Example sentences of "be [v-ing] [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Through grants to local authorities , we are financing schemes to introduce more flexible working practices — such as job sharing . |
| 2 | ‘ What we are aiming for are manning levels to cater for the re-opening of the station . |
| 3 | I 'm sure you have n't been eating hemlock stalks instead of celery , have you ? ’ |
| 4 | Edward was pale and she wondered if he 'd been eating pork crackling again which did n't agree with him , but he did n't seem sick . |
| 5 | The most interesting effect in Kleiman 's experiments emerged when the shadowers were asked whether a sentence such as Pizzas have been eating Jerry made any sense . |
| 6 | John Thornton of fund managers Murray Johnstone sees the Charities Act as a godsend : ‘ We are seeing apathy starting to break down as a result of the Charities Act ’ . |
| 7 | John Thornton of fund managers Murray Johnstone sees the Act as a godsend : ‘ We are seeing apathy starting to break down as a result of the Charities Act ’ |
| 8 | Scientists at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh are using biotechnology to produce a protein in large quantities which can ‘ filter ’ the blood of AIDS patients and remove the agent causing the worst symptoms . |
| 9 | A number of CD-Rom producers are using QuickTime to add video clips to their discs . |
| 10 | A handful of hotels are using TQM practices to achieve the quality standard BS 5750 ( ISO 9000 in europe , and its international equivalent EN 29000 ) . |
| 11 | If you are using brick slips to cover a large arch in the same room , the soffit can be nailed below the arch , but set back about 25mm higher , or made flush with the arch , so that brick slips can be stuck around the face , or both face and soffit , to match the main arch . |
| 12 | Scientists are using transmitters to track the movements and migrations of eiders that nest near Prudhoe Bay . |
| 13 | Archaeologists are using radar to survey a city 's historical past . |
| 14 | If you are using undergravel filters you will need to increase the dose by 50% . |
| 15 | Navy divers are using compressors to suck the weed to the surface . |
| 16 | Prisoners are using computers to translate books into braille for the blind , as part of a jail 's rehabilitation programme . |
| 17 | As part of this strategy , senior managers are using FDC to improve and speed up the production of monthly reports . |
| 18 | Nowadays the manufacturers are producing cottons called two , three and four-ply which I 'm told knit up very well on the standard machine . |
| 19 | Beyond her , further along the expressway , are flashing signs bearing the symbols of the Chrysler Corporation and Asahi Pentax . |
| 20 | The glittering Godiva shops , in the Grand'Place and elsewhere , have been producing pralines laced with alcohol since the Twenties , but dedicated chocophiles are seduced by the subtler tastes of Wittamer , 12 Place du Grand Sablon , or Mary , 73 Rue Royale . |
| 21 | Police in Bishop Auckland are reminding people to make sure garages and garden sheds are secure following several thefts in the area . |
| 22 | Meanwhile , on the other side of the Atlantic , Americans have been enjoying Microgroove releases since 1948 ! |
| 23 | At five minutes to five , Shirley , the typist who had been helping Ianthe to file some cards , covered up her typewriter , put on the black imitation leather coat she had just bought , and hurried away singing . |
| 24 | He 's been helping Mark put together the Business Plan and the presentation . |
| 25 | ACTRESS Katharine Hepburn has been helping efforts to deal with the flooding in Connecticut . |
| 26 | Workmen on the site have been helping archaeologists to find the remaining skeletons . |
| 27 | The victim has been helping police retrace his journey … |
| 28 | PRUDHOE BAY — Satellites are helping scientists track objects flying over Alaska 's Arctic coast , but they are n't Russian aircraft or UFOs ; they 're sea ducks called Spectacled Eiders . |
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| 30 | ‘ The large number of non-farming visitors to the show gives an opportunity to show how research scientists are helping farmers protect the environment and avoid pollution as well as producing food as efficiently and economically as possible , ’ said WBPS spokeswoman Pat Twigg . |