Example sentences of "be [v-ing] [art] [noun] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm , and if if I can just , we will Treasurer and ourselves , be reporting to you in more detail on this , in the appropriate areas , but suffice it to say , that the government are accepting the need for further investigation on some of these issues , to look at some of them in the light of the national B U D report , on superannuation and pension arrangements generally , have nevertheless agreed that individual authorities ought to have some more discretion , and the compensation regulations that I mentioned earlier , is one example of that . |
| 2 | Moscow 's last remaining forest , in the Losinskii Ostrov National Park , is being cut down by the city 's hungry , who are using the land for illegal potato growing . |
| 3 | We can no longer blame the board as they are producing the funds for new players , is it Paul Malone 's fault , or the players ? |
| 4 | I 've been using the Strats for four or five years ; it 's nice to have that more defined sound , and more variety of tone than the Ibanez and Gibsons I used to use . |
| 5 | BP Exploration has been using the process for three years and is finding it popular and productive . |
| 6 | Before the Swinbrook farmer had finished talking to them , Boz leaped to his feet to say , angrily , ‘ We Romanies have been using the forest for hundreds of years . |
| 7 | This is particularly worrying at a time when environmental effects , which do not feature in the financial balance sheet of an energy project , are becoming a focus for widespread concern and protest . |
| 8 | Richard , who started work at the University in 1969 as assistant cook in the halls of residence , has been Assistant Catering Manager since 1973 , based at the Revis Barber and Dennis Bellamy Halls , where his deputy , head cook Ian Wade has been ruling the kitchens for 24 years . |
| 9 | The Scottish ski areas now speak as one voice on these matters and are pressing the commission for further explanations and the chance to have their voice heard in the planning process . |
| 10 | He 's been driving the go-kart for 18 months so he 's really quite experienced . |
| 11 | But if Berowne had been seeking a moment for further confidences it had disappeared . |
| 12 | The PBAA has been lobbying the government for public television for over ten years and is looking forward to contributing to this inquiry process . |
| 13 | Self taught , Albert , who is a relative of George Barron , of BBC TV 's Beechgrove Garden fame , has been tending the gardens for 16 years and has been a consistent winner in the gardens competition over the years . |
| 14 | He has never seen 4-month-old daughter Jennifer but has written : ‘ I am seeking a reconciliation for all our sakes . ’ |
| 15 | I am writing a textbook for mixed ability classes in comprehensive schools based on this model . |
| 16 | But its time-saving qualities — up to 30 minutes each day for each teacher — attracted the St George 's School for Boys in Southampton , which has been piloting the system for two years . |
| 17 | Peter Cole , chairman of Bramshill Parish Council , in whose bailiwick the town would have fallen , said : ‘ I might have an extra beer today , but I am saving the champagne for another 21 days . |
| 18 | And they say they 're lobbying the government for more cash to build new premises . |
| 19 | Although you 're reaping the rewards for many of the brave decisions you took earlier this year , it seems you 're still paying the price for some others ! |
| 20 | All that does mean to the client , they 're paying the premium for twenty thousand for that period , that they 'll never ever claim on . |
| 21 | If you 're buying a bed for two , take your partner with you when you shop . |
| 22 | Oh yeah , they 're scurrying the cellar for some We 've found two more for you . |
| 23 | My advice here is to avoid a lot of fancy twiddly bits — unless you 're running a conference for French gourmets . |
| 24 | Now what if it 's Re we 're doing a job for Regional Railways ? |
| 25 | And you 're making the application for temporary authority to operate the licence in respect of premises known as Kwiksave Supermarket ? |
| 26 | Mr Milburn claimed : ‘ Darlington 's young people are paying the price for this Conservative-created recession . ’ |
| 27 | Look at the implications looking back over it when when Fire and Public Protection had produced their report , but certainly the things are and it 's quite clear that we all know this case in my particular the river has been constricted by some thoroughly bad planning decisions and development control districts and they 're paying them that the owners are paying the penalty for that erm reducing the ditches and er building over them and okay we 've got problems erm so er there are structure plan implications erm which I do n't I think we should miss and if we say that really building on a is a principle well then we should try it right into the structure plan or looking at local plans for approval that we actually look at this a little bit more carefully . |
| 28 | Half a dozen firms around Britain are testing the equipment for British Telecom . |
| 29 | Norwegian scientists who have been testing the seas for several years have yet to detect any significant radioactive contaminating of fish , but they have not yet tested the water near the dumping sites . |
| 30 | Despite a slump in the company 's margins , Bear Stearns & Co. raised its investment rating of Apple Computer Inc to ‘ strong buy ’ from ‘ buy ’ following the company 's fiscal second-quarter earnings report — figures , page five : analyst Andy Neff says he made the change because concern about Apple 's results was overdone ; commenting on the figures , Apple says it expects to resume growth — in earnings , revenue , unit sales , and market share — in the second half of its fiscal year , saying that the fall in profit was down to pricing pressures , the costs of new product launches , and a constraint in supplies needed for manufacturing , the latter two drains being short-term ; he noted that despite supply constraints , second quarter unit growth was up over 70% in its Powerbook notebook computers , while total Macintosh unit growth was up over 385 ; the European market continues to be slow , but sales in Japan are leading the way for continued growth of the Apple Pacific business unit ; gross margin was 38.5% of net sales in the second quarter of fiscal 1993 , down from 44.0% a year ago . |