Example sentences of "[noun] be [v-ing] [adj] the time " in BNC.
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| 1 | You 've got to feel what the tyres and chassis are doing all the time . |
| 2 | The third is that , in the real world , the eyes are moving all the time so that even cells that would behave transiently in electrophysiological studies in which the eyes are routinely immobilized , would generate a continuous output as the stimulus sweeps backwards and forwards across the receptive field . |
| 3 | yeah , but your eyes are changing all the time , so you , you should go back and have them tested regularly should n't you ? |
| 4 | His fan club is growing all the time . |
| 5 | The third is to recognise that the labour force is changing all the time and therefore different patterns of working can be gradually introduced . |
| 6 | ‘ By televising it we are showing that the fight against crime is continuing all the time . ’ |
| 7 | In the long run , this situation is bad for Britain 's industry , Maddock argues , because the technology gap is growing all the time between companies working on advanced defence electronics ( in which Britain leads the world ) and these struggling to retain some of the consumer electronics business . |
| 8 | ‘ Kylie is changing all the time , she has never let a trend take hold of her . |
| 9 | He became especially good as a one-day containing bowler , playing a big part in his county 's successes , and contributing many useful , if very idiosyncratic , lower middle order runs ; while his Test bowling average was declining , his batting figure was improving all the time , and reached a handy 21 . |
| 10 | The existence of such substantial relief to owner-occupiers produces a major vested interest which political parties will find hard to ignore , particularly as the ranks of the owner-occupiers are swelling all the time . |
| 11 | Erm , one other thing that I want to make about erm , the victims , erm , I am very much er , involved with erm , victim support Wiltshire , and one of the problems with victim support Wiltshire is their work is increasing all the time because the crime rate goes up , and every time there is more crime there is more victims , but the , the Government has not yet said that they will put the money up that they erm , that they er , the grant up that they give to the victim support . |
| 12 | Spelling is changing all the time , but slowly . |
| 13 | In view of the fact that the need to prepare a conveyance is reducing all the time , we will not go into this in detail in this text . |
| 14 | However , advances are happening all the time . |
| 15 | I 've got a feeling that the Author is waiting all the time in that house in the woods for His own character to turn up . ’ |
| 16 | But like the use of every fossil fuel there is some price to be paid at the tail pipe in pollution ( although diesel is improving all the time ) . |
| 17 | His body is moving all the time . |
| 18 | Jancey is talking all the time , like she 's coaxing a wounded dog . |
| 19 | ‘ The water is rising all the time and I would n't like to be around when it does overflow . |
| 20 | I am delighted to repeat that the number of women in the top grades of the civil service is improving all the time and they , of course , will be the permanent secretaries of the future . |
| 21 | Even indoors , the relative humidity is changing all the time , especially between night and day . |
| 22 | I mean you ask what it 's like erm being a member of the majority Labour group , being the leader of the City Council , it 's extremely hard work , it 's an enormous responsibility , and on many occasions it 's extremely frustrating because the amount of freedom that the City Council has to decide its policy and decide its spending priorities is reducing all the time . |
| 23 | ‘ That I can not answer , although our knowledge is advancing all the time . ’ |
| 24 | The water was rising all the time , and we had to seal him inside a waterproof bag and drag him through the sump . ’ |
| 25 | I mean , I think that when people are purchasing all the time the , particularly the order book , is not sensible , but the ad-hoc stuff is hiding the invoices . |
| 26 | And the demand is growing all the time . |
| 27 | Commonly used for furniture units , panelling and partitions , the scope of mdf is increasing all the time , as moistureresistant , fire-resistant and exterior grades are coming on to the market , together with pre-finished d-i-y products such as skirtings , covings , architraves , mouldings and floor panels . |
| 28 | The museum 's collection is growing all the time — and during your visit you will see the finest of sporting art , and objects connected with the characters of the turf — whips , saddles , colours , fine trophies — all combining to tell the great story of British Horseracing . |
| 29 | And that meant that the universe could not be static , as everyone previously had thought , but is in fact expanding ; the distance between the different galaxies is growing all the time . |
| 30 | The current LTA scheme for juniors is improving all the time . |