Example sentences of "[is] [v-ing] [prep] [det] [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | I expect he 's resting in another part of the library . |
| 2 | ‘ She certainly seems to be enjoying life now , ’ said Greg — and then , realizing this was open to misunderstanding , he added : ‘ I do n't mean now that Hilda is dead , of course — I just mean she 's revelling in this revival of interest in Walter Machin . ’ |
| 3 | But as we 're seeing it 's happening to all sorts of people . |
| 4 | You obviously need to know what 's happening on each side of the hedge . |
| 5 | I 've been quite frightened by what is happening in many areas of conservation and environment problems , and I decided that the best , one of the best , courses that I could take was to incorporate conservation in my work . |
| 6 | Despite the fact that modern history grows old within a week , I commend that book to people who want to understand what is happening in that part of the world . |
| 7 | An engineering working party is looking at all aspects of converting or replacing CFC refrigeration equipment at ICI process plants across the globe . |
| 8 | Remember that RUNNING is looking for all kinds of safety tips . |
| 9 | She 's looking through this rack of suits so I go and give her a hand . |
| 10 | Finally , the variety of ways in which linguistic terms have been applied to literary narrative suggests that even in the most linguistically conscious theories of literature , the role of linguistics remains subservient : it can never supply literary analysis with prescriptive procedures when it is operating at this level of the literary text . |
| 11 | As the Sun is passing through that part of your solar chart traditionally related to hopes , you should now be in fine fettle and not unduly affected by others ' lack of support . |
| 12 | Farmers say an increase in the badger population is leading to more cases of tuberculosis in cattle.In the past three years , cases of bovine TB have doubled in one county alone . |
| 13 | ‘ He 's going through some sort of crisis or — metamorphosis . |
| 14 | This element is lacking in another group of cases , where nothing turns on any prior act of the potential defendant but rather on the delivery of the document to the official of the forum state or its publication at some prescribed place . |
| 15 | The investigators wish to facilitate comparative work , which is lacking in this field of study , and to encourage the writing of books and articles with a wider readership than is currently usual . |
| 16 | The DES has made the idea of a national framework more widely acceptable , and , as we shall show , is moving towards some kind of national prescription . |
| 17 | There are the problems in Yugoslavia and in the Soviet Union , where a federation is moving towards some kind of commonwealth of independent states . |
| 18 | Motorola Inc is expanding on both sides of the Pacific : it is now fitting out its built but so far unused chip plant in Chandler , Arizona and will hire 700 people to staff it , and it will build a design centre in Sendai , northern Japan , to strengthen its design of chips in Japan ; Nippon Motorola Ltd said it will invest $44.5m in the centre , due to be finished around 1995 , and most of the products designed in the centre will be sold in the domestic Japanese market . |
| 19 | It 's getting towards that time of year when you want to make plenty of garments and the faster the better . |
| 20 | What happens if you increase , say there 's one country that is exporting to all countries of the world , alright , its production may well be very large therefore , er , what benefits might that have ? |
| 21 | So if pauses are necessary , it is legitimate to ask what a speaker is doing during these periods of silence . |
| 22 | Many people feel a sense of overwhelming loss , loss of safety and security , perhaps , at the news that is coming from that part of the world , and yet find themselves unable to absorb the import of what is being said . |
| 23 | Erm it has been suggested I think Naomi 's saying on this side of the room that if there is an element of bad taste because the baby is chained up or whatever and it 's in er has had to be placed in an undignified or uncomfortable position in order to be photographed and Naomi 's question . |
| 24 | ‘ It is impossible that she can give her full concentration to this case if she is sitting under that sort of threat , ’ he said . |
| 25 | I mean unless we had erm a change of government , say , and we had a women 's ministry where someone was putting a lot of thought into the role of women in our society , and what one could do to improve the position for women , but we have n't got a government that 's thinking in those kinds of ways . |
| 26 | Savage , whose injury was so bad he is unable to play at non-League level , is hoping for some kind of runout at Burnden Park on November 17 when Bolton face Manchester City in a joint benefit match for him and Frank Worthington . |
| 27 | Savage , whose injury was so bad he is unable to play at non-League level , is hoping for some kind of runout at Burnden Park on November 17 when Bolton face Manchester City in a joint benefit match for him and Frank Worthington . |
| 28 | Malta is appealing for all veterans of the war on the island to apply for medals . |
| 29 | And it 's the reason why often , salesmen will come in and they 'll say , this guy 's visiting on this day of the week , and he sited that |
| 30 | It does appear that ITV is indulging in some manipulation of the finale , instead of reflecting it as they should . |