Example sentences of "[am/are] beginning [to-vb] the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Newcastle are 12 points clear in the First Division and Keegan added : ‘ There have been massive changes here and we 're beginning to reap the rewards already .
2 You 're beginning to see the possibilities .
3 erm I think the general pressure on tropical governments now from the environmental lobby has got to the point where they are n't they 're beginning to realise the problems .
4 You 're beginning to get the idea , William . ’
5 Wellord ( 1979 ) suggests that work on the shop-floor is likely to peak in the thirties — those in their twenties lack experience and social skills , those in their forties are beginning to notice the effect of sensory changes and are less tolerant of fast or very heavy physical work .
6 And England are beginning to reap the benefits .
7 I hope that people are beginning to realise the scale of abortion ’ .
8 Very experienced nurses can find this difficult to cope with but are beginning to realise the value of such an exercise in identifying ways of improving care to patients .
9 Prison administrators are beginning to invoke the concept of ‘ the responsible prisoner ’ .
10 They are beginning to take the law themselves
11 As already described in Chapter 5 , we are beginning to define the range of composition of materials used by many of the principal civilisations of the past , and to discover when and where particular materials , such as brass , were first used .
12 The hospital staff are beginning to grasp the difference between CAB and social work and are now involving the CAB with more in-patient cases .
13 The women 's days are beginning to include the mix of activities , experiences and relationships which make up ordinary life for most people .
14 It is entirely right , therefore , that we are beginning to see the signs of peer assessment being employed as part of the formal assessment procedure in some institutions of higher education .
15 In addition departments are beginning to see the data they hold as of commercial value , and asking why it should be sent to the PRO for people to view gratis when they can keep it and charge for access .
16 The big record companies are beginning to see the potential of religious rock .
17 On the stage , The Wedding Present are beginning to see the light . ’
18 We are beginning to recognise the limitations of this approach in encouraging pupils to think mathematically , recognising the value of considering different approaches as well as logical determinism .
19 Although at the moment only a handful of agencies have planning departments , planning is a fast-growing area in advertising and not only advertising-management consultants are beginning to recognise the importance of the planner in many aspects of commerce .
20 " Already " , complained The Seaman after six months of fighting , " the poor people of this country are beginning to feel the effects of the greedy shipowners ' demands .
21 With no overtime being worked , even ambulance staff not suspended are beginning to feel the pinch as the dispute enters its 11th week .
22 What we do need is the co-operation of the residents , and I must say that we are beginning to get the co-operation now and in fact many people did phone in after the last incident when the officers were assaulted , first of all asking for the condition of the officers and showing concern , and secondly giving us information .
23 Sales promotion used to be the preserve of the junior brand manager but now companies are beginning to understand the importance of trade and consumer promotions .
24 For the first time in history , people are beginning to adopt the religion of other cultures or are finding inspiration in more than one faith .
25 But important changes in the way computers are sold are beginning to favour the Japanese
26 I read with interest in today 's edition of The Courier and Advertiser , Dundee that the Dundee royal infirmary and Kings Cross hospital are beginning to consider the possibility of applying .
27 With the new Home Secretary , David Waddington , displaying a marked lack of enthusiasm for Sir Peter 's other pet project , the creation of a national detection agency , senior officers are beginning to consider the prospect of a Labour Home Office with equanimity .
28 Its four main objectives — greater home ownership , a more diverse rented sector , community regeneration and improvement of housing quality — are beginning to change the shape of Scottish housing .
29 But what they 're doing which is more important than that , they are beginning to change the way in which the peasant sees the world .
30 ‘ Every purse has its limits , ’ he wrote , ‘ and I am beginning to see the bottom of my own . ’
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