Example sentences of "[be] [v-ing] [adv prt] [conj] [vb base] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since the 1970s competitive pressures , particularly from Japan , have been building up and like so many other American and European companies , Kodak has adopted Total Quality Management [ TQM ] processes which the Japanese themselves used to achieve their success . |
| 2 | Erm there 's also a very strange statement in paragraph which says that the nineteen sixty eight act is intended to provide a network of sites to enable gypsies to move around or settle , but in practice many gypsies are settled on permanent sites and it seems to me that that is the logical result of having insufficient pitches in that if th you know there are n't enough pitches for you , you are not going to get up and go from a permanent that you 've been living on and move off in case you ca n't one somewhere else and that seems to be the inevitable logic of the government 's own failure to make sure that there is adequate provisions in local sites . |
| 3 | They 're driving round and say , oh we 'll have that ! |
| 4 | They said that was n't possible and I think I 'm the same opinion as Harry if you 're writing off and stop them going down Station Lane they 'll probably withdraw it altogether . |
| 5 | ‘ He 's pretty straightforward most of the time , but he will nip darned hard when you 're tacking up and mean it ! |
| 6 | The " ladder " is in fact a stairway ( perhaps like that of the ziggurat ) , since angels are going up and down it ( compare Jesus ' words to Nathanael in John 1:51 ) . |
| 7 | And our parliamentary reporter Rae Stewart will be reporting on that Save Our Railways lobby at the Commons tomorrow . |
| 8 | I will concentrate , together with my wife , on areas I have been dealing in and know well , such as Expressionism , Viennese Art before 1914 , with Schiele and Klimt , history-making design and outstanding drawings and watercolours . |
| 9 | When you were hanging over that skip the other evening — ’ he rolled his eyes ‘ — they seemed to go on forever . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ He said Where are you guys going , have I missed it , or something like that , and we said … we were going out and have a bite of lunch . ’ |
| 11 | One is that those who are being assessed , however informally , will be blissfully unaware of what is going on and reveal far more about themselves than is wise . |
| 12 | Directors know this is going on and turn a blind eye . |
| 13 | Only if we put them into their context in the larger narrative , can we see what is going on and feel their full force . |
| 14 | He wants to get out of that office , get out into the areas , find out what is going on and do something about the problem , or I will kick his backside for him . |
| 15 | When I came off , I felt I needed to sort of keep in touch , sort of speaking to people that know what 's going on and know what 's going on in ex-users ' heads , y'know . |
| 16 | Explain to them as much as you can about what 's going on and emphasise that they are in no way to blame . |
| 17 | ‘ And you 're a spineless little shit , Buddie , if you ca n't see what 's going on and keep your own wife under control . |
| 18 | It takes a crusading type like the Admiral to find out what 's going on and retain the desire to do something about it . ’ |
| 19 | It is not enough to notify the regional chairman or committee members of what 's going on and hope that they will pass on the message to the members and supporters . |
| 20 | Once the Tunnel opens — or maybe just before it does and before the French realize what 's going on and think up a way to stop it — he 'll sell them for maybe a thousand times what he 's paying for them now . ’ |
| 21 | I still n , I still think that we need to make er quick pro progress Chairman but er unless we do make quick progress and unless we do understand what 's going on and call a spade a spade then I think this programme is doomed . |
| 22 | People with Down 's love to be involved with whatever 's going on and have a great sense of fun and community . |
| 23 | This gives everyone the chance to find out what 's going on and voice their views . |
| 24 | I must point out about is n't just the Guild a lot of people think it is but it is a good focal point to find out what 's going on and meet people . |
| 25 | If this bit does refer to you , open your eyes , take a look around you , see what 's going on and do something . |
| 26 | Is riding round and round you |
| 27 | ‘ Why are n't you doing anything about the litter ? ’ etcetera etcetera etcetera ‘ What are you going to do about this new Act which is coming in and have you got it all under control ? ’ |
| 28 | Turn off the water for the section you are working on and open the taps to drain the pipes . |
| 29 | unless he was looking around and see if it had been bumped in the night |
| 30 | If I did n't have that advantage , I might easily be extremely suspicious of what was going on and think that much of the sort of thing they 're used to especially at primary school was not maths at all but was playing around with bits of string and round cylinders and erm certainly nothing like I remember doing . |