Example sentences of "[be] [v-ing] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the end of the last chapter , it was apparent that the classification scheme which we are using is fallible . |
| 2 | The related themes I am pursuing are difficult to keep apart , and really require a contrapuntal or fugal exposition . |
| 3 | As we saw last month , the row you are knitting is five rows down inside the card reader so , to mark the card , locate the row on which you want to change colour , and then count up five ( not including the row on which you want to change colour ) and mark the card . |
| 4 | What I am suggesting is that introspective reports , while often providing helpful qualitative information , can never be reliable enough to use as quantitative data defining the presence or absence of conscious awareness . |
| 5 | Those who ride the Bay are surfing 's acknowledged aristocracy . |
| 6 | The paper I have been using is 140 lb Bockingford , is there a better paper to use ? |
| 7 | In other words , although social scientists certainly want to make sure that the information that they are gathering is accurate , this is only a necessary — not a sufficient — goal . |
| 8 | It is one of the most significant and important respects in which the recession from which we are recovering is different from all previous recessions . |
| 9 | The substrate on which the pellets are resting is important , and pellets on soft soil could be pushed into the soil rather than being crushed . |
| 10 | A colleague working in the laboratory to which Dr Sasaki had been walking was dead ; Dr Sasaki 's patient whom he had just left was also dead . |
| 11 | To this the applicant and his advisers respond that however understandable the authorities ' current attitude may be the course which they are adopting is unfair , for two cumulative reasons . |
| 12 | ‘ The main people who are gaining are those whose total bill is more than £100 , and the vast majority of BT customers do not fit into this category . ’ |
| 13 | The information we are gaining is essential in developing more realistic models . ’ |
| 14 | Ask your dealer if the species you are purchasing is captive bred or wild caught . |
| 15 | Bank references are sought by companies to ensure that those with whom they are trading are solvent and can pay for goods and services supplied to them . |
| 16 | In reality what has been happening is that humanity , driven by the inexorable power of the primordial desire for earthly happiness , has been producing a constant stream of decisions from which the good , which will ultimately help with the building of the Created God , have been extracted . |
| 17 | What I am advocating is balanced view of your own work and a more sensible approach to its shortcomings . |
| 18 | Does the Secretary of State realise that his comments have failed to persuade the House that the policy that he and the Government are operating is right ? |
| 19 | The concept they are promoting is that of ‘ electronic ink ’ — a magic ingredient that will enable scribbles written on one pen computer to be used by other systems , even those without pen-aware technology . |
| 20 | Can you remember for example , given the the levels of relief you are advocating are acceptable on the blue route , how such roads such a link as an alternative to the western link would perform . |
| 21 | but does n't that bring us back you see to clause nine , erm , is , is , is that a clause which erm which you 're , you 're suggesting is anti competitive because er agents might compete with er each other as to what if any funds they might want to pull down , or |
| 22 | he says The economic trend we 're seeing is cyclical . |
| 23 | Not that this would necessarily matter in itself , but the music they 're producing is dour , grey monotonous and generally about as much fun as a dose of the clap and a tenth as infectious . |
| 24 | what you 're implying is that how that they had a radical policy in mind but because of the war it had to be moderated but I , somehow I tend to believe the reverse , that how that they may have continued the moderate policy but was forced into it because of circumstances to , forced to erm into radicalizing their policies . |
| 25 | It only works if you realise that your own extension number is going to be vacant at the time , if somebody 's using it then it wo n't work , alright , so if you try and transfer a call , then you must make sure that the extension number you 're accessing is free . |
| 26 | At last she said slowly , ‘ What I mean is , looking back over the past is always a bit sad , even if what you 're remembering is happy times , because it 's over and done . |
| 27 | All we 're seeking is some explicit acknowledgement within the plan that there may be circumstances where this type of development will be appropriate . |
| 28 | Well the angle we 're measuring is this one here what angle are we going to measure ? |
| 29 | Manson & Co. guitars are n't as cheap as Japanese imports but what you 're getting is one of the classiest handmade acoustics in Britain , fully customised to your requirements with extra inlays or even a pickup , and left-handers do n't cost a bean extra . |
| 30 | You open the application , set it to read text , set the page orientation , tell it if the document you 're scanning is poor quality — like dot matrix print — and where it is . |