘ Take One , It 's Free , ’ Unix System Labs is having to explain to potential Destiny customers why they ca n't have a free copy of SVR4.2 . |
| 17 | The Stoke Row Garage is having to take on extra staff to deal with servicing demand . |
| 18 | The personal computer storage market is evolving so fast that Conner Peripherals Inc , San Jose is having to adjust to changed circumstances and warns that as a result , first quarter profit will be down on that for the fourth quarter , on higher sales . |
| 19 | The chairman of the Association of University Professors of French , Michael Kelly , said , ‘ The British Academy is trying to cope with economic misery by inventing bogus academic qualifications . |
| 20 | Lottie and Rose have left husbands behind — though only temporarily — and Lady Caroline is trying to escape from predatory men . |
| 21 | The first Bitches Rodeo was run in 1988 with 19 people including Gerry Moffat , Frank Goodman and Shaun Baker , the latter of whom is planning to return to competitive hotdogging , notes Andy happily . |