Example sentences of "be [v-ing] [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Another fruitful configuration has been rotating Couette flow ( Section 17.5 ) . |
| 2 | Men have been pursuing North Uist sea-trout for hundreds of years and the island is rich in sites of archaeological interest ; brilliantly described by Dr Erskine Beveridge in his definitive book , North Uist : its Archaeology and Topography , published in 1911 . |
| 3 | At the same time , scientists are building computer models of ocean circulation but full three-dimensional models must wait for the next generation of powerful computers . |
| 4 | Scientists from Nanjing Normal University are building display tanks and a semi-natural reserve in the form of a 1.5km ( 1-mile ) channel between two islands in the river at Tongling. further upstream , at Shi Shou , the Wuhan institute plans to adapt a 20-k ( 12-mile ) old oxbow in the river to become a reserve . |
| 5 | Studios have been raiding network archives , and versions of everything from The Flintstones , Bewitched , The Beverly Hillbillies and Car 54 , Where Are You to The Fugitive and The Saint are apparently in development . |
| 6 | Thieves have been raiding washing lines in Ripon . |
| 7 | ‘ Please , sir , ’ says Management B , ‘ I have n't really raised my prices ; I have actually produced what is a new and better article , so much better than those of my competitors that , although my price is much above theirs , I have full order books and the retailers tell me they are accumulating waiting lists . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Been seeing Rose Hilaire ? ’ |
| 9 | Seems she 's been seeing Mr Marumba for a few months . |
| 10 | Mr Hartley , in his final year studying community arts at Newcastle , had been seeing Miss Harrison for about a year . |
| 11 | Joanne Morse , 18 , had been seeing Osborne weeks before the killing . |
| 12 | The heatwave which stole Ivano 's snowfields has also been wreaking rockfall havoc around the massif , with many normally safe routes becoming places to tread warily . |
| 13 | In several European countries they are allowing insurance companies and other institutions more scope to invest in custom-tailored private placements . |
| 14 | The Chinese government for example , are allowing IVF programmes to prove their sensitivity in the wake of the One Child Family policy , and also because researchers are bored with the same old contraceptive research . |
| 15 | Now , we do these things after we 're saved , they get us saved , we do them after we 've saved as a confession that we are trusting Jesus Christ as our saviour . |
| 16 | Mick added : ‘ I was pretty proud , but if I 'd cooked it , I 'd have been eating pumpkin pie all year . ’ |
| 17 | Huh me sitting here and you 've been eating blood supper . |
| 18 | She explained that she had been eating mote cheese and drinking an extra pint of milk a day to make sure she got enough protein during pregnancy and breast-feeding . |
| 19 | Increasingly , experts are seeing computer crime as a people rather than a technical problem . |
| 20 | In India too people are convinced that the Western nations are seeing test-tube fusion and are keeping it a secret because they have realised that not only does test-tube fusion have great commercial potential , but could revolutionise military strategy . |
| 21 | Because I mean little kids are seeing father christmas and decorations |
| 22 | Swindon are using Chris Waddle , for whom F-A Cup Finalists Sheffield Wednesday paid one point two million pounds , to base their claim for Glenn . |
| 23 | In Version 2.0 the accuracy was significantly improved but you need to watch the numbers very carefully , especially if you are using style sheets designed under an older version . |
| 24 | If you are using stocking stitch for the main part , or any double bed pattern knitted using a 1x1 setting , then a 1x1 rib will probably be the one you choose . |
| 25 | Many bureaux are using word processors very efficiently , especially for debt counselling work . |
| 26 | If you are using word processors already then half the battle is won . |
| 27 | Mr Coleman asked where the money to produce and distribute the leaflet was coming from , adding : ‘ They are using poll taxpayers money for their own ends . ’ |
| 28 | Many bureaux are using software packages directly in some aspects of advice work , in place of the conventional information system . |
| 29 | We would be quite safe in stating that over 90% of these kite flyers are using ripstop nylon of either type for their kite sails . |
| 30 | Of those organisations which are using outplacement services , 94 per cent said they are having a major impact on helping the career of those made redundant . |