Example sentences of "[am/are] [verb] [verb] [conj] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And we are fascinated to know that this approach has been shown to be so effective in a remote part of the Far East where our cassettes are transported on the back of a motorcycle ! |
| 2 | They are intended to ensure that increased levels of interaction amongst Network members do not result in friction or embarrassment amongst Network members or the extensive use of other Network members ' resources on an unprofitable basis . |
| 3 | Detailed regulations are in place which are designed to ensure that all employees give the highest priority to the health and safety of themselves , and those around them . |
| 4 | Erm authorities are expected to show that environmental concerns have been comprehensively and consistently taken into adv erm account in their plans . |
| 5 | The security source added : ‘ Customs are checking to see if these men are in fact registered for VAT . ’ |
| 6 | I AM writing to ask if any readers have business cards — not necessarily their own — which they are prepared to donate to my collection with the hope that , one day , it may be large enough to gain some form of record . |
| 7 | We are seeking to develop and Advanced Courses structure which is more flexible and responsive and which contributes to major objectives of wider access , credit transfer and articulation . |
| 8 | Tom settled himself down at the table and said , ‘ Now , let's have a chat about what we 're going to do when this snow clears . |
| 9 | I think we 've all got used to , with some products at least , asking questions about how green it is , whether it 's recycled paper , whether it 's going to destroy the ozone layer , as well as asking questions like what price is it , but if we 're going to decide whether one jar of coffee is fair-traded as opposed to another one , what questions do we need to kn know the answers to , to decide that . |
| 10 | And , ultimately , you 're bound to realise that this amount of money would go a long , long way towards buying your own small PA system — cabs , mixer amp , processor , parametric , vocal mike and all . |
| 11 | ‘ It means that they 're beginning to realize that Free People are not just a bunch of dumb bomb-chuckers . ’ |
| 12 | Oh , we 're trying to see if any pick up the nails in the wall , you know |
| 13 | The inverted commas are used to emphasize that such statements contain estimates and personal decisions that are sometimes arbitrary and refer to specific accounting periods which may not be representative of the operational situation . |
| 14 | The inverted commas are used to emphasize that such statements contain estimates and personal decisions that are sometimes arbitrary and refer to specific accounting periods which may not be representative of the operational situation . |
| 15 | From my recent discussions with Chris Harris in the European Liaison Unit I am lead to believe that private sector investment in qualifying projects is eligible for grant assistance from the EC , but that the grant can not be paid to a private sector company direct . |
| 16 | My right hon. Friend the Member for Old Bexley and Sidcup ( Mr. Heath ) echoed Harold Macmillan 's theme when he spoke to the House on 28 October 1971 : ’ I can not over-emphasise the importance the scale and quality of the decision whether we are going to decide that Western Europe should now move along the path to real unity our decision tonight will vitally affect the sort of world in which we British people and many generations to come will live their lives ’ . |
| 17 | ‘ I think we are going to see that slight pick-up disappear . |
| 18 | If companies are going to prosper when economic conditions improve , how should these information needs be satisfied ? |
| 19 | Other banks and lending institutions are beginning to realise that Third World countries have very little hope of ever paying back the huge loans they have taken out . |
| 20 | It is only now that men and women are beginning to realize that representative institutions are not necessarily guardians of freedom but can themselves become engines of tyranny . |
| 21 | Scientists are beginning to argue that psychological fitness could be the biggest hurdle to a Mars mission . |
| 22 | The pupae , too , are beginning to split and new adult workers and soldiers are emerging . |
| 23 | It says Ralph and Denise are only too aware there can be no substitute for James but are beginning to hope that better times could just be coming . |
| 24 | Dear Harsnet , he wrote , you may keep your door closed and not answer when I ring the bell , you may refuse to answer my letters or return my calls when I leave a message on your answering machine , but sooner or later we are bound to meet and this time I will not let you fob me off with a smile . |
| 25 | But doubts are bound to linger and further clarifications are required to dispel them . |
| 26 | This is not a suitable case in which to reopen the matter but I am bound to say that this case seems to show that there is room for an exception where examining the proceedings in Parliament would almost certainly settle the matter immediately one way or the other . |
| 27 | Annoyed as we may be at having the cardinal terms left thus undefined ( for Pound proceeds no further towards defining them ) , we are compelled to see that this criticism is not of the chalk-or-cheese , sheep-and-goats variety ; the discrimination proposed is more subtle — between a quality in poetry that is ‘ nearly always ’ a virtue ( ’ I can think of no case where it is not' ) , and an opposite quality that is ‘ not always ’ a fault . |
| 28 | ‘ Every time we meet we are having to recognise that evil men are cutting down people from our community . ’ |
| 29 | I am saddened to find that such thinking still exists within the profession . |
| 30 | Many students of social behaviour are coming to agree that both methods must be employed together . |