Example sentences of "is [v-ing] this [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Brown is parading this tacit Jackson support in an effort to draw blacks away from Mr Bill Clinton , the Democrats ' front-runner whose solid black support helped him to big victories in the South and Mid-West . |
| 2 | He said : ‘ All races count but what 's more important to me today is seeing this old horse winning again . |
| 3 | Headline is enjoying this lovely writer , but it is his Cornish sagas we are waiting for , which I am told will make up the next book . |
| 4 | The man given the task of bringing the legend to life is Chelmsford-born Alex Bourne who is relishing this unabashed , foot-stomping , hand-clapping piece of rock and roll history . |
| 5 | The thing to work on is applying this same principle to the playing situation . |
| 6 | Mr Ingermalls added : ‘ Perhaps it 's some underwater current that we are unaware of which is causing this unusual phenomenon . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I think Denholm is directing this whole business because it 's rolling so quickly , ’ said Susan ( 50 ) . |
| 8 | That 's why Save The Children is marking this seventy fifth birthday year with the biggest and most important fund raising appeal in the organisation 's history . |
| 9 | Currently the market is supporting this complete range of computers , extending from large centralized processing power , with many user workstations , through to the single user micro-based facility . |
| 10 | The Everyman is making this exclusive offer to the Echo to promote the two for the price of one Bard Card ticket , which operates for its own Shakespearian production , Much Ado About Nothing , until Friday . |
| 11 | MEDACT ( Medical Action For Global Security , 601 Holloway Road , London N19 4DJ ) , is making this important human rights issue central to its educational programme and campaign this year . |
| 12 | But while the public library is fulfilling this immediate need , they are conscious of the long-term information needs of schoolchildren who will eventually require public library services as adults , and are conscious of the necessity of promoting the public library as a resource in its own right . |