Example sentences of "is [v-ing] in [num] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Only when things go wrong is the veil of privacy which normally conceals the workings of married life lifted , and usually in the hope of discovering that what is happening in one marriage is not , after all , so dissimilar from what is happening in others . |
| 2 | Now , through the ‘ Choices ’ programme which is operating in three districts and is to be extended considerably this year , we are offering more and more staff the chance for career counselling and support from JS in improving skills and gaining qualifications . |
| 3 | d ) If while the aircraft is turning in one direction the pilot moves his head in another , perhaps to select a switch or alter a setting , the stimulation of the balance mechanism of the ears , in the two planes of rotation at the same time , can produce a spontaneous stimulation of the balance mechanism in a third plane of rotation , with completely confusing messages being then sent to the brain . |
| 4 | Wait until the needle settles and is pointing in one direction . |
| 5 | I would have preferred this afternoon but it seems he is riding in three races at Wincanton . ’ |
| 6 | Come on Beverly Hills is starting in two minutes . |
| 7 | Devon SSD is investing in four Community Care Support Centres to replace residential care for elderly people . |
| 8 | In another story , Frank tries his luck as a gas repair-man and , while he is working in one house , there is an enormous explosion and the doors and windows blow out . |