Example sentences of "[noun] [pron] is [adv] [v-ing] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is the proportion of the potential labour force which is actually working or actively seeking work . |
| 2 | The ideal person , if he can be found , is the young barrister in good practice who is rapidly rising and who may take you up with him . |
| 3 | She in turn may hope that in time she will get the caring response she is really seeking and will pursue the pattern . |
| 4 | A concept which is more encompassing than organised religion is spirituality ( Labun , 1988 ) interpreted as a ‘ search for meaning ’ in one 's life and encompassing theistic and non-theistic approaches , which applies to agnostics and atheists as well as followers of a recognised religious persuasion . |
| 5 | Whatever criticisms may be made of the STV there is no denying that it has proved viable in its own fashion in twenty-two general elections in the Republic of Ireland . |
| 6 | She stands for the civilization of the South , of the Midi , the home of the troubadours , against the sterner , rougher , cruder world of the North , represented , in this image , by her husband , the King of the North Wind , whose authority she is subtly undermining and against whom she will soon break out in open rebellion . |
| 7 | He compares various glosses on ‘ preparation for adult life ’ and implies that this phrase itself is unduly restricting and illiberal . |
| 8 | For the Spectrum owner who is either using or considering the purchase of a Microdrive system an interface unit may be unnecessary as the Microdrive interface itself is supplied with a serial interface which can be used to drive a printer . |
| 9 | A colliery manager who is actually planning and investing was asked how many pits would be producing at 130p per gigajoule . |
| 10 | For older people he is implicitly saying that the usual pattern is to go into residential care ’ . |
| 11 | It is not always easy to keep Warrant Officer McSeveny 's mind on catering , because he is a rugby referee of note and When not on parade with his whistle he is usually talking or playing rugby . |
| 12 | Without changing its movements , it now becomes the ‘ giant paw ’ of a huge cat — in this new role it is suddenly threatening and the animal responds appropriately with a defensive reaction . |
| 13 | Another favourite is The Bill which is usually starting when I get in from training . |
| 14 | But of course it is only reassuring if the person can be relied on to be there whenever the need arises — and you can be sure that that is bound to be during the last class hour on the longest teaching day of the week . |
| 15 | The result is often a hesitation in buying new technologies until they are proven , and a pace of negotiation which is both fatiguing and maddening to Westerners caught up in it . |
| 16 | As one graduate who is now living and working in the States , where the universities do award impressive diplomas for display , I would enjoy having a diploma from the University of Nottingham hanging on my wall . |