Example sentences of "to be [verb] its [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | N C V O needs to be sharing its knowledge , its information and general resources with its members , and also needs to ensure that its work is firmly grounded in the experience and knowledge of the plethora of voluntary organisations and charities , with which contact is maintained on a regular basis . |
| 2 | Indeed , it was on the road just outside Bid array and beside the Nive that I once came close to running a fish over , a glossy trout that seemed to be flipping its way desperately to the roadside and to safety . |
| 3 | In presenting the rationalisations and justifications a group offers for doing things as it does , we will seem to be accepting its rationalisations and justifications and accusing other parties to the transaction in the words of their opponents . |
| 4 | I pray that the Faculty will continue to be given its part in New Jersey . ’ |
| 5 | Amdahl Corp appears to be positioning its Huron application development environment as an escape route for downsizers moving from the mainframe . |
| 6 | Lever Brothers appears to be throwing its weight behind Wisk , its pioneering brand in the fiercely competitive liquid detergent market . |
| 7 | A black living slime seemed to be filling its interior , flowing out like a sticky stream on to Piphros — over the great head , into the mouth , gill slits , and the surgically-made holes of the ears . |
| 8 | SunSoft , likely to be billed as a co-developer , is believed to be readying its Solaris-on-Intel announcement for late next month at PC Expo in New York . |
| 9 | He had sent for a copy , but the bureaucratic machine seemed to be taking its time . |
| 10 | Violence and division seemed to be taking its place . |
| 11 | The local defence industry 's already suffered from Government cutbacks , now the demise of British coal mining appears to be taking its toll . |
| 12 | A school which is seen to be supporting its clients is much more likely to be supported in turn , by the community it is there to serve . |
| 13 | Where is the Wagon Train that seemed permanently to be circling its wagons waiting for a drunken pioneer 's wife to have twins in the last of them ? |
| 14 | Inside it was cool , a pleasant breeze seemed to be picking its way delicately along the corridors , ensuring no discomfort from the outside sun for the inside rich . |
| 15 | The air seemed to be holding its breath . |
| 16 | Moderator could the convenor tell us why the Board wishes to be discharged its remit on health and healing when it 's been so successful in bringing this to the notice of the whole church ? |
| 17 | It will fail to ask the rather broader and much more important question about retailing : how is the great British public likely to be doing its shopping in five or 10 years ' time ? |
| 18 | Because of these difficulties and the commercial desire that once a company is to be sold its sale should be completed as soon as possible , the parties usually try to have a simultaneous signing and completion . |
| 19 | The country is reported to be strengthening its relations with America , Germany and Canada in preparation for the UNCED summit to be held this June . |
| 20 | When a lion gets close enough to strike , it usually does so with great skill and confidence and does not appear to be miscalculating its position to the slightest degree . |
| 21 | Originally they offered to take measures to blend in the mast with it 's surroundings ; now the company seems to be softening its attitude . |
| 22 | She could n't see who drove it , whether it was the familiar face of either Doyle or his companion , but it seemed to be keeping its distance . |
| 23 | Albania seems to be opening its frontiers , but it would be a major project to find out how a yacht cruising on its own can overcome the bureaucratic barriers . |
| 24 | As in the autumn of 1981 , it seemed to be losing its way , with doubts over government support for British Leyland , ministers attacked over repeated strikes by secondary school teachers , and criticisms also over Britain 's support for President Reagan at the time of bombing raids on Libya . |
| 25 | Maggie Butcher 's Cockerel seems to be losing its tail feathers in surprise . |
| 26 | Both take some following , and the Cobra in particular will probably never be repeated — not even with the Viper , which seems to be losing its fangs even before it 's born . |
| 27 | With openness , one could argue that the Institute would be seen to be discharging its obligations under statutory regulation and its charter . |
| 28 | The British music business seems to be changing its practices for collecting money . |
| 29 | A corporate or business plan is a scheme for moving from a present position to where an organization wishes to be to meet its objectives . |
| 30 | If the bad habit is to be cured its cause must be removed first of all . |