Example sentences of "be [v-ing] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At this stage the Collector seemed to be sparing only occupied beds and charpoys , his own desk and chair , and the Louis XVI table from the drawing-room . |
| 2 | Our excitement would rise ; soon we knew the names ; on the left the Lawley and Caradoc , on the right the Longmynd , and in two minutes we would be drawing up at the nerve centre Church Stretton . |
| 3 | If they seem to be drawing close to us , we shall kill your niece without hesitation . ’ |
| 4 | They have , they will be drawing back on most things . |
| 5 | Despite the fact that winter will soon be drawing in , many of you will , no doubt , be taking the opportunity for a late holiday in the sun and looking for suitably cool tops to pack in your suitcases . |
| 6 | Waco : CULT leader David Koresh may be drawing out the 34-day stand-off with federal agents so it ends on a religious holiday and fulfils his prophecies , the FBI said . |
| 7 | For what it 's worth , Silicon Graphics Inc and MIPS Computer Systems Inc are understood to be drawing together a new executive-level technical committee of the Advanced Computing Environment . |
| 8 | Meant to be resting though , is n't he ? |
| 9 | As the light grows , they are seen to be ROS and GUIL , and to be resting quite comfortably . |
| 10 | Your hands will now be resting lightly over your ribs . |
| 11 | Erm remember the hay we would be turning it w with pitchforks you know , and erm not a well goo drying day but you had to risk turning it and hoping that it 'd be dry but er it would be raining again the following day . |
| 12 | In this table , p(l) is the probability that if it is raining today ( time t ) it will be raining tomorrow ( time t + 1 ) , while p(2) is the probability that if it is raining today it will be dry tomorrow . |
| 13 | ‘ D' you think it might be raining soon ? ’ he says . ’ |
| 14 | Just because it is 21°C ( 70°F ) beside the hotel swimming pool does not mean that the weather is the same in the hills — it may well be raining there or the mist may be descending . |
| 15 | Even in such classic areas as the Mississippi delta , where sediment is thought to be accumulating rapidly , there is plenty of evidence to suggest that , after building up for a while , much of it is carried away again . |
| 16 | ‘ The stalwarts will be queueing up for their jog round the deck . ’ |
| 17 | The voucher holders , who also hold a gold card , will be queueing up at Roker Park for their tickets throughout this week . |
| 18 | Both Richard and Rob seem to be jogging along quite nicely . |
| 19 | We shall be suggesting later that this insight is of crucial importance in understanding the penal crisis . |
| 20 | Choppy Spencer is are you prepared to accept the conclusion that some people might be suggesting right now that this whole stunt of opting out is a political fumble ? |
| 21 | What Firbas seems to be suggesting so far is that theme consists of context-dependent and rheme of context-independent items . |
| 22 | We should be helping not blaming each other . ’ |
| 23 | Marilyn has worked with Douglas Reyburn for just over a year as time keeper , but because of her clerical skills will also be helping out in the office when leave is taken by others . |
| 24 | ‘ It ca n't be helping much , if you keep coming up with crazy ideas about what I 'm supposed to be up to . ’ |
| 25 | Christie , who yesterday signed a deal with Puma worth an estimated £500,000 , said : ‘ I 'll make a clean break from athletics in two years time and I wo n't be competing anymore . |
| 26 | ‘ We 'll be competing rather than just surviving this season and the game against Wigan will be a indicator of what we are up against . |
| 27 | Jessica and James Kernan are hoping to keep up with international successes and will be competing in tomorrow 's Grand Prix . |
| 28 | A number of Ulster riders will be competing in today 's opening round of the Supercup series at Oulton Park . |
| 29 | Cica will not be competing directly with top-of-the-range brands such as Reebok and Nike as it will not ‘ be making specific performance claims ’ and will be ‘ better value for money ’ , says Linford . |
| 30 | But do n't forget to start thinking about ways you could expand , where you would n't be competing directly with other outlets like that department store . ’ |