Example sentences of "[noun sg] is [v-ing] [prep] [adj] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Likewise in ( 84 ) one can not hear a tune " come " from somewhere ( cf. the strangeness of * I heard the tune come from the top of the hill ) : its source of emission can only be identified by a process of deduction which interprets what is directly observed in order to arrive at the conclusion that the sound is coming from such-and-such a point . |
| 2 | At the same time the size and nature of the British state is changing in such a way as to reduce the force and scope of the Public Records Acts . |
| 3 | Japanese spending is increasing at such a rate that by the mid-1990s the country may surpass the United States in its expenditure on space science . |
| 4 | Well there is n't actually regrettably there is so much personal debt within the City , and the problem is rising to such an extent that all the bodies that provide money advice , including for example the Citizens ' Advice Bureau , which we also fund , are overwhelmed by the numbers of people coming to them . |
| 5 | MORTGAGES NOW The housing market is running at half the volume of four years ago , but borrowers need to look carefully at what 's on offer from lenders |