Example sentences of "are [adv] [verb] [prep] [v-ing] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Martingales and nosebands other than cavessons are only allowed in working hunter classes . |
| 2 | He went on : ‘ They are normally engaged in planning non-emergency journeys but since there have not been any it was felt that they have just been sitting around socialising when others are working long hours . |
| 3 | AS WE reported at the beginning of September , an increase in the fixed price agreed each year between Champagne 's growers and merchants seemed inevitable , putting further pressure on prices that are already affected by rising demand . |
| 4 | The scheme aims to cover the cost of health charges so that the poorer sections of the community are not prevented from receiving health care by the cost . |
| 5 | The SUBJECT AS AFORESAID proviso reminds the haulier that Overdrive 's rates are not based on accepting liability for matters which the prudent haulier should insure against . |
| 6 | And , like mine , it did not lend itself to the sort of conclusion Berkeley wanted to draw , to the effect that we are not justified in calling material things hot and cold . |
| 7 | So the fact that material things are ‘ senseless beings ’ , and hence that the heat which is perceived and the bodily sensation can not be alike , can not constitute a proof that we are not justified in attributing heat and cold to material things . |
| 8 | Only if both these things are accepted can the further point that material things are ‘ senseless beings ’ be used to promote the conclusion that we are not justified in attributing heat to material things . |
| 9 | But true enthusiasts are not inspired by making money — their only concern is a passionate interest in the buildings themselves . |
| 10 | Homer Scott was delighted when he saw the building for the first time at the May Day meeting and even the course bookmakers who are not known for lavishing praise on anything , are impressed by what has been built . |
| 11 | You are not restricted to using feature labels given in Chapter 20 . |
| 12 | Since studies of the volatility-maturity relationship for other assets have found much more support for the Samuelson hypothesis ( even when the high and low prices are not used in measuring volatility ) , this suggests there is something different about the volatility-maturity relationship for index futures . |
| 13 | ( As explained in the last chapter , examples used to illustrate intonation transcription are usually given in spelling form , and you will notice that no punctuation is used ; the reason for this is that intonation and stress are the vocal equivalents of written punctuation , so that when these are transcribed it would be unnecessary or even confusing to include punctuation as well . ) |
| 14 | Your article , Antenatal Tests , did not mention that mothers expecting a multiple birth are usually advised against having amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling . |
| 15 | The same is true of whirlpool spas where aerosols are directly produced by splashing water . |
| 16 | In fact vinegar and acetic acid for human consumption are still made by fermenting alcohol , but the biotechnology involved can not supply the amount required by the chemical industry . |
| 17 | Practitioners who initially took a stance against involvement in purchasing because of their concerns over fundholding leading to a two tier system need to be persuaded that they are still needed in influencing purchasing decisions overall . |
| 18 | Given constant fishing pressure , measures were needed to maintain stocks of fish ; and the association established a hatchery where trout of native stock are carefully reared to fingerling stage and then released into the loch . |
| 19 | Suggestions are also made for incorporating video into the overall teaching programme . |
| 20 | That may be too ambitious , but other stores ( including Saks Fifth Avenue and Macy 's ) are also looking at starting TV shopping services . |
| 21 | The estuary 's saltmarshes are also threatened by rising sea levels . |
| 22 | Both are also accused of obtaining property by deception . |
| 23 | Because of the expected application areas of this microprocessor ( including pocket calculators ) , facilities are also provided for performing arithmetic on bytes interpreted as two 4-bit decimal digits . |
| 24 | Signals are mainly detected by observing behaviour to see which activities predictably lead to changes in the behaviour of others , but this kind of evidence is philosophically unconvincing , and is best supplemented by experiment . |
| 25 | Despite the dual action of PTHrP on bone and kidney , the agents available for the treatment of TIH are mainly aimed at reducing bone resorption , and no agent has a substantial effect on calcium excretion . |
| 26 | These are mainly used for weeding stock , and are described in Chapter 11 . |
| 27 | These are uni-directional microphones mounted on booms which can be swung overhead and aimed at individual speakers ; they are mainly used for recording drama , and require skilled operation by an assistant . |
| 28 | Such comparisons are often difficult due to lack of available data , and comparisons are often made by measuring GNP per capita in local currency and using the exchange rate of the currency against an international standard ( typically US $ ) . |
| 29 | They can split on impact with the high twist yarns of ripstop nylon , and are really intended for sewing knitting fabrics where the ball forces the yarn apart , stretching and borrowing yarn from adjacent loops in the fabric without cutting through as with the normal pointed needle . |
| 30 | ‘ Very well , ’ said the Commandant , ‘ I am afraid all the food is gone and we are now reduced to eating camel dung . ’ |