Example sentences of "[is] [det] [v-ing] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 There is little leaching from the catchment area , which is small and covered with perennial ice , bare rock or scree , with hardly any mineral soil or vegetation .
2 The latter dyads are also more compatible than female — female pairs , although in the latter case there is little fighting in the convening sequence .
3 There is little strong anti-European feeling in Britain , but there is little liking for being told how much better the Europeans are .
4 The head deals with the first , class teachers with the second , and there is little blurring at the edges .
5 Mr Grigson , is that moving in the direction which you wished to get an answer to your question ?
6 where it says where as the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the darkness outside , this is where the luck we thing the lashing of the teeth will be see , which sons of the kingdom is that referring to ?
7 The truth is that acting in is isolation workers simply can not recognize their rights against the superior powers of employers and of capital .
8 You managed to get out for your paper or whatever or is that asking to much ?
9 Is that coming to a finish now .
10 Is that saying in another way that perhaps we should push this over to consideration onto the P A G , there are n't any meetings today , but there will be the V A T I suppose .
11 Away in a manger , is that going to be a standard tune ?
12 Il est ne , is that going to be in French or ?
13 I mean , how is that going to be provided ?
14 Can I approach my own golf clubs or is that going to be done through you ?
15 Is that going to be
16 Is that going to be no good ?
17 Is that going to be are there going to be any other promotional cassettes in the pipeline in the next
18 One major Bill that will come before us is that putting into effect the parents charter .
19 The Local Government Act 1972 specifically states that the only business which can be transacted is that appearing in the summons convening the meeting .
20 lives or is that talking about they 've approached straight line that 's already there in heaven , in other words , the , the , you know that the understanding which I have it from this bible is er that seems to be suggesting that er that 's talking about apos the apostles ' lives before they died , our spiritual lives with brightest ones who have at that er point been made perfect by being prepared to go where they 're going
21 And of course Miss Anderson entered the door and she said , Oh she said is that talking about me ?
22 Oh were they not made what 's that flashing for ? that 's when I like them when they 're juicy made
23 Erm h how 's that getting on Cath ?
24 What 's that twiddling at the end of the bed ? ’
25 And what 's that sitting on my give me a hand for my bed you know .
26 ‘ Who 's that lying on the runway Who 's that lying in the snow It 's Matt Busby and his boys Making such a f***in noise cause they ca n't get the aeroplane to go ’
27 The infamous ‘ Who 's that lying on the runway ’ got an airing from some as well , and was followed by a quieter chorus of ‘ One David Mellor , there 's only … ’
28 ‘ Who 's that lying on the runway Who 's that lying in the snow It 's Matt Busby and his boys Making such a f***in noise cause they ca n't get the aeroplane to go ’
29 who 's that knocking on my door ?
30 Seb asked the whereabouts of Jacob Brailey , the Cockney gang-boss , a number of times without receiving any coherent reply , when a voice from inside one of the tents boomed , ‘ Who 's that asking for me ? ’
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