Example sentences of "[noun pl] [conj] [is] [adv] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In another change of tack — there was a time when OS/2 was the whole future as far as the company was concerned , Microsoft Corp is switching its signals and is now making it clear that it expects MS-DOS users to prepare to switch to Windows NT . |
| 2 | In the past , the IFA has clamped down on such outbursts against referees and is now looking into the matter . |
| 3 | Mark … the jockey that rode him to victory at Cheltenham has retired from the saddle but still rides him out on the gallops and is now helping to tarin him |
| 4 | Compaq Computer Corp announced both desktop machines and servers and is actually placing most of its valuable early Pentiums into the desktop products so that the new Deskpro 60/M and 66/M machines will debut first . |
| 5 | Watson had been given a hard time from the Wednesday crowd before those goals but is now hoping the tide has turned . |
| 6 | AIDS affects over 160 countries and is now taking an increasingly heavy toll . |
| 7 | The 21-year-old full-back from Lillestrom has agreed personal terms with Rovers and is now waiting for formal clearance to play in the Premier League . |
| 8 | He is now investigating if leukaemia cases rose in Orkney and Shetland due to wartime incomers and is also looking at the effects of large construction projects in Britain in the post-war period . |
| 9 | The girl has recovered from her wounds but is still taking tablets to sleep at night . |
| 10 | Single parent Keith , from Stockport , was unconscious for 30 minutes and is now undergoing tests . |
| 11 | The worsening unemployment , poverty and despair have fostered the fascist ‘ Taukei ’ movement which was behind last year 's coups and is currently shaping the country 's political future . |
| 12 | It sold 100,000 copies and is still selling , 1,400 last week . ’ |
| 13 | The court heard the girl has made several suicide attempts and is still receiving treatment . |
| 14 | Largue was an apprentice turner but because of his injuries is now unable to lift heavy objects and is now retraining to be an electronic engineer . |
| 15 | However , all too frequently the problem returns and is also becoming more difficult and expensive to treat . |
| 16 | According to the influential El Pais newspaper , Real 's president Ramon Mendoza has rebuked Toshack on a number of counts and is already seeking a replacement for the Welshman hired only last summer on a £1 million contract . |
| 17 | ROCK IN THE SOVIET UNION HAS GONE THROUGH TWO DISTINCT PHASES AND IS NOW EMERGING INTO A THIRD . |
| 18 | My father Arthur was secretary of the Southern Division for a number of years and is still enjoying life to the full . |
| 19 | This has survived for well over two hundred years and is still going strong as an efficient method of information-retrieval . |
| 20 | The subject , Home Economics , has changed considerably in recent years and is constantly evolving to take account of social change and developments in technology . |
| 21 | The unofficial sanctuary has been running for four years and is now looking after more than a hundred animals . |
| 22 | Schmenner ( 1987 ) says that traditional cost-accounting has been a ‘ star ’ for years and is now collapsing in a black hole from which managers must escape . |
| 23 | Coton , last season 's choice by his fellow professionals as the country 's top goalkeeper , has been in England squads for two years but is still awaiting a first full cap . |
| 24 | As far as the Channel Tunnel is concerned it has reluctantly accepted the need for on-train immigration checks but is still insisting that customs checks must be carried out at the terminals , against the advice of commercial interests who see such checks as detrimental to the ‘ user friendliness ’ of the Tunnel . |
| 25 | Central South has two of the best circuits and most of the best drivers … our guide to the track is Gary Chapman from Chinnor … he races for the Shenington Club in Oxfordshire … has won three British Championships and is currently leading the race for this year 's crown … |
| 26 | He has written several articles and short stories and is now working on a novel . |
| 27 | Whilst with JM Liz has successfully completed the Institute of Personnel Management examinations and is currently taking the Open University Effective Manager course . |
| 28 | Every industrialized country faces similar problems and is either considering similar solutions or has already implemented some of them . |
| 29 | Catherine settled down to her studies and is now beginning a university degree . |
| 30 | Sarron spent his entire GP career with Sonauto and Gauloises and is now working to find new sponsors for the team . |