Example sentences of "we are [adv] [v-ing] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | We are also developing a technique which allows us to identify individuals , their sex and age , from dung , and this will be invaluable in conserving rare and secretive animals , such as the Javan rhino , using real data rather than the statistical guessing used at present . |
2 | We are also developing a scheme for building an ethylene and polyethylene complex in Malaysia in 1995 . |
3 | We are also arranging a litter pick round the centre of the village on Saturday 3rd April staring at 10.30 a.m. from the Mill Yard . |
4 | We are also arranging a meeting with the Secretary of the Scottish Sports Association , though again , having seen their information on grant application , it seems unlikely that we will qualify for it . |
5 | The number of people identified who have made the move to the community was 768 at the last count , up to about September 1988. 526 are included in the evaluation , so we are already getting a lot of information about the potential of community care . |
6 | The profit-sharing scheme is coming on line in June and we are already planning a follow-up to our successful Islamic Quiz Evening on March 12th . |
7 | It is possible to question the force of such evidence — perhaps school has no independent effect and we are simply seeing a side-effect of class-biased recruitment . |
8 | As for freephone lines for shops , he adds : ‘ We are actually seeing a return to the High Street at the moment . |
9 | We are therefore appointing a Director of Dounreay Site Operations . |
10 | In matters of this kind we are often considering a span of 15–20 years from the time when it is first apparent that an old person can not ‘ carry on as before ’ to the time of death . |
11 | Er , we are still learning a lot about traffic calming . |
12 | Books Etc was , he said , ‘ perturbed by the fact that we are still seeing a galaxy of British paperbacks at the airside of Heathrow terminals presented with a flourish as ‘ unavailable elsewhere in the UK ’ ’ . |
13 | ‘ Those countries which have shown anger about it have not even agreed to take any of the 13,000 genuine refugees for whom we are still seeking a home . ’ |
14 | So if we are eating , for instance , a slice of calorie-crammed quiche surrounded by salad vegetable concoctions oozing with oily or mayonnaisey dressings we are still eating a salad , are n't we , so that ca n't be very fattening , can it ? |
15 | We are now developing a programme of measures to implement this target . |
16 | We are now reaching a position in which growth and investment will reoccur and , as we saw throughout the complete period of the 1980s , there will be a growth in the absolute number of jobs . |
17 | Given that the appalling tragedy in the Horn of Africa will not end until there is peace , and given the changes in the pattern of the United Nations ' work in recent years , which our Government have so actively supported , does the Minister think that we are now reaching a stage where British troops could be deployed under a United Nations banner in humanitarian action as a precursor to effective aid ? |
18 | We should be clear about what ‘ allowing market mechanisms and incentives to do their job ’ means — the consolidation of the two-thirds society ; the perpetuation of the spiral of poverty , by which we are now seeing a generation of young adults emerging whose parents have never known regular employment , and who no longer expect — or even seek — it for themselves ; the creation of a permanent underclass , its anger turned in upon itself , its hope for the future devoured in poverty , crime , violence and despair . |
19 | Although we are now debating a piece of works legislation , it represents a major reform of parliamentary procedure , so I put down a marker at this stage to the effect that the Minister should be more forthcoming in considering whether we should have new procedures for dealing with orders . |
20 | ‘ After the autumn of shock caused by tremendous price rises , we are now facing a winter of discontent , ’ said one deputy . |
21 | If we are only monitoring a process of purification , it may not be necessary to identify impurities , but unless we do , we can not be sure how sensitive the check on purity is . |
22 | We are currently undertaking a study into the impacts of present transport policies on the Welsh environment which we hope to publish later this year . |
23 | Perhaps , in these days of the new man we are indeed witnessing a household revolution in the vital area of parenting . |