Example sentences of "[pron] are [verb] [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | ‘ Nick Serota and I are lobbying to get a curator for the collection , ’ Mr Wheatley tells me . |
| 2 | ‘ Yes , ’ replies Craftsman Browne , ‘ but I 'm going to make the most of it — Geordie and I are going to hire a car and drive into the States to visit Yellowstone Park , getting back in time to spend a night in the Cadillacs Club in Medicine Hat … . ’ |
| 3 | Consists of a series of metal blades which are splayed to form a set of sharp teeth . |
| 4 | All viewers residing in areas which are cabled have a right to be connected free of charge to a service which provides them with a minimum of public channels , a local channel , an educational channel and a community channel with a studio which is available to citizens and associations . |
| 5 | There is no need to send dogs which are trained to exhaust a fox and then rip out it 's belly ’ . |
| 6 | The gravels , sand and mud which are deposited form a floodplain . |
| 7 | Important items which are left have a habit of preying on the mind . |
| 8 | And one wanted re-estimating , the other one wanted a few more prices cos everything like marble tops which are going to cost a fortune to get done . |
| 9 | Members will be asked to vote on the following actions which are designed to achieve a reversal of the decision made at F&S on 5 March 1991 not to implement the Shop 's proposal for a reduction in pay differentials . |
| 10 | Tax-paying investors will , other things being equal , prefer bonds which have a low coupon but which are expected to show a capital appreciation . |
| 11 | The move is a morale booster for Forte , two weeks before its results , which are expected to show a profits plunge to about £70 million . |
| 12 | If the stepping stones laid down by previous legislation and publications are to be extended , it is important to review initiatives which are attempting to implement a policy for integration . |
| 13 | It also affects loans secured on an older person 's ( 65 years or over ) home which are used to purchase a life annuity . |
| 14 | Many strains of Bacillus thuringiensis , for example , are insect pathogens because they produce insecticidal chemicals and , as Payne ( 1988 ) has discussed , there are now a number of commercially available strains which are used to control a variety of insects . |
| 15 | Tomorrow night we move away from the Chilean coast and travel 13,500ft up into the Bolivian Andes , where Oxfam is helping the indigenous Indian people who are struggling to make a living now that their mines have closed down and their farmland been destroyed by drought . |
| 16 | Since nineteen eighty two when they took away the related earnings from the unemployment benefit they have introduced a further nine retrograde steps to the plight of the unemployed and now the proposals as has already been pointed out they now have a look , because there 's a fifty billion pound shortfall at how they can best tackle the sick and make them pay , as well as people who are struggling to keep a roof over their head . |
| 17 | Perhaps it will help hon. Members to know that those who are called to put a question today may not stand quite such a good chance in next week 's debate . |
| 18 | Will he confirm that the directive , which is strongly supported by the Labour party , would discriminate heavily against part-time workers , especially women who are trying to combine a job with family responsibilities ? |
| 19 | And there are also foreign firms , Netto and Aldi , who are trying to get a toehold here . |
| 20 | Those days have gone only so long as a Government are in power who are determined to continue a regime of common sense and reasonable and balanced industrial relations . |
| 21 | However , we believe that those who are determined to understand a phenomenon and to follow their research and their intuition wherever they may lead , are on the balance of probabilities , perhaps more likely to come up with new knowledge than those who are trying to solve a narrowly defined problem or to develop a product . |
| 22 | ‘ Mere busybodies ’ are probably not protected , nor are those who are induced to join a combination by the payment of money and have no other interest to protect . |
| 23 | In other contexts , trainees who are going to teach a language not their own may need to extend their experience of the culture of that language . |
| 24 | But except for that small minority who are going to spend a lifetime in academic pursuits , there must come a time when education for the great majority needs to become more vocational , more concerned with professional training ’ . |
| 25 | But these larger firms are already cutting down on the size of their student intake and , if the trend continues , will end up — as Grant Thornton has already done — recruiting and training only staff who are expected to make a career with the firm after qualifying . |
| 26 | Lewis denied that this would hardly satisfy the British boxing public , who are thirsting to see a showdown with Bruno . |
| 27 | You are aiming to create a sense of likeability and equality . |
| 28 | If you are hoping to start a family soon and have already investigated the financial aspects , you will know that statutory maternity pay is determined by your length of service and requires you to earn on average enough to pay Class One National Insurance Contributions . |
| 29 | You are pressed to attend a school sports day . |
| 30 | You are invited to become a friend of The Georgian Theatre Royal for a contribution of just £20 for one year . |