Example sentences of "be growing [adj] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | This usually all works well with a large one-off competition , but if you have organised a series of regional newspaper competitions , for example , you will need to have a foolproof system to ensure that winners receive their prizes shortly after winning and you do not have irate editors ringing up saying that their readers are growing angry at the lack of delivery . |
| 2 | The Kuwaitis who stayed , and claim to have resisted the Iraqi occupation , are growing impatient with the soldiers who waited in Saudi Arabia until the American-led offensive recaptured their country . |
| 3 | The smuggling of aliens , he says , has become a new source of money for the gangs ‘ and they are growing bolder by the month . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Fan have been growing bored with the sex and drugs and rock and roll syndrome . |
| 5 | ‘ I was , yes , but I 'm growing used to the idea now . |
| 6 | The ‘ miscellaneous ’ sounded weary , as though he were growing tired of the proceedings already . |
| 7 | By the end of 1987 the group were growing tired of the quarrelsome situation . |
| 8 | Dot 's eyes were growing used to the dark just like they had to in the shelter when the warden 's lamp went out . |
| 9 | By then Labour had lost its chance of power and the militant rank and file of the Disarmers were growing impatient with the lack of results . |
| 10 | Joan is growing old for the time being . |
| 11 | The stillness of his face should have warned her to stop , but her system was growing warm with the rising level of adrenalin flowing into it . |
| 12 | As night fell on East Berlin yesterday , the packed row of people squatting on top of the Wall in the West was growing bigger by the hour . |
| 13 | ‘ I think ‘ t was more in the manner of a farewell , ’ Isabel murmured , and then wondered if she was growing light-headed after the events of the night . |
| 14 | Sequestered that weekend in sealed hotel rooms , without television , the jurors themselves could not enjoy it ; but the trial judge comforted the prosecutor , who was growing anxious about the delay , with the thought that he could watch it if he wanted , to pass the time . |
| 15 | The accredited representative , who was growing anxious about the amount of time being wasted while the flight recording remained unread , then told the magistrate that he was concerned that another BAC 1–11 might suffer a similar accident while they remained ignorant of its cause and that if this should happen the magistrate would have to bear the responsibility . |
| 16 | He was growing impatient with the argument , deeming it useless . |
| 17 | The Phoenix King was growing worried about the Cult of Luxury . |
| 18 | Behind the trees the late afternoon sky was growing pale towards the horizon and taking on a pellucid apricot tint . |