Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv] be a [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her mother , supported by two Christian Science practitioners , was in another room ‘ knowing the truth ’ and trying to reconcile her hysteria with Mary Baker Eddy 's teaching that passing on is a belief of moral mind . |
| 2 | Writing here is a sort of drug . |
| 3 | The Radio New Zealand commentary is provided principally for New Zealand listeners , and anyone listening overseas is a guest of that transmission . |
| 4 | Looking forward is a theme in many areas of this book . |
| 5 | I agreed to marriage counselling but only if I could go alone , although I knew that going alone was a bit like filing fiddled expenses . |
| 6 | Growing together is a step by step process . |
| 7 | Bracken Cottage on a spring evening was a pleasant place , but celebrating alone was a contradiction in terms , she decided , as she took a sip of wine and looked without interest at the food on her plate . |
| 8 | Waking up was a process of gradually remembering all the things I had to feel bad about . |
| 9 | I believe that doing so is a step in the tough task of getting ready to capitalise on economic recovery . |
| 10 | ( The Paviours Arms in Page Street , Westminster is a good example , having originally been a showpiece of restrained and elegant design . ) |
| 11 | Shadow health minister Dawn Primarolo warned : ‘ The commitment to yet more opting out is a leap in the dark , putting at risk the very foundation of the NHS . |
| 12 | Starting overleaf is a list of some first or very early provincial printings in England , Scotland and Wales . |
| 13 | She joins the company at Olympia Exhibition Centre , having previously been a manager with Roux Restaurants Ltd . |
| 14 | Running forward were a series of derricks . |
| 15 | And then learning together is a model of dynamic encounter or dialogue , one with the other . |
| 16 | And I would suggest through us learning together is a model of effective evangelism . |
| 17 | PAGE 11 Washing up is a waste of time |
| 18 | Washing up is a waste of time … |
| 19 | In the way children have of promoting the incidental to matters of vital importance , settling in was a flurry of inconsequential activity . |
| 20 | Investing in the UK because of the UK tax disadvantages of investing overseas is a road to competitive ruin . |