Example sentences of "be [v-ing] [art] [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although many local authorities in their strategy documents state that they aim first at rehabilitation , I remain unconvinced that they are devoting the same resources in terms of skilled social workers with small caseloads and adequate financial support to natural families , as they do to finding and supporting new families . |
| 2 | Because he 'd been pursuing the same man for years . |
| 3 | ONE of the province 's most popular marching bands , the Millar Memorial Flute , has reported an increase in membership recently with it now in excess of 35 including many young members who are building a firm base for the future . |
| 4 | With reference to the three-dimensional search space shown in Figure 1.1 , we are building a recursive graph along the time and the knowledge-level axes . |
| 5 | ‘ The two I particularly remember are building the new stand at Ascot and the construction of Central Point in London . ’ |
| 6 | Just in case they 'd forgotten , Town Crier Willium Chapman 's been reminding the good people of Newent what day it is . |
| 7 | You are poisoning the very sources of order and happiness and virtue ; you are tearing up root and branch all relations of families to each other ; you are annulling , as it were , the institution of domestic life decreed by Providence Himself , the wisest and kindest of earthly ordinances , the mainstay of social peace and virtue and therein of national security . |
| 8 | The eavesdroppers are proving a serious problem for police in Sheffield , South Yorkshire . |
| 9 | Significant technological advances in underwater excavation and recovery are proving a mixed blessing in the field of marine archaeology . |
| 10 | Remaining large areas of old-growth forest in Eastern Europe are proving a tempting source of hard currency at a time of rising world timber prices . |
| 11 | James had for some time been accepting an annual pension from Elizabeth in return for promises of assistance against foreign invaders — meaning , at this period , Spain — and on the tacit understanding that he would in no way connive at his mother 's return to Scotland . |
| 12 | I am attaching a complete list of the personnel in the film unit . |
| 13 | PS I am attaching the relevant sections of the script |
| 14 | The problem of thinking we are attaching the same meaning to a word or action when we may not be can be appreciated humorously . |
| 15 | If food 's got anything to do with it then I must have been eating the wrong way for the last 40 years . |
| 16 | ‘ We are seeing a radical change in the structure of our society , ’ said Mintel , the research group behind the survey . |
| 17 | ‘ Given the levels of consumer debt and the continuing rise in unemployment , it is too early to be sure we are seeing a sustainable recovery in consumer spending . |
| 18 | High street sales last month showed their strongest year-on-year growth since May , but Nigel Whittaker , chairman of the the Confederation of British Industry 's distributive trades panel , who carried out the survey , said : ‘ Given the levels of consumer debt and the continuing rise in unemployment , it is too early to be sure we are seeing a sustainable recovery in consumer spending . ’ |
| 19 | If it is the latter , then we are seeing a constant rate of rape over the last decade but where women are more willing to make legal complaints and the police and courts not willing to convict other than a very small increase in the number . |
| 20 | Doctors are seeing an increasing number of injuries , from bruises , to broken arms , dislocated shoulders , and twisted necks . |
| 21 | If the former is correct then we are seeing an enormous increase in the use of violence against women . |
| 22 | A 230 ton barge has been encountering a few problems on its journey up the River Wye . |
| 23 | When we have the chance we will camp Lappish style , with lavvus , the wigwam tents made of birch poles and reindeer skins , but tonight we are using a modern lavvu of canvas and aluminium poles . |
| 24 | Overall , teachers are using a greater mix of materials , including library books , computer software and interactive video . |
| 25 | In truth the change to the game is subtle rather than sensational and too much fuss has been made when , in fact , some folk are using the new laws as an excuse to disguise their weaknesses . |
| 26 | Your are using the correct oil in the gearboxes . |
| 27 | I think really what we want to do is to decide whether or not we are using the annual report as a a list of jobs that we did last year . |
| 28 | We are using the additional resources to excellent effect . |
| 29 | Do n't confuse this with the time-up bell , especially when many areas are in close proximity and all are using the same type of bell . |
| 30 | The newspaper coverage may have contributed to bringing the crime into the public domain , but essentially the press and the police are using the same repertoire of scripts . |