Example sentences of "[noun sg] is [v-ing] [adj] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Montupet are opening the old test track to the public and the De Lorean Owners Club is putting 20 of the cars on display . |
| 2 | Yeah , but I 'm finding this I 'm doing this patterns thing and it 's all about transformations and that , and I , and there 's so much gobbledegook with it that I 'm I 'm ge I 'm getting lost my mind is getting lost in the gobbledegook Cos I know what |
| 3 | The Department is becoming aware of the need to respect the special requirements of different sectors of the community when conduction consultation exercises , especially the needs of women , the disabled and ethnic minorities . |
| 4 | However , as the company has recently started to expand overseas the department is becoming concerned with the stability of overseas countries and is seeking political information . |
| 5 | 17 April : Strange news : the Sun is sponsoring one of the challengers for the Labour leadership : ‘ Sun man 's bid to be Labour leader ’ . |
| 6 | Sterilization is becoming one of the most important methods of contraception among women of childbearing years , and the normal method of contraception for couples where the woman is aged over 30 . |
| 7 | The architect-designed classroom is proving popular with the four and five year olds who use it and it has provided more space for activities . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | I hesitate to intervene again , as the hon. Gentleman is getting near to the time left for my contribution . |
| 10 | The hon. Gentleman is going wide of the subject before the House . |
| 11 | The fully comp , the inflation proof plan Let's say we 've got a yearly increase of five per cent inflation is doing that throughout the policy . |
| 12 | The larger-than-life character is becoming well-known on the streets of Iasi youngsters in the town have dubbed him The Black Horse and even taken to copying his distinctive hairstyle : slicked back with a pony-tail . |
| 13 | 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 ) . |
| 14 | Her father is feeling relieved after the ordeal . |
| 15 | Selection for resistance to mastitis and good fertility at the same time as selection for milk yield and quality is proving effective in the dairy cattle population of Norway . |
| 16 | The Punters ' No. 1 paper is sponsoring one of the highlights on the card , the Andy Capp Handicap . |
| 17 | Man is becoming aware of the limits of the earth . ’ |
| 18 | By sharing songwriting income , the songwriter is recognizing that without the help of the other band members , his or her songs may not be generating any income at all . |
| 19 | Tony Booth , managing director of British Telecom International , said : ‘ Competition is becoming cut-throat in the transatlantic services . |
| 20 | ‘ I expect Gillian 's uncle is finding driving through the snow along the country lanes slow work , ’ said Brown Owl . |
| 21 | I , I E you , you 're saying in effect that the government is taking all of the surplus from the , from agriculture ? |
| 22 | THE Government is becoming sicker by the day . |
| 23 | The government is becoming aware of the threat and songs have been composed to educate rural women farmers on the use of fertilizers , pesticides and food storage in order that they can increase production . |
| 24 | The hotel swimmingpool is getting wet in the rain . |
| 25 | There 's no doubt that pilot racing is proving popular with the visitors ; what the locals make of it , is hard to tell . |
| 26 | This project is examining some of the longer term implications for housing consumers and housing policies of the important changes which have recently been taking place in the institutional framework of owner-occupied housing finance in Britain . |
| 27 | The medical profession is supporting one of the main foundations of the strategy — the clinical terms project — which in the longer term may fundamentally change the way in which doctors work . |
| 28 | Betacom is giving each of the six finalists a Betacom Venture cordless telephone ( £79.99 ) . |
| 29 | The supercool star is proving luckier with the song , which entered the charts this week at No 26 . |
| 30 | The moral is clear : when gustiness is getting near to the limit for safe flying , assume that at any time it could suddenly increase . |