Example sentences of "[be] [v-ing] [prep] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is no totally ‘ green ’ energy source and if we want to help the environment we must be sparing with what we use and campaign for renewable energy sources — like wind , wave and solar power — to be invested in and taken more seriously . |
| 2 | It is rather expensive — there are so many competing demands for the raw material — so you will naturally be sparing with it . |
| 3 | If there were large regions of anti-matter in our galaxy , we would expect to observe large quantities of radiation from the borders between the regions of matter and antimatter , where many particles would be colliding with their antiparticles , annihilating each other and giving off high energy radiation . |
| 4 | The Trust will be drawing on its experience of upland erosion and repair work in the Lake District ; it will also be liaising with the many bodies which take an interest in the Mournes , including Down District Council , the Mournes Advisory Council and the education and library boards . |
| 5 | After half a century , the Hashemite adventure in Palestine seems to be drawing to its close . |
| 6 | The day that would soon be drawing to its close had been one of the most wonderful he had experienced : the theft , the murder , the link between the theft and the murder — yes , all now known . |
| 7 | Those remaining open may be drawing upon their stock for the summer programme . |
| 8 | Indeed , Russia seemed to be drawing in her horns on the eastern edge of her dominions . |
| 9 | If we observe a pile of books hanging in the air , we might say : ‘ They must be resting on something . |
| 10 | Leaving his cry wafting after him , he disappeared in pursuit of a housemaid who was busily removing all the clean antimacassars that had only just been placed lovingly in position for the oil-bedaubed heads that would shortly be resting on them . |
| 11 | The hand does not have to be on the table ; it could , for example , be resting on your chin . |
| 12 | ‘ You 're supposed to be resting on your side , ’ she said sternly . |
| 13 | Now that cape , it would be raining on it all night , and we had no means of drying it so that cape was left on a hanger in the house and the next coat was taken and that was worn but for some reason it seemed to be always raining on nights and you had coat wet and you came to go out it was still damp . |
| 14 | Almost every part of my infuriating body seemed to be nagging at me for some sort of attention . |
| 15 | Well no cos you 'll be helping with them anyway wo n't you ? |
| 16 | However , there are other compounds that might also be helping with it . |
| 17 | I 'd been caddying for Ralph Moffatt on the pro circuit and got him through the pre-qualifier at Fairhaven , so I told him I 'd be caddying for him in the Open as I 'd heard nothing from Jack . |
| 18 | We will be competing for their business with already existing companies there which offer complete financial services . |
| 19 | So dairy farmers look likely to be gainers under the new regime , particularly as several new groups will be competing for their milk . |
| 20 | Only she , of all the women , seemed not to be competing for his attention . |
| 21 | Now at that time the Scottish National Party was the only other party in Scotland advocating what we were advocating ( though obviously going much further ) and it seemed to me crazy to be competing with them for devolutionary votes . |
| 22 | ‘ Basically we 've looked and said there 's no reason for any knee-jerk reaction or across-the-board actions here , ’ Collis said , adding that Dell will be sticking to its own price timetable . |
| 23 | The one consolation is that , for all the shooting , South Africa seems to be sticking to its promises of independence . |
| 24 | We will be sticking to our guns . ’ |
| 25 | Lots of people like the poster too , so we 'll be sticking with it for now , and as for the scores … we 'll be done some more reader challenges soon , so liars who can hardly play a game they claim to have mastered will have me to deal with ! |
| 26 | Then , place a sheet of glass over the design and trace the outlines on to the stiff card that you will be using for your stencil pattern . |
| 27 | If you know the length per ball or cone of the yarns that you will be using for your garment , you can enter this information in the ADJUST section . |
| 28 | In contrast , overweight people seem to get much less strong and effective stop signals from the body , and this is largely because of the other factor , the major clue , which our eating-behaviour expert would be using in his ‘ guess who 's overweight ’ game . |
| 29 | Persuade , I think is probably one , is n't it , which is a different , a different word , something that might be using in it 's place . |
| 30 | WINDSOR Women 's Centre will , quite literally , be building on its own success , when members don hard hats to construct a new complex at Broadway . |