Example sentences of "[adj] are [adv] [v-ing] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Spanish are now promoting the use of the caper berry , the fruit that is produced after the plant has flowered , as a garnish for both food and drinks . |
| 2 | MBV and Lush are perhaps pointing the way with their 50/50 male-female splits . |
| 3 | Some are uncertainly eating a sandwich or a slice of toast . |
| 4 | Ironically , as ‘ our ’ crime problem gets worse , the demand for even more ‘ law and order ’ policies increases , even though these are blatantly having no effect on the level of serious crimes . |
| 5 | Many are still facing the uncertainty of life in refugee camps a year after leaving their homes . |
| 6 | The distinction between adjudicatory and regulatory tribunals is that the former are making a binding decision following a reference by a person aggrieved by a decision which has already been made , whereas the latter are directly applying a system of government regulation rather than supervising or reviewing the proper application of the system of government regulation . |
| 7 | Unix System Laboratories ( which has a stake in Chorus ) and Unix International are also supporting the effort , which aims to integrate the Chorus/Mix microkernel technology into Unix System V.4 . |
| 8 | It seems highly likely that CFCs and N 2 0 are already damaging the ozone layer . |
| 9 | United are rapidly reaching the stage where you would be lucky to give them away . |
| 10 | But even in the teeth of a recession , companies large and small are successfully gaining the backing of the venture capital funds and paying them back handsomely . |
| 11 | Even in the teeth of a recession , companies large and small are successfully gaining the backing of the venture capital funds and paying them back handsomely |
| 12 | The two are now completing an album they 've titled ‘ Intercourse ’ . |
| 13 | Thousands are still facing the burden of a 20 per cent . |
| 14 | Their applications for asylum are being processed gradually ; most are still awaiting a decision . |