Example sentences of "[noun sg] is [v-ing] [adj] [subord] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Organised crime is running wild since the collapse of Eastern Europe 's borders allowed communist gangs , incubating for decades on meagre pickings , to burst their bounds . |
| 2 | The state apparatus is getting stronger as the economy is transformed by scientific and technological developments , as planning becomes more complex and as society generally becomes more educated . |
| 3 | The soup is staying hot because the soup-plate is heavy Derbyshire stoneware and was well heated-the soup 's being ordinarily hot to start with , also a condition of its staying as hot as it does , is not mentioned as cause . |
| 4 | Erm , I really feel that this consultation is coming more than a too late because we started on the slippery slope when the consortium was er first dreamed of o , you know about a year ago and set up in April and that really this is the sort of the inexorable next move , and this consultation is far far too late ! |
| 5 | There are plenty of clues as to which way the tide is flowing other than the tide tables . |
| 6 | ACTRESS Lesley-Anne Down is planning more than a kiss under the mistletoe this Christmas . |