Example sentences of "[be] [v-ing] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The glands on its face are bestowing the cat 's personal scent , making its owner smell pleasanter and more familiar .
2 Roy Hardiman , the railway 's General Manager outlined the Gala arrangements ; ‘ Our two Hunslets , Holy War and Maid Marian will be working the passenger services between Llanuwchllyn and Bala Station and at present we are finalising the visit of two locos from the South of England .
3 It is I who am handling the sale of the lease on the office premises .
4 In the meantime he had been pursuing a policy of rationalizing the trade by buying patent and grain distillery businesses that were in difficulty , collaborating closely with the large blending houses .
5 ‘ This Government has been pursuing an energy strategy that was wrong in conception and incompetent in execution . ’
6 Since the meeting I have been pursuing the proposal for moving the Clerk Street bus stops and also examining the complaints about the Scotmid stops .
7 Its Committee for Art and Design , for most of that period under the Chairmanship of David Bethel , the Director of Leicester Polytechnic , has been pursuing the Council 's policy of achieving a balance between the main studies , on the one hand , and the history of art and design and complementary studies on the other .
8 At the time of his controversial dismissal from Manchester United , the News Of The World revealed that a team of private detectives , hired by a group of businessmen closely linked to some of the club 's directors , had been pursuing The Doc for nearly two years .
9 The Soviets are building a total of six such pipelines , each one between 3000 and 4000 km long .
10 But that may not happen soon … so the Tajiks … with extraordinary commitment are building a school for their children … with their bare hands .
11 We are building a park on the land .
12 The contract provides marine crews , towing vessels and full catering services for a Dutch/American joint partnership of offshore construction contractors , Heerema and McDermott , who are building a jacket and topside modules for the new Goodwyn A platform for Woodside Offshore Petroleum Pty Ltd .
13 The site was uncovered by Thames Water engineers , who are building a water treatment pipeline .
14 The site was uncovered by Thames Water engineers , who are building a water treatment pipeline .
15 The £1.7 million striker declared : ‘ We are building a squad , but to talk about winning titles at this stage is n't on .
16 Would you say that you are building a reputation in eccentric roles ? necessarily eccentric — that just sounds a gimmick .
17 MCDEVITT STREET Bovis are building a reputation in the healthcare sector , having recently won a US$30 million contract in their home town of Charlotte , North Carolina .
18 Unix System Laboratories Inc 's ex-director of strategic marketing Paul Calkin has surfaced as a principal in Systems & Software Integration & Distribution Inc where he and his staff are building a business consulting personal computer and low-end Unix companies on high-end strategic and sales issues .
19 ‘ We are building a team at Hillsborough which will be challenging for all the honours in the game .
20 If you are building a trailer , fit a suspension rated for a trailer heavier than the actual weight .
21 Distillers MG and AGA Gas are building an air separation plant near Sheffield .
22 If you are applying for planning permission yourself , include a letter stating the planning merits of your proposal and also any personal circumstances you think are relevant — for example , that you are building an extension for an elderly relative .
23 Most of Eurotunnel 's shares are held and traded on the Paris market these days and there is fear that the company will end up issuing shares as full or part payment to Transmanche Link , the group of 10 contractors which are building the tunnel .
24 They 've been charting the progress of Rob Coles throughout the British Steel challenge … possibly the toughest seafaring test he 'll ever experience .
25 ‘ They 'd been raiding the school at the end of Dwyer Street . ’
26 Of course , if you are financing the purchase through a Bank or Building Society , a valuation report will be commissioned and you receive a courtesy copy in most instances .
27 Japanese corporations which are financing the felling of virgin Chilean forest for the wood chip industry are running into growing opposition from the country 's environmental movement — and from its state forestry concern .
28 Thanks to specially-adapted boats many new people have been catching the sailing bug .
29 Erm , and if if I can just , we will Treasurer and ourselves , be reporting to you in more detail on this , in the appropriate areas , but suffice it to say , that the government are accepting the need for further investigation on some of these issues , to look at some of them in the light of the national B U D report , on superannuation and pension arrangements generally , have nevertheless agreed that individual authorities ought to have some more discretion , and the compensation regulations that I mentioned earlier , is one example of that .
30 One reason why the courts upheld the fee limits was that doctors are not forced to treat Medicare or Medicaid patients and thus are accepting the fee limits voluntarily .
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