Example sentences of "[verb] [det] [noun] be [v-ing] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the next example , the teacher could have developed this child 's thinking by suggesting that they should find out if the boat would still float when carrying a smaller stone or if a larger boat could carry the stone they had . |
| 2 | I mean some people are looking at me as though I 've just revealed some dread secret |
| 3 | Ferhan Cook of Apple Europe reported that Apple is collaborating with Microsoft to encourage productions of CDs which will be interchangeable between the Mac and Windows worlds . |
| 4 | Mr Davenport now worries that re-engineering is passing from a fad to a cliché . |
| 5 | How long has this man been living in the churchyard ? |
| 6 | The company in question — which can not be identified by order of the court — has this year been negotiating for a substantial loan . |
| 7 | And erm how long has this shop been going for ? |
| 8 | The three tenants evicted this afternoon are staying with friends while they search for a new home . |
| 9 | As I looked out of the window I noticed that frost was forming on cars . |
| 10 | In practice , almost anything : after '83 and '87 , whatever happens this time is going to be a huge advance . |
| 11 | Malcolm Hanson , managing director of Saks hairdressers , says many trainees are working for just £29.50 a week . |
| 12 | I do n't think these trees are gon na grow , do you ? |
| 13 | Swindon Town players reckoned this game was going to be the toughest test of the season so far , so it was 10 out of 10 for them . |
| 14 | But the community comprising these individuals is responding to the biodiversity crisis by setting priorities and defining focused research programmes . |
| 15 | I mean and usually it will you see most people are looking to past students when they mark . |
| 16 | SHARES soared by more than £3 billion to another all-time high yesterday as the Bank of England indicated that spending was rising in the High Streets . |
| 17 | A further relaxation of its previously rigid stand is suggested by Computer Reseller News , which hears that Apple is negotiating with other third parties — including Radius Inc and DayStar Digital Inc — to develop PowerPC versions of the Macintosh for specific niche markets . |
| 18 | If the church that is teaching these standards is declining in public standing , then it is not surprising that there is a moral decline . ’ |
| 19 | From the bidding so far it seems that East is sitting over North with a strong and long diamond holding . |
| 20 | If I 'd known this cake were gon na go so quick I would n't of fro froze that other one . |
| 21 | The guide found pub price rises this year were running at just over 6% , down from 16% last year . |
| 22 | Sure her her sister was coming er down , er t Carole was coming down Donegal Avenue one night and said to John fuck some woman 's gon na have a rough time she says |
| 23 | I feel this meeting is straying from the point ! |
| 24 | I find many people are looking for serviceable fabrics and colours they will not tire from quickly . |
| 25 | Oh yeah , I reckon all grannies are gon na be taping this they 're the only with loads of spare time , we 're just doing this for a laugh ! |
| 26 | Alice saw that murder was going to be done , and shrieked uselessly . |
| 27 | Back Page — Pete Livesey feels some guidebooks are sinking towards Zero Credibility |
| 28 | How can we change this patient 's dressing without risking infection ? |
| 29 | I thought this year was going to be a slow year but it has n't been , it just keeps going . |
| 30 | That way she 'd be more in command of the situation instead of turning up the next morning knowing all eyes were going to be fixed on her . |