Example sentences of "are [verb] [pron] [noun pl] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Well , Master , we are building our arguments on the fact that there were men who looked like King James . ’ |
| 2 | Will the Prime Minister now tell us whether he accepts that , in addition to the massive number of homes repossessed last year , a further 80,000 families are to lose their homes in the current year ? |
| 3 | Two hundred and ninety people are to lose their jobs with the closure of one of the country 's leading leather manufacturers . |
| 4 | So to raise funds , some of the villagers are opening their gardens to the public on Saturday . |
| 5 | My answer to this criticism was that teachers of English are virtually unanimous in their enthusiasm for literature , but need persuasion if they are to accept our recommendations for the teaching of grammar , Standard English and knowledge about language . |
| 6 | The Miami Cubans are flexing their wallets for the return to a country whose people are healthier , better educated and less racially divided than when the exiles left . |
| 7 | The trend towards milder winters is beginning to concern horticulturists. many trees need lengthy cold spells if they are to open their buds at the right time in spring , and research on the Continent confirms that apple trees will be confused by the changing climate . |
| 8 | Several chandlers are revising their catalogues for the new year . |
| 9 | At present all CAD companies are pushing their techniques from the low to the mid level of involvement . |
| 10 | They are turning their backs on the low paid workers . |
| 11 | Writing later , in 1937 , J. B. Priestley 's main concern was to stress the Englishness of Chaplin ( though he did concede that the Chaplin symbol was half-French in inspiration ) and he talked of him as being ‘ the greatest humourist since Dickens ’ and of belonging above all to London 's East End and to ‘ the swarms of bright-eyed urchins who are thumbing their noses at the nearest policemen ’ . |
| 12 | Doctors , nurses , unions , patient groups and even local schoolchildren are adding their voices to the protest . |
| 13 | Here … the payment of the majority of the men each week takes place four and a half thousand men are handed their wages by the pay-clerks in less than ten minutes . |
| 14 | I wonder if on some distant planet there are creatures who are holding their sides at the prospect of us hurling plates at each other . ’ |
| 15 | So , Thames police are sharing their skills with the public . |
| 16 | There is an argument of increasing popularity with government and some of the advisers to government , that since comprehensive schools are widely seen to do worse for their pupils than selective schools in terms of examination results , and since so many people , if they can afford it , are removing their children from the maintained comprehensive sector to independent schools ( which are broadly speaking selective ) a way must be found for government to supply non-comprehensive schools , in the interests of the country as a whole . |
| 17 | And Cardiff coaching organiser Alex Evans knows his side must win if they are to justify their claims to the All-Whites ' throne . |
| 18 | ‘ The way retailers are running their businesses at the moment means that they are never overstaffed . |
| 19 | Was a polite Behaviour joined to that honest Sincerity and social Disposition which is remarkable in the English Sailors , I think they would not only be the most useful Men in the Island , but by much the most agreeable Companions : For this Reason , I would recommend it to Parents who are to breed their Sons to the Sea , to give them an early Taste of Letters , especially the European Tongue , which will be of great Service to their Business as well as polish their Manners " . |
| 20 | Local police are continuing their investigations into the incident . |
| 21 | , Villagers are continuing their protests against the Sardar Sarovar dam in the Narmada river in central India [ see ED No. 48 ] despite the danger posed to their village by water building up behind the half-completed dam . |
| 22 | On the two biggest international issues confronting the UK — the resurgence of German power and the ecological threat — there is equally little that any party is prepared to do : the former is the basis for a future stability of the EC , the latter has already reached such ominous proportions that , as is evident in the evasions preceding the Rio summit , governments the world over are hiding their heads in the sand . |
| 23 | The drop in earnings was due to an extreme economic slowdown in Japan , a slow transition from hardware and low demand for new tools since users are dragging their feet over the transition from software Version 7.0 to Version 8.0 . |
| 24 | Upstairs on the balcony , Peter Hook and Graham Popple are exercising their hips to the now-familiar breakthrough mover and shaker ‘ Connected ’ — never mind white , the Stereo MC 's can make an old man dance ! |
| 25 | But last week both United Buses and Darlington Transport Company revealed they are reviewing their routes to the estate . |
| 26 | ( Please note : the following arrangements only apply if you are making your reservations through the Brighton Accommodation Marketing Bureau 's free room-finding service . ) |
| 27 | And as the show increases its international standing as Britain 's foremost fashion exhibition , so more and more foreign buyers are placing their orders to the delight of exhibitors . |
| 28 | Sealink and P&O , with an estimated 80% share of the short-route ferry market , are pinning their hopes for the future on large capacity super-ferries and changes in manning procedures introduced after the last seamen 's strike . |
| 29 | We are introducing our proposals in the other place . |
| 30 | erm I mean , it 's interesting , that 's not the only person that 's said that to me erm one of the youngsters actually said that to me last night erm sort of complaining again along the same sort of lines , and I said ‘ well hang on a minute , you know there are people actually at this moment who are putting their lives on the line and |