Example sentences of "are [verb] [verb] [pron] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | You are going to need to buy some bathroom scales if you have n't got any , or if the ones you have got are n't accurate , because each day you are going to weight yourself to the nearest pound ( 0.5kg ) . |
| 2 | I hope now that the privileged few are having to lower themselves to the level of State schools , there will be more pressure on the Government to put some cash into education . |
| 3 | In this respect , s14(5) of the SGA provides : The preceding provisions of this section apply to a sale by a person who in the course of a business is acting as agent for another as they apply to a sale by a principal in the course of a business , except where that other is not selling in the course of a business and either the buyer knows that fact or reasonable steps are taken to bring it to the notice of the buyer before the contract is made . |
| 4 | Adam and Harriet Hunt are hoping to make it to the big time . |
| 5 | So we are trying to introduce him to the larger world . |
| 6 | Some girls apparently continue screaming despite the fact that a number of fellows have already reached her and are trying to wrestle her to the ground . |
| 7 | Candidates are required to sell themselves to the voters not so much on the strength of their stands on the issues as on their personal qualities . |
| 8 | US and British citizens in Kuwait are ordered to surrender themselves to the Iraqi authorities or face unspecified " difficulties " . |