Example sentences of "are [v-ing] [pers pn] [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Medics are keeping her under intensive care but say she is making satisfactory progress . |
| 2 | If you are driving them near known pipe or cable runs , take care not to pierce them ; it 's best to drive the new nails as close to existing nail positions as possible for safety . |
| 3 | Neil said : ‘ Two things are pulling me in opposite directions . |
| 4 | This is not a guide as to when to call on expert medical advice which should always be determined by the condition of the patient and carried out at whatever stage you would normally call upon such help whether or not you are treating them with Homoeopathic remedies . |
| 5 | Meanwhile , not only are legal firms unable to maximise the amount of extra business they can sell through cross-fertilisation of other specialised services , they are losing it to other providers of information and advice . |
| 6 | Mr. Andrew Welsh ( Angus , East ) : The Government are taking us into unknown waters with the changes in the legislation . |
| 7 | Safeways , I think , are taking it in other parts of the country . |
| 8 | ‘ If you are comparing it to modern times it 's quite different . |
| 9 | The Samaritans petitioned the Syrian king in order to dissociate themselves from the Jews , to be considered Sidonians and to give to their god the name of Zeus Hellenios : " Now you have dealt with the Jews as their wickedness deserves , but the King 's officers , in the belief that we follow the same practices as they through kinship with them , are involving us in similar charges , whereas we are Sidonians by origin , as is evident from our state documents . |
| 10 | Response has been excellent and we are putting them to good use — please keep them coming ! |
| 11 | Instead , staff are putting them into special collecting bins so that they can be taken away for recycling . |
| 12 | Handling and storage are n't simple , either — the choices for natural gas are compressing it to 200-plus bars or liquefying at -167deg C. Liquefied propane is easier to handle and already accepted , particularly in places like cold stores , where toxic exhaust build-up would be tricky . |
| 13 | Well , these days top bands like CARTER USM are bribing us with bloody Brussels sprouts ! |
| 14 | Suppose you have a scene in which two characters are holding a conversation , and you are covering it in separate close-ups which cut from one to the other : these shots should both be taken from camera positions which are on the same side of an imaginary line connecting the two characters together . |