Example sentences of "[noun pl] are [adv] [prep] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Underground mines are still in operation in Weardale . |
| 2 | Discussions are already under way with the National Trust for Scotland regarding a suitable themed transport link between Bridge of Dun station and the recently re-opened House of Dun , which would allow the BRPS and NTS to offer a joint visitor experience . |
| 3 | ‘ We are aiming at the Northern area because we feel it is desperately under-served , ’ he says , adding that discussions are also under way with Yorkshire Arts about touring in that area . |
| 4 | Until now , there was little we could do about this , but complaints have been taken seriously and discussions are now under way between OFTEL , the Office of Telecommunications , and the British Direct Marketing Association ( BDMA , representing companies who use telesales ) . |
| 5 | Discussions are currently under way between M Prior and a firm of opticians on the provision of eye and eyesight testing to workstation operators . |
| 6 | Financial returns are again in line with what was expected , and will possibly prove better . |
| 7 | Moreover , it could be argued that prisoners are more at risk of further offences than probationers because of , first , their commission of relatively more serious offences , and second , their more extensive and therefore more entrenched criminal careers . |
| 8 | The following states are broadly in favour of the Directive : |
| 9 | Their skills are currently on show at Stockton Central Library under the title A Family Alongside a selection of 38 etchings by Mr Hildon are ceramics created by 34-year-old Jane . |
| 10 | All these skills are much in demand in society and are qualifications for a wide range of vocations and employments . |
| 11 | An examination of Soviet attitudes to Western schemes to neutralise Afghanistan in the wake of Soviet military intervention in that country is particularly revealing since such Soviet attitudes are sharply at variance with those expressed in connection with the Soviet-sponsored Persian Gulf plan . |
| 12 | It is obvious that it was n't then , and is n't now , all about catching a man ; beautifying treatments , stylised outfits , painted faces , coloured hair , tattooed hands and feet , bejewelled wrists and fingers are also about pleasure for yourself , taking pleasure in yourself and your looks . |
| 13 | Although the authorities are directly in charge of broadcasting , governments are not without considerable powers over broadcasting . |
| 14 | And my teeth are in bad , all my teeth are badly in need of repair . |
| 15 | The new stone signs are now in place at the Groves Road and Castletown Road entrances , lending lustre to the Village , and negotiations are in hand to do the same at the Nursing Home end in the near future . |
| 16 | ‘ What attempts are there at segregation between remand prisoners and convicted men here ? ’ |
| 17 | In fact , higher income and business-profits taxes are already in store for us . |
| 18 | Plans are already in motion for next year 's Newbury Rally and details of this will be given in this magazine later in the year . |
| 19 | Plans are already in motion for charity events . |
| 20 | Plans are also in hand for a major conference in 1993 entitled ‘ Europe after 1992 ’ , which will examine Europe 's relationship with the Third World . |
| 21 | Plans are now in motion to stage exhibitions featuring paintings from the collection in the Museum and Art Gallery in the city centre , where they are certain to attract attention to the University 's artistic riches and forge a new link between town and gown . |
| 22 | These rules are now in use for the cataloguing of all pre-1801 printed books , with effect from February 1990 : a revised edition of the rules to be published under the title Descriptive Cataloguing of Rare Books ( DCRB ) is expected shortly . |
| 23 | Other dolphin products are also in demand in Brazil , especially dolphin oil , which is a favourite lure for fish . |
| 24 | X/Open Co Ltd has wheeled out the latest release of its XPG portability guide — version 4 — with president , Geoff Morris , claiming that end users have now procured some $7bn of systems and software based upon its open systems standards , and that over 500 branded products are now on offer from 50 or more suppliers . |
| 25 | After all , the supplier 's products are only of benefit to his customer because the " end user " perceives them to be acceptable . |
| 26 | This need not be an onerous task — but local groups are always in need of volunteers , whether to raise funds , clear ditches , plant trees , give lectures , act as treasurer or serve on the committee , deliver newsletters , type — or simply make the tea ! |
| 27 | Happily , not all Wedding Present fans are hopelessly in need of affection . |
| 28 | This small herd of 40 or 50 animals , though enclosed , still has the freedom of 135ha of land and the animals are rarely in contact with humans ; they live as a wild herd and exhibit many interesting behaviour patterns , which have been studied in the past by famous artists and very recently by Cambridge zoologist Stephen Hall , who has published his observations . |
| 29 | Almost all animals are either in danger of being eaten by other animals or in danger of failing to eat other animals , and an enormous number of detailed facts about animals makes sense only when we remember that they are the end-products of long and bitter arms races . |
| 30 | Eleven mobile eye screening units are now in operation throughout the United Kingdom . |