Example sentences of "is [adv] [v-ing] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of course , he is rather enjoying flying again . |
| 2 | The picture painted is gloomy , but there is a very effective method of agriculture that is slowly gaining credence amongst farmers , government and consumers alike . |
| 3 | The N2 tank 69523 which has been out of commission for several years now , is slowly making headway towards full restoration , with the lining-up of the axles boxes , re-wheeling . |
| 4 | He is instinctively keeping balance like a monkey in flight . |
| 5 | However , in presenting profit as ultimately unpaid labour , Marx suggests that if the total of goods or capital in a social system is unequally divided between people at different levels in the social-industrial hierarchy , exploitation is necessarily taking place . |
| 6 | The reception , in a vast lightwell running north-south , is constantly catching light reflected down on the arcade of shops and a cafe beneath where patients may , in effect , ‘ go out ’ . |
| 7 | The result is often a very useful skeleton history of the region , but one which is constantly undergoing revision and correction as new information is discovered . |
| 8 | The Federation , which represents more than 50,000 members nationwide has emerged as a strong national voice in Parliament and is constantly badgering Government ministers for a better business deal . |
| 9 | Funding church schools is foolishly promoting bigotry and intolerance . |
| 10 | Genetic counselling is basically giving advice to parents , including those who have already given birth to a mentally handicapped child , of risks of having a first or second child with mental handicap . |
| 11 | Leslie is daily gaining strength . |
| 12 | Cynics will claim that the group is merely pursuing niche marketing , particularly in a country where the green issue is so hotly debated . |
| 13 | In both cases , supply is merely reflecting demand and is thus endogenously determined . |
| 14 | That is enough voting strength to change the outcome in more than 100 constituencies . |
| 15 | But as far as the government , politicians and media in Britain are concerned the war is only taking place in the desert . |
| 16 | Most familiar note is long quavering hoot , but equally often heard , especially from young birds in late summer and autumn , is a sharp ‘ ke-wick ’ ( These two notes are origin of traditional ‘ tu-whit , tu-whoo ’ ) . |
| 17 | Secondly , we have now a grandiosely named , social and public policy team , which is valiantly covering charity law , local government structural changes , the right of duty of voluntary organisations to campaign , work with the new national forum on the environment and health and community care issues . |
| 18 | It is not that a major shift is suddenly taking place , although the stock market crash of October 1987 did make people feel as if the ground was unexpectedly moving beneath them . |
| 19 | At the moment everybody is eagerly awaiting Crest 's Late Night Show from Crest ( of course ! ) , a group which has pushed C64 to its ultimate limits , only to go even further in their next demo ! |
| 20 | After eight years of paying lawyers ' fees , Ragu is longer attending court an is ignoring the summonses that arrive regularly . |
| 21 | Sun — which admits its latest strategy is similar to the route trodden by MIPS Computer Systems Inc that now has half a dozen semiconductor companies selling its R series RISC designs — says it is just awaiting clearance to announce the names of several firms that have agreed to take on the Sparc . |
| 22 | ‘ That bastard Banks is just making nonsense of it . ’ |
| 23 | The release of version 2.0 has only just begun , yet the company is already plugging version 3.0 . |
| 24 | Gardner Merchant is already providing instruction at Barnardo 's other two units , Dr B 's Kitchen in Harrogate , North Yorkshire , and Dr B 's Caribbean Restaurant in Leeds . |
| 25 | Orem , Utah-based WordPerfect Corp says its WordPerfect 6.0 for MS-DOS will be released on June 28 and that customer demand for it is already reaching record levels : the latest beta version will include drag-and-drop text , scrolling Button Bars and separate set-up options for the text mode and graphics mode ; the thing will be $500 . |
| 26 | The Public Power Corporation of Greece is already demanding compensation of £15.8 million for loss of generating capacity from recently completed hydroelectric power stations downstream on the Acheloos as a result of reduced water flow . |
| 27 | National librarian , Brynley Roberts , says in his annual report this is already causing storage problems . |
| 28 | A slow , almost imperceptible evolution is already taking place in the high street . |
| 29 | Some , through their contact with the various women 's organizations , are aware of these problems and believe that change is already taking place in many very positive ways . |
| 30 | A teacher does n't develop a child , but seeks to understand , promote and foster the development which is already taking place . |