Example sentences of "are [v-ing] an " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you are applying for planning permission yourself , include a letter stating the planning merits of your proposal and also any personal circumstances you think are relevant — for example , that you are building an extension for an elderly relative . |
| 2 | Distillers MG and AGA Gas are building an air separation plant near Sheffield . |
| 3 | The doctor says stores are wasting an ideal chance to redefine children 's eating habits . |
| 4 | EUROPE 'S two A-bomb powers , Britain and France , are opposing an attempt to change the way that the EEC handles its nuclear trade . |
| 5 | Scottish fishermen 's representatives are opposing an all-out ban and are calling for a series of restrictions on imports until there is a balanced supply at the markets . |
| 6 | But the heavy clay gallops near Woodbridge are proving an ideal training ground for young chasers . |
| 7 | If , however , you are reconditioning an engine anyway , the fitting of the valve seats will only increase your expense marginally so the return will probably be after only 5,000 miles . |
| 8 | Doctors are seeing an increasing number of injuries , from bruises , to broken arms , dislocated shoulders , and twisted necks . |
| 9 | If the former is correct then we are seeing an enormous increase in the use of violence against women . |
| 10 | By making sure that you or your partner are using an effective method of contraception , you will be able to relax and enjoy sex much more . |
| 11 | We want to get people to forget they are using an artificial leg , then everyone else will forget . ’ |
| 12 | We are , of course , assuming that we are using an ideal switch which does n't exist in real life , but the point being made is that a switching system will be a lot more efficient than any resistive control element where dissipation is invariably relatively large . |
| 13 | We will assume you are using an efficient undergravel , or internal power filter . |
| 14 | In both cases the limitations of vocabulary should not be seen necessarily to imply any lack of ability for abstract thought : these animals are using an alien tool to communicate with a species ( us ) whose intellectual make-up is quite alien to them , so it is hardly surprising that there are comparatively few areas of common ground that can be described using human words . |
| 15 | If you are using an extension flex reel , always uncoil it fully to prevent it from overheating . |
| 16 | But if you are using an older Japanese machine , you will have to punch a special card ( not difficult ) . |
| 17 | These rooms are nothing but a dangerous hazard for the adventurers , and best avoided , unless you are using an adventure theme which forces them to enter these terrains to regain some lost object or person ( see Adventures in Castle Drachenfels ) . |
| 18 | If , however , you are using an agency capable of providing a reasonable service — even if it is not a ‘ full service agency ’ — you are likely to meet , at one time or another , an account group , consisting of at least five or six people , who will be doing between them all the tasks involved in creating and placing your advertising . |
| 19 | If you are using an extended keyboard there are alternative methods to just using the mouse to select the area . |
| 20 | BATTEUR DE MESURE : When you sing in recitative , Mademoiselle , I follow you ; but you are singing an air in regular rhythm , very regular . |
| 21 | These schemes , then , can be summarized under the following heads : we run residency and award schemes , we run grants to artists and craftsmen and photographers , we run an artists in school scheme , which involves placement of and artist for two weeks or so in a local secondary school , we offer payments to artists for exhibiting in certain galleries , something akin to the public lending right , we also provide assistance for the purchase and commissioning of contemporary work , and finally we run an artists ' register , which is a slide register of work of artists within the region , which is accessible to anyone who wants to come along and look at it , whether they are organizing an exhibition or thinking of commissioning a piece for their own living rooms , or perhaps a piece for their town hall or public library or whatever . |
| 22 | Once again , the principal performers could be children who are helping an adult . |
| 23 | How can the Government conceivably justify the untruth of claiming that they are maintaining an aid programme when , according to their own figures , they have halved that provided by Labour ? |
| 24 | They have hunter 's jaws and when they suddenly expose a huge gape , they can be quite alarming if you think you are handling an ordinary , inoffensive worm . |
| 25 | These procedures are generating an increasingly large part of contemporary feminist literature . |
| 26 | It 's the resort of Dombai in Russia and this couple are enjoying an invigorating stroll at -2°C ( true caption , except it 's a lot warmer than Siberia ! ) |
| 27 | Eileen , the class teacher , is working with a group of boys who are inventing an adventure story about the castle they have just constructed together . |
| 28 | These nations are demanding an end to all trade in ivory . |
| 29 | ANGRY Labour MPs are demanding an inquiry into the secret deal which gives up to 100 members of the Royal Family free postal services . |
| 30 | The players are demanding an increase in prize money and an upgrading in status of the event . |