Example sentences of "[noun pl] be [v-ing] a " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Although many hospitals , schools and institutions are making a big effort , there is still a need for the Government to provide guidance for the less enthusiastic or efficient . |
| 2 | My Oscars are spending a lot of time moping on the bottom of the tank . |
| 3 | Now New Yorkers are getting a chance to do a little suffering for art right here at home . |
| 4 | It appears that German states are opposing a VAT-like tax on in an inconsistent way , aggravated , aggravated by a failure to warn of any increase in the tax in January nineteen ninety three . |
| 5 | Still , the car majors are playing a waiting game . |
| 6 | Even as there is a movement among women towards women-controlling our own sexuality and reproduction , childbirth , and a return to midwifery principles , the new reproductive and genetic technologies are asserting a model for scientific control of reproduction , and one that is industrial : these methods are big money-makers for the biotechnology industry , the old and new pharmaceutical and medical supply companies . |
| 7 | He was briefed on how our skills are playing a key role in servicing the world 's nuclear energy industry and that there is significant potential for business in the global market . |
| 8 | Examples would be : where the act is not seen , as when the victim is asleep ; where the victim believes that the gun was unloaded ( Lamb [ 1967 ] 2 QB 981 ) ; where the victim knows by the accused 's words that the threat will not take place ( Tuberville v Savage ( 1669 ) 86 ER 684 ; or where the accused could not put his threat into effect : the usual illustrations are shaking a fist while on a non-stop train at a person standing on the platform and doing the same to a person standing on the opposite bank of a fast-flowing and wide river where there is no bridge . |
| 9 | Rumours are circulating on the basis of a hint from Sidorov that the Russians are considering a counter-claim for the Malevich collection of twenty-nine paintings kept by the Stedelijk Museum , Amsterdam ( The Art Newspaper No. 15 , Feb 1992 , p.2 ) . |
| 10 | Russians are enjoying a reading boom following the collapse of the Soviet order and the best-sellers are hard-boiled thrillers by hard-boiled writers like Mickey Spillane , Raymond Chandler and Dashiel Hammett . |
| 11 | Under the present conditions of economic recession , regional policies are fighting a losing battle . |
| 12 | The Business Traveller by Brian Moynahan we have ways to make you stay Hoteliers are using a whole new bag of tricks to keep their guests — and wallets — on the premises |
| 13 | Many of the world 's major mining operations are having a disastrous impact on the environment , according to a new report from the Washington-based Worldwatch Institute . |
| 14 | Drink : Street smart to lure finer wine seekers : The off-licence chains are making a big effort to catch the up-market customer , says Anthony Rose |
| 15 | EMPLOYERS are taking a more compassionate attitude towards redundant workers in the face of soaring unemployment , according to a survey published today by the Institute of Directors and Pauline Hyde & Associates . |
| 16 | ENGINEERING employers are mounting a tactical offensive to cripple the union selective strike campaign aimed at winning an industry-wide hours cut for two million workers . |
| 17 | Many reported the impossibility of securing employment because of lack of experience — with the jobless total so high employers are making a priority of taking on people with experience who do not require subsequent training . |
| 18 | THE Yorkshire Union of Golf Clubs are seeking a new secretary following the resignation of Alan Cowman because of poor health . |
| 19 | WHEN a host of clubs are chasing a leading schoolboy talent , the team who win his prized signature will sometimes offer his dad a telling inducement . |
| 20 | The clubs are planning a big official opening on Monday , May 4th . |
| 21 | And the big clubs are keeping a close watch on how Francis , who is still only 24 , performs over the next few weeks . |
| 22 | Well I had to have something to perk it up and vegetables are getting a bit iffy at this time of year . |
| 23 | At a time when Western governments have proved slow to inject cash into the countries of the former Eastern block , the activities of cultural organisations and foundations such as the Getty Grant Program and the Soros projects are providing a lifeline for the artists and academics of the region . |
| 24 | Again , it is clear that the courts are taking a very restricted attitude to their powers of judicial review in these cases and are refusing to consider general questions of the fairness of decisions . |
| 25 | Social workers and the courts are facing a problem which has defeated the best efforts of families and professionals ; whatever the wording , few courts will be willing to gamble on children whom they refuse to commit to security not returning to prostitution , burning down a house , or injuring themselves . |
| 26 | The key thing from our point of view is that our trading activities are providing a service to visitors and all the profit is ploughed straight back into conservating the property , ’ he said . |
| 27 | The Chinese authorities are building a 90 megawatt plant on the Yarlung River , 2,600 foot below the Yamdrok Tso lake , with water falling through four tunnels drilled through the Gambala mountains to power the turbines . |
| 28 | Lunchtime sessions that pay dividends London 's local authorities are enjoying a thaw in relations with the Commissioner . |
| 29 | It 's coming into the open ; the authorities are taking a hand . ’ |
| 30 | Does the Minister accept that the vast majority of professional and technical officers in local authorities are providing a devoted , decent and efficient service for the benefit of local communities ? |