Example sentences of "[noun] [v-ing] [is] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Building surveying is by definition a very technical skill . |
| 2 | What Im saying is with the midfield and full backs we have there s no need to be under much pressure . |
| 3 | If you indicate that split type working is in force , each copy taken is stored on a different media type . |
| 4 | Let us assume the player is unsure where to begin ; he knows only that his chord playing is below par and wishes to improve it . |
| 5 | The British team participating is from the ESRC Data Archive at the University of Essex and the Department of Geography at the London School of Economics . |
| 6 | ‘ The main tourist visiting is over the river . |
| 7 | FUR WEARING IS ON THE INCREASE |
| 8 | Fur wearing is on the increase . |
| 9 | Two or three chicks surviving is about average for wild birds . |
| 10 | Dividend stripping is to some extent considered legitimate tax planning by the Inland Revenue , provided it is done within the confines of s176 and provided also that reserves out of which to pay a dividend are not " artificially " created . |
| 11 | ‘ Publicity has led to young people to believe that drug taking is about heroin and crack and has failed to cover the dangers of other less notorious drugs , ’ said Mr McMullin . |
| 12 | ‘ The problem of drug taking is on the increase and we have taken every precaution to prevent it ’ . |
| 13 | It would be nice to have another go racing is in my blood . ’ |
| 14 | Fo nothing for co , concentration 's out and literacy 's in following instructions is out , problem solving 's in er , mathematical 's numeracy er , social skills is extra . |
| 15 | The sound of the four doors clunking is like rifle-bolts slamming home . |
| 16 | Yeah a new series Screaming 's on |