Example sentences of "of [noun] [is] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The inspector of taxes is seeking to tax his assessment to benefit in kind on the annual value under s 145(2) ICTA 1988 . |
| 2 | This type of assessment is demanding for teachers , who need to observe pupils ' strategies carefully . |
| 3 | This door was closed too carefully , perhaps too stealthily , for it to have been any of Haverford 's doing . |
| 4 | THROUGH the corridors of Scotland Yard , a wind of change is blowing . |
| 5 | A fundamental process of change is occurring within society both in the UK and certain other richer nations : this has been termed the emergence of ‘ post-industrial society ’ ( Bell , 1973 ) . |
| 6 | The growing bottleneck of senior women lawyers excluded from partnership means the issue of discrimination is beginning to bite . |
| 7 | Knowing the amount of shelf space available helps the retailer to work out how much profit each area of shelving is making — and how much it could make . |
| 8 | You should then decide which area of parcel is going to be decorated with the pressed flowers and foliage . |
| 9 | Next week at the Sheraton Park Tower in SW1 , the Duchess of Norfolk is holding a two-day charity exhibition of her own paintings , from Pounds 150 . |
| 10 | I know those offices in Northumberland Avenue — I have been involved in submitting evidence to two separate Royal Commissions there — and I do not believe this proposed tour of inspection is going to be a very joyous occasion . |
| 11 | BRITAIN 's Ministry of Defence is speeding up plans to buy new ships , radars and weapons . |
| 12 | The Ministry of Defence is decamping staff to Newcastle while the Department of Social Security is sending 350 jobs to Belfast . |
| 13 | As he knows , the research effort in the Ministry of Defence is undergoing substantial change in terms of the Defence Research Agency . |
| 14 | THE Ministry of Defence is threatening to abolish all commoners ' centuries-old grazing rights on the Greenham Common nuclear cruise missile base , unless restrictions on the rights are agreed within the next few days . |
| 15 | The Ministry of Defence is threatening to abolish commoners ' centuries-old grazing rights on the Greenham Common cruise missile base . |
| 16 | And are you confident that the friendly brand of computer is coming fairly soon , or is there resistance to it amongst the professionals ? |
| 17 | After a string of scandals involving the younger royals , many believe the House of Windsor is facing its biggest crisis since Edward VIII 's abdication in 1936 . |
| 18 | The other type of damage is chipping of the salient angles of microtine teeth , where whole corners of the tooth are broken away ( Fig. 1.5D ) . |
| 19 | Its acquisition of NCR is moving the company in precisely the opposite direction |
| 20 | This may be a good moment to indicate to her very gently that she has grieved well and long , and that if she is beginning to feel that her period of mourning is nearing its end ( even though you appreciate that she will always carry the scars of her sorrow ) , you are ready to give her any help she needs to adjust to her new and different life . |
| 21 | I had to run them coals out and I tell you the they come over the top of and of course 's coming up here , 's coming down here and did meet there . |
| 22 | And yet really , it harkens back to er very ancient thought , er half the world of course is teaching reincarnation , and even the Christian and Jewish world er have in their history the teaching of reincarnation , so it 's not something brand new . |
| 23 | Paul of course is leaving |
| 24 | This of course is passing now because the girl 's |
| 25 | The problem of course is getting access to a machine and finding time to do all the viewing you want . |
| 26 | Neil of course is doing the male macho bit , oh yes it 's , all very nice driving the automatic , but I like gears really , yeah . |
| 27 | Stephen of course is suffering much but the distress if general . ’ |
| 28 | One of the problems is of course is finding the product available . |
| 29 | Even so , the grip of liberal ideas upon the law of contract is weakening , because , as I have tried to show , the legal doctrine is ultimately shaped not by fidelity to liberal precepts but by a particular scheme of distributive justice and a vision of the legitimate market order . |
| 30 | Coun Carr said : ‘ Unemployment in the eastern parts of Middlesbrough is running at 20 per cent and this problem must be tackled if the City Challenge initiative is to succeed . ’ |