Example sentences of "are [adv] [v-ing] at the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Land prices are already rising at the moment er in this region , even though house prices are not rising at a commensurate level . |
| 2 | They are just queuing at the door , waiting to be let in . |
| 3 | If the latter , this should be done in late summer or early autumn , when the main summer growth has flowered and is beginning to wither , but new shoots are just appearing at the base of the plant . |
| 4 | To make a character worse than oneself it is only necessary to release imaginatively from control some of the bad passions which , in real life , are always straining at the leash ; the Satan , the Iago , the Becky Sharp , within each of us , is always there and only too ready , the moment the leash is slipped , to come out and have in our books that holiday we try to deny them in life . |
| 5 | Business people are usually travelling at the company 's expense and are unlikely to be on a strict budget . |
| 6 | During this time , a failed adventurer has WS and BS -20 — this may be a problem if Gargoyles from area 13 are still attacking at the time ! |
| 7 | Companies which find it more difficult because it 's the centre of their existence , erm , are clearly looking at the situation , but will actually take a very long time to move to the position which you , in your particular group would like them to occupy , and I understand that , changing in I C I is rather different from changing at I B M , and er , therefore it takes longer , but I do see a a consciousness , it 's the same conscious , you 're impatient for change , quite rightly , companies of course , have to keep their employees in an earning capacity , at the same time , er , move towards the position which you would like to them to do , and it may take a long time , but I accept your point , which is with some companies , then in fact , your clearly going to get attention of some kind . |
| 8 | We are also looking at the possibility of introducing general SVQs at level IV in the longer term . |
| 9 | We are also looking at the possibility of introducing emergency childcare but financial assistance for this is taxable . |
| 10 | The engineers are also looking at the possibility of transmission by satellite for Europe and remote parts of the UK . |
| 11 | The engineers are also looking at the possibility of transmission by satellite for Europe and remote parts of the UK . |
| 12 | Council officers are also looking at the feasibility of a dial-a-ride system . |
| 13 | ‘ He 's done well for himself , and as things have turned out , I got a great move to a club that are really flying at the moment . |
| 14 | A lot of career structures are fairly stunting at the moment , ’ he says . |
| 15 | We are now looking at the idea of team appraisals instead of appraising individuals . |
| 16 | Labour councils , desperate to avoid the final sanction — a sale of goods in a debtor 's home — are now agonising at the prospect of taking legal action against their own supporters . |
| 17 | He points out that once fashionable products like royal jelly are now declining at the rate of 40% a year . |
| 18 | He revealed : ‘ We are seriously looking at the possibility of taking over Network 2 for the World Cup . |
| 19 | Health managers from two other regional health authorities in the North East are currently looking at the home as a model for private homes in their area . |
| 20 | And Queen 's hope that they will be joined by other top quality players who are currently studying at the university but play with other club sides . |
| 21 | However , it is only payable in respect of the time that you are actually waiting at the airport , hoverport or seaport and ceases as soon as you board any alternative conveyance , including train or coach . |
| 22 | In using the former , however , it is sometimes difficult to explain how things are actually working at the moment they occur rather than understanding what we see in retrospect after some factor such as clouding of memory or change of opinion may have occurred . |
| 23 | Can I just quite clearly put on record , and it 's a unanimous decision of the board , we wrote to Edinburgh District a few weeks ago , we 've told them that we will use our best endeavours David , to prosecute the application at Hammerston If we get planning consent and we decide that we ca n't afford a new stadium in total , because of the economic situation , we are aggressively re-looking at the redevelopment of Tynecastle . |