Example sentences of "[noun sg] [be] [v-ing] to [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On a brighter note , the survey indicates that the North-South divide is continuing to narrow . |
| 2 | Some lifts have rails that can fold up at the bottom if space is tight or if a doorway is going to obstructed . |
| 3 | The hotel industry is responding to current trends with the development of leisure and fitness centres in a great many hotels . |
| 4 | It was therefore not surprising that at the time Indirect Rule was rising to ideological prominence an emphasis on recruiting the right people should develop in the Colonial Service . |
| 5 | John at teatime is talking to veteran D J Paul about the best records of all time and musician Edward who 's playing at the Old Vic tonight , he 's on as well . |
| 6 | Attention was switching to continental groups such as the Italian ‘ autonomists ’ , who rejected the fruitless and mind-numbing discipline and line-toeing demanded by the other builders of the New Revolution . |
| 7 | But Infas chief pollster Hans-Juergen Hoffmann said it was wrong to assume that the sudden explosion in neo-Nazi violence meant Germans as a whole were reverting to past attitudes . |
| 8 | I think that the hon. Gentleman is referring to certain press reports that appeared last week which referred to an alleged internal British Rail document about the implications of privatisation for InterCity . |
| 9 | The introduction of new federal regulations to protect ground water is leading to widespread closure of small town petrol ( " gas " ) stations in the US , according to the Environmental Protection Agency . |
| 10 | Just when that dream person is deciding to redial your number he or she is in for a surprise — the second sitting has moved in on your table . |
| 11 | He insisted on a greater commitment to Marxist education , and he expressed the belief that the Serbian revival was spreading to other parts of Yugoslavia . |
| 12 | On April 24 it was reported that the strike was spreading to other parts of Byelorussia . |
| 13 | The Commission for Racial Equality among others said the black makeup was demeaning to black people . |
| 14 | His head throbbed mightily from the blows he 'd received , and the continuous agony of his burned hand made him feel as if the limb was swelling to gigantic proportions . |
| 15 | The wound was beginning to smart a little . |
| 16 | Pressnell suggests that only a brilliant speech by Keynes prevented its rejection in the Lords.The loan was damaging to British pride , while among its terms the insistence on sterling convertibility within a year of payment of the first instalment was particularly ominous . |
| 17 | LONDONERS who can no longer afford expensive restaurant fare are flocking to French-style cafe-bars such as Pelican Group 's Cafe Rouge chain . |
| 18 | Suppose a subject is listening to different sequences of sounds played independently to each ear through a pair of headphones in order to pick out and respond to a particular target sound . |
| 19 | Barbel says the key to happiness is adapting to different situations and enjoying them equally … bomber pilot and society hostess , she 's having the time of her life . |
| 20 | My problem is that as everybody knows , that the southern relief road is going to public inquiry . |
| 21 | The most important is that the Guatemalan government is responding to international pressure . |
| 22 | In the Galápagos Islands , for example , the attractions of natural beauty and a unique wildlife are leading to serious environmental problems . |
| 23 | Given the stupendous costs involved , should the city be looking to powerful private developers working with big firms of commercial architects to take the lead and replace like with like , albeit in a more acceptable architectural garb ? |
| 24 | The world is returning to normal , and I wonder how far down the news Deptford will have slipped . |
| 25 | The main purpose of the seminars was to show how the information and library profession is adapting to new technology and merge new techniques with old to produce an unbeatable combination of management skills and techniques . |
| 26 | One of his biographers , Justin O'Brien , says Gide 's awakening to social consciousness began here , when he saw the people of the Congo exploited , beaten , and killed by whites intent on quick profits ( Portrait , 321 ) . |
| 27 | Our customers were delighted — sales to one of them doubled and now the G201 production line is operating to full capacity . |
| 28 | This division of the realm was according to Frankish custom , under which sons shared inheritance of their father 's dominions . |
| 29 | If you asked for a special audit they would probably welcome it , as an indication that the bank was going to great lengths not to put them out of business . " |
| 30 | Secondly , it encourages the belief and even resentment outside the area that most loose government money is going to nationalist West Belfast . |