Example sentences of "be [v-ing] [prep] the [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The other major story this month concerns the surveying of Loch Ness which titillatingly talks about the discovery of ‘ new species ’ Not necessarily Nessie however , but various small invertebrate worms which may be living in the extraordinarily deep loch . |
| 2 | These tenants can frequently be living in the least desirable and least secure of all housing in rural locations . |
| 3 | She spoke as though she would be acting with the most humane consideration , and even Ella was nonplussed . |
| 4 | In this they may or may not be correct , empirically , and they may or may not be theorizing in the most fruitful manner , but the very structure of the approach suggests an ambiguity about this key issue . |
| 5 | Though ‘ LSI ’ bombed with them , the college crowd already seem to be going for the more obviously British routines of ‘ Ebeneezer Goode ’ . |
| 6 | Chainreaction ( as the Herald reported last week ) would be moving into the newly built extension , the cottage was being completely renovated and the centre was being used to nearly 90 percent of capacity . |
| 7 | With the housing market still struggling to recover , the Bonners may not be moving in the very near future — but it 's rare for follies to come on the market , especially ones you can live in — so it may not be long before a buyer comes along keen to take up residence in Enoch 's Tower . |
| 8 | The DIY company argues that if it had n't opened , it would indirectly be discriminating against the mainly female staff employed on that day . |
| 9 | They have said that they are disappointed not to be making at the very least £12 million , and possibly even £17 million — and are determined to do better in 1995 . |
| 10 | Now that you are completing the preliminary studies and will shortly be embarking on the more complicated part of the syllabus , I feel that , at this stage , it would be of benefit to give you the following lessons in an endeavour to press home to you the importance and value of your continued perseverance . |
| 11 | Madness would seem to be reigning in the rather exclusive world of old Cartier ‘ objets d'art ’ . |