Example sentences of "[noun] [be] [v-ing] [adj] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | His eyes were getting used to the dim light and , as she emerged into a whole shape under the fanlight , he was more than ever conscious of how beautiful and how youthful she was . |
| 2 | Bernice continued absently to stroke Elaine 's forehead , but her eyes were becoming accustomed to the gloom , and she was puzzled . |
| 3 | His eyes were becoming accustomed to the dark . |
| 4 | Dot 's eyes were growing used to the dark just like they had to in the shelter when the warden 's lamp went out . |
| 5 | A river ran underneath the road there , and the car was lying next to the bridge wall , below the road . |
| 6 | For textile uses , the quantity of solid matter in suspension must be very low , particularly if the solids are dark in colour , and , since the detrimental effects are staining due to the deposition and filtration of solid matter , the requirements of water in this respect are dealt with below under " suspended solids " . |
| 7 | A boy was standing next to the table , looking at Jean-Paul shyly . |
| 8 | The purpose of the writer 's research ( Tweddell , 1988 ) was to examine practices in arts INSET for serving teachers at a time when the government 's intention to develop a coherent programme of INSET through GRIST was being initiated ( at Easter ) 1987 and to find out how the arts were faring in an educational climate which many observers were declaring inimical to the arts . |
| 9 | The population is diminishing due to the advancement of the machine on the farm , so very few men are needed on the land , and many of the young folk have to go elsewhere to find work . |
| 10 | Finch was sitting next to the underling . |
| 11 | They could now proceed in the knowledge that a small but growing number of nuclear weapons was becoming available to the British armed forces . |
| 12 | I hesitate to intervene again , as the hon. Gentleman is getting near to the time left for my contribution . |
| 13 | Yes mind you people are getting used to the . |
| 14 | Most casualties ( 46% ) recorded involved people who were at the time of the incident standing in buses , but it is not always clear from the recorded data whether the passengers were standing due to the vehicle 's seating capacity being fully utilised or were on their feet moving towards a seat or the bus exit . |
| 15 | Which of the two solutions is preferable depends on whether it is more important to measure range ( how far away an object is from the instrument ) or velocity ( how fast the object is moving relative to the instrument ) . |
| 16 | The so-called terms of trade , more accurately labelled ‘ unequal exchange ’ ( see Edwards , 1985 , ch. 4 ) , ensured that for the most part the prices of raw materials were falling relative to the prices of manufactured goods . |
| 17 | Meanwhile piles of brightly coloured resisters are proving irresistible to the four-year-old . |
| 18 | He put an ear to his chest , then looked up at them , saying , ‘ He 's still breathing , but his heart 's going twenty to the dozen . |
| 19 | This may well go on further purchases — Goldman said he considers Spain to be a good potential market , although his former interest in Germany is waning due to the impending recession in the region . |
| 20 | These orthographic conventions should be taught in the context of the children 's own writing and should always be related to their function of making the writer 's meaning clear to the reader . |
| 21 | The moral is clear : when gustiness is getting near to the limit for safe flying , assume that at any time it could suddenly increase . |
| 22 | The grocer was talking ten to the dozen as he served his Mars bars , his detergent , his potatoes . |
| 23 | The gramophone was sitting next to the cabinet , and the totter thought they paired up admirably . |
| 24 | This is the change in frequency of a sound that occurs when a source is moving relative to the listener . |
| 25 | A week later , and aged all of 19 , Jakki Brambles was broadcasting live to the west coast of Scotland . |
| 26 | John was standing rooted to the spot , his expression stony . |