Example sentences of "[noun] [is] [v-ing] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One essential requirement , before attempting to fly a model equipped with a gyro for the first time , is to ensure that the gyro is working in the correct sense . |
| 2 | I think I understand a little better what Hockney is getting at with his ‘ reverse perspective ’ , though that seems a perverse way of describing ( I think ) an immersion in his subject matter . |
| 3 | FUNNY how religion is creeping into the environment debate . |
| 4 | In particular , an awareness of environmental risks is growing amongst the financial institutions , as well as insurance companies and lawyers . |
| 5 | The bazaar drew nearer and nearer — and what a strange thing , McAllister thought , to be such a central part of her life , and she and Matey worked together now , in that , as in everything else , and Matey 's liking for her grew daily , for the eyes McAllister turned on him were always so full of love , and he was easy and happy with her , as he had not been since he was a boy before Africa and Angela Deverill 's betrayal . |
| 6 | All Ruritania is waiting for him in Strelsau and Black Michael with half the army , too . |
| 7 | Mr Stringer , 48 , began his managerial apprenticeship at Carrow Road five years ago in similar circumstances to those Mr Crosby is facing at Roker Park . |
| 8 | Crosby is fighting for his job after the 5–2 defeat at Peterborough . |
| 9 | THE Northern Ireland School 's Football Association is looking for talented young players for the coming international season . |
| 10 | THE Road Haulage Association is warning about a team of bogus engineers who are contacting mobile phone users on the pretext of tracing and solving connection problems . |
| 11 | THE Country Landowners ' Association is calling on local planning authorities to help farmers understand new planning controls on farm and forestry buildings . |
| 12 | The Association is paying for the work , expected to cost in the region of £5,500 ( $9,600 ) from donations worldwide and has also launched an appeal for funds to restore the whole altar . |
| 13 | Saltburn Residents ' Association is pressing on alone to take part in Britain in Bloom . |
| 14 | Apart from working closely with the Benevolent Fund , The Association is contributing to the work of The Council of British Service and Ex-Service Organisations . |
| 15 | Two Castles Housing Association is working on plans to build a block of flats on the Court Arcade site in Darlington 's town centre . |
| 16 | This is to help them understand how their own thinking is developing under your guidance . |
| 17 | MARKS & SPENCER is bursting into bold colour this spring with pottery hand painted in Portugal . |
| 18 | Meanwhile , Spencer is coming to England for a tour in May to promote two earlier books , November of the Heart ( hardback ) and the paperback of Bygones . |
| 19 | Well I think that we have shown that we 're prepared to support Gorbachev in so far as er peace reform in the Soviet Union , but I think we 've got to look towards our own security in the West and we 've done very well with NATO , with the defensive block NATO over the last 40 years or so , and until we can have cast iron guarantees that Gorbachev is going to be secure and that he 's actually going to carry out his promises we 've got to keep our guard up . |
| 20 | The rhythm is responding to an external influence that has not been controlled in the experimental protocol . |
| 21 | Long-awaited multiprocessing — as distinct from parallel processing — RS/6000s , on which Compagnie des Machines Bull SA is collaborating with IBM , are due volume at the beginning of 1994 , if you listen to Big Blue . |
| 22 | Aside from IBM and Apple , Groupe Bull SA is working with IBM on multi-processing , and Thomson-CSF SA subsidiary CETIA SA , are planning to launch PowerPC systems . |
| 23 | So if that 's brief , grief is going to be the same cos it 's the same |
| 24 | But the value of old stock is beginning to be realise . |
| 25 | But I worry about whether that amount of housing stock is going to be replaced in the area , cos that is obviously very important . |
| 26 | Let us assume that a stock is selling at $50 , with undisclosed good news which will ultimately cause the stock to sell for $60 , and that no factors other than the good news will affect the price . |
| 27 | ‘ Because of the British side 's sticking to its erroneous stand , the two sides were divided on some major issues of principle , ’ said Ambassador Ke . |
| 28 | Meanwhile , insider sources suggest that Hazelwood is meeting with long-time friend Bob Dylan , to discuss the possibility of Dylan also contributing to the new Mary Chain LP . |
| 29 | ‘ HIS GIRLFRIEND is hovering between life and death , but Morrissey 's catch vocal seems non-committal about the whole thing , while the overall feel evokes shadows of The Beach Boys and other early '60s teen vocal groups . ’ |
| 30 | The emaciated guitarist balances precariously on legs thinner than a pair of whittled Swan Vestas , which is fine , because a painfully thin member is essential if the glam card is going to be successfully played . |