Example sentences of "already [v-ing] [noun] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mrs Oliver also said that since receiving her machine as a birthday present last year , she has become totally ‘ hooked ’ , is already producing garments for the family and ca n't think why she did n't buy a machine years ago . |
| 2 | By the mid-1860s a middle-class holiday boom was already transforming parts of the British coastline with seafront promenades , piers and other embellishments , which enabled landed proprietors to draw unsuspected profits from hitherto uneconomic stretches of cliff and beach . |
| 3 | The locals are already trading gossip about the hundreds of youngsters packing the beach . |
| 4 | The discussion is illustrated by the results of interviews with ten directors of social services , and draws on illustrative material from authorities which are already tackling aspects of the community care reforms . |
| 5 | Already gaining popularity in the clubs , if the distributors can operate quickly we 'll all be whistling this over the breakfast table very soon . |
| 6 | Already gaining popularity in the clubs , if the distributors can operate quickly we 'll all be whistling this over the breakfast table very soon . |
| 7 | He went on to refute claims that CAP reform would result in more part time farmers and instead offered the suggestion that present farm policies were already driving people off the land . |
| 8 | In fact , wind power is already contributing energy to the national grid in places as far apart as Ilfracombe in Devon , and Ripon in North Yorkshire , with dozens more wind farms planned by the turn of the century . |
| 9 | This system no longer had quite such a regional character as it had had in the 1890s because local banks were already becoming part of the national system of clearing banks which was to take shape during the First World War . |
| 10 | Our assailants were now shooting fire arrows and these were already causing havoc amongst the defenders . |
| 11 | Afro-Asian aspirations for more speedy decolonization than the British Government thought wise , or indeed practicable , were already causing concern in the aftermath of Suez . |
| 12 | ‘ Although we 're already writing material for the new album . |
| 13 | Hayling had come across a man called Chris Walsh who was already getting funds from the GLC for his latest , faltering , business enterprise , a Third World Development unit based in Highbury , North London . |
| 14 | Was it possible Carver was already screwing Evelyn in the bathroom ? |
| 15 | According to Reuter , he is known on Wall Street for his prowess as a cost-cutter and an asset-seller , a reputation that is likely to cause consternation among IBM employees already facing lay-offs for the first time in the company 's history . |
| 16 | I am sure that it will be a valuable addition to the shelves of any training resuscitation officer , but it may not win the battle for space in the already bulging pockets of the junior doctor 's white coat . |
| 17 | Mark Hateley scored the first and made the second for the prolific Ally McCoist to deliver the riches of the Champions ' League into the already bulging coffers of the Glasgow club . |
| 18 | Three days later 100 paramilitary carabinieri were sent to the island , to join another 100 who were already providing protection for the 5,000 troops ( largely conscripts ) who since July 21 had been stationed there , ostensibly for training exercises . |
| 19 | ( i ) to a wholly owned executor and trustee company or nominee company already providing services before the coming into force of those rules ; or |
| 20 | Of those which responded , 39% indicated they were already doing business in the market with the remaining 61% not involved . |
| 21 | It was evident that in neither the ECSC nor EDC could the supranational agencies have powers commensurate with their responsibilities : the ECSC was already giving indications of the resilience of national governments . |
| 22 | The politicians ' disapproval would have been sharper still had they been aware of plans already taking shape in the army to launch an actual invasion of mainland France if the regime refused to recall de Gaulle to power . |
| 23 | A slow , almost imperceptible evolution is already taking place in the high street . |
| 24 | Moreover , much development of the infrastructure was already taking place in the school ( not only the library refurbishment , the display area and the installation of teletext , but also the designation of " 10p posts " and a standing commitment to the role of teacher-librarian on the staffing establishment ) . |
| 25 | Bush stated that prosperity depended on " trade not aid " and that the initiative was also intended to bolster the economic and political changes already taking place in the region . |
| 26 | Zuccarelli and his partner Mike King are already collecting royalties from the sale of two LP records which include snatches of holophonic sound . |
| 27 | The Toyota Celica 2.0 GT , the Audi Coupe , and the Volkswagen Corrado are already making inroads to the UK market . |
| 28 | It was already showing strength in the exit polls , and may now be boosted by a sympathy vote . |
| 29 | The first project to be developed since privatisation , at Roosecote , is already supplying electricity to the grid . |
| 30 | Coleridge and Wordsworth felt confident that the Monthly Magazine would give £5 for the poem , and they were already discussing details of the plot as they descended from the hills at West Quantoxhead . |