Example sentences of "to be [v-ing] [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They might get at least some credit if they were seen to be laying better long-term foundations for the economy . |
| 2 | Though the available data on the contribution record of workers from different socio-economic groups is inadequate in several ways , it can be justifiably claimed that members of the lower socio-economic groups are more likely than members of the higher socio-economic groups to be among the non-qualifiers and , in the years when they existed , to be receiving lower-earnings-related benefits . |
| 3 | In my third year at Oxford , however , I noticed that I seemed to be getting clumsier , and I fell over once or twice for no apparent reason . |
| 4 | Children , at least seem to be getting richer , despite the recession . |
| 5 | We have grown used to some kind of safety net , extended beneath us in Western countries , even if for some of us the holes seem to be getting bigger by the day . |
| 6 | If you add to this the growing number of health and fitness related books then you would expect us all to be getting healthier and fitter . |
| 7 | If you 've noticed that your hair parting seems to be getting wider , seek the advice of your GP or a trichologist ( hair and scalp expert ) . |
| 8 | Just as the disease process has moments when things appear to be getting better even though in the long-term they are getting progressively worse , so also in relapse there will also be times when things appear to be getting better even though in the long-term they are getting progressively worse , so also in relapse there will also be times when things appear to be getting better even though in the long-term they are getting progressively worse . |
| 9 | Just as the disease process has moments when things appear to be getting better even though in the long-term they are getting progressively worse , so also in relapse there will also be times when things appear to be getting better even though in the long-term they are getting progressively worse , so also in relapse there will also be times when things appear to be getting better even though in the long-term they are getting progressively worse . |
| 10 | Just as the disease process has moments when things appear to be getting better even though in the long-term they are getting progressively worse , so also in relapse there will also be times when things appear to be getting better even though in the long-term they are getting progressively worse , so also in relapse there will also be times when things appear to be getting better even though in the long-term they are getting progressively worse . |
| 11 | ‘ I seem to be getting better but my balance is still poor . ’ |
| 12 | He 's just come in on the come back trail and he seems to me to be getting better and better . |
| 13 | It was a long way to sunset , but the air in the tower seemed to be getting colder by the moment . |
| 14 | The problem seems to be getting worse . |
| 15 | Her headache seemed to be getting worse and worse , and Raffaella 's command of English slipped as she grew increasingly excited . |
| 16 | Her heels felt sore , and because there was so much walking , they seemed to be getting worse as the morning went on . |
| 17 | ‘ But he seems to be getting worse , not better , ’ protested Jenny . |
| 18 | Things seemed to be getting worse with every step she took . |
| 19 | Now Alan , first of all er have we learned anything do you think over the years or do we seem to be getting worse ? |
| 20 | Sadly the things seem to be getting worse . |
| 21 | There is nothing very new about it all Alf Ramsey was hounded out despite winning the World Cup , while Don Revie , Ron Greenwood and Bobby Robson came in for vilification but things do seem to be getting worse . |
| 22 | I mean we 're just giving a little bit of temporary relief in a situation which just seems to be getting worse and worse . |
| 23 | In our sort of high-technology business , the high profits tend to be made over a fairly limited time , which in many cases appears to be getting shorter . |
| 24 | There was a long silence , broken only by the perpetual nudging of the wind , which seemed to be getting stronger all the time . |
| 25 | The stairs seemed to be getting steeper and more numerous . |
| 26 | The streets seemed to be getting narrower , the houses taller . |
| 27 | James Butterworth followed the hooligan careers of similar boys — ‘ Sam Smiler ’ and ‘ Thomas Tiddler ’ — along with the apprenticeship of ‘ Tiddler Junior ’ , because the British hooligan was thought to be getting younger in his time , as in ours : |
| 28 | Youthful offenders were also believed to be getting younger , and according to one magistrate parental authority was at such a low ebb that ‘ it is melancholy to find that some parents are not ashamed to confess that children of seven or eight years old are entirely beyond their control ’ , while another thought that ‘ in nine cases out of ten , children are entirely masters of the position ’ . |
| 29 | What made everything worse , Miranda decided , was that while she grew more and more despondent , Grace seemed to be getting happier and happier . |
| 30 | The world seems to be getting smaller as more and more people realize that what happens in one country can affect others . |