Example sentences of "is [v-ing] [adv prt] [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The doctors are appalled by the press , everybody is appalled ; the nurse is freaking out and saying she will not take me to the operating theatre because they will take my picture and harass me ; she is terrified somebody is going to hit her , so in the end my lawyer wheels me because nobody else dares . |
| 2 | If there is uncertainty and the operator is looking down when saying the totals , it may be useful to make no move . |
| 3 | This dog is bounding out and going to sniff and then calms down . |
| 4 | The other best bit about sleeping with Marie is waking up and seeing if she 's awake . |
| 5 | When activity is taking place rapidly under pressure and with scant resources , there is a tendency to neglect to tell anyone what is going on or to fail to find out whether the ground may have already been covered by someone else . |
| 6 | What else is going on or coming up … its all in our action round up … |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Directors know this is going on and turn a blind eye . |
| 9 | I think that people live in such a world of fantasy around what they think is going on and kidding themselves that they have some ‘ control ’ , that a kind of chink in the armour like that is terrifying . |
| 10 | In the last phase of the research , the researcher will be in a position to begin to test ideas about what is going on and to identify patterns of behaviour . |
| 11 | Only if we put them into their context in the larger narrative , can we see what is going on and feel their full force . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Always to wear the same expression on one 's face whether one is going in or coming out ? ’ |
| 14 | Is riding round and round you |
| 15 | He does n't know whether he you know is flying over or driving over or where he 'll be when . |
| 16 | Suppose , just suppose , that all this sudden talk of finding a successor for Ray Noorda at Novell Inc does n't mean the man is moving out but moving up — up the board of AT&T . |
| 17 | ‘ My job is to effect the disentanglement , with the University having a clear view of how successful the press is , and the extent to which it is calling on or contributing to University funds , ’ says David Martin . |
| 18 | Now watchdog Lautro is clamping down and wants firms to pay for investors ' losses . |
| 19 | ‘ 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 ? ’ |
| 20 | But voters are fickle : no-one knows whether the Lib Dem tide is coming in or going out . |
| 21 | An elderly Indian woman in a sari is closing up and bringing down the grated gate . |
| 22 | A few may turn out to be heroes as well , but a few is all you need ; for the rest , what matters is biting down and holding on . |
| 23 | What I 'm doing at this point , actually , is jumping up and forcing the windows open to get some air into the room . |
| 24 | One brings the patient 's head forward , so that he is sitting up but relaxed . |
| 25 | But now he is battling back and using a comb again . |
| 26 | Generations of the same familyes have worked at Cowley , in recent years the numbers employed have declined , two of the works are due to close he says , The opening of Act 2 is a song which dela swith the lethargy that is seeping in and coming to terms with being out of work . |