Example sentences of "[noun pl] [am/are] [verb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Here P–40 replicas are nearing completion . |
| 2 | The Japanese government is putting up 90% of the funds , but 14 private institutions are taking part , including NEC Corp , Hitachi Ltd and Fujitsu Ltd . |
| 3 | The giants are having fun . |
| 4 | But even these giants are having trouble . |
| 5 | Many new acts are using country as a means to an end , neatly crossing over into other styles , even other media , once they have established a solid following . |
| 6 | John Routly , the Ffestiniog Railway chairman , recently told members of the Ffestiniog Railway Society : ‘ Discussions are taking place between us the Welsh Highland and Gwynedd County Council , the aim being to create a divisional board representing both the FR and WHR to take over responsibility for the Welsh Highland if the Minister of Transport makes the transfer . |
| 7 | Discussions are taking place with the National Heritage Memorial Fund and English Heritage . |
| 8 | Discussions are taking place on a number of other issues , for example , to ensure that these themes are co-ordinated and promoted more strongly , and to investigate the funding of short- term feasibility studies involving applicants from both IT and engineering departments . |
| 9 | Discussions are taking place to establish a credit transfer agreement . |
| 10 | Lengthy discussions are taking place between IBOA and Bank of Ireland . |
| 11 | Discussions are taking place among the Department of Transport , the NRA and the two county councils to reconcile the two proposals . |
| 12 | ‘ The Premier League has had several meetings with supporters groups , and discussions are taking place about improving the game at grass-roots level . |
| 13 | The discussions that the Minister of State , my hon. and learned Friend the Member for Grantham ( Mr. Hogg ) is now having with the Baltic states are taking place in a constructive atmosphere . |
| 14 | As many of the papers in this section reveal , the new technologies are providing information specialists with the ability to improve access to collections for academic research , especially via networks , to enhance the quality of texts , and to develop more powerful means of analysis . |
| 15 | Just as Inter-railers traditionally take overnight express trains to get a night 's sleep , so small teams of Germans are roaming North America , checking the schedules carefully for flights with catering or overnight trips which save on accommodation . |
| 16 | If concurrent investigations are to take place , the purchaser should meet its advisers as early as possible to ensure there is no duplication in the areas to be investigated and , more importantly , that all significant areas are covered in the investigation process . |
| 17 | There is no reason to suppose that the Russians are seeking trouble and the same has so far been true of the East Germans . |
| 18 | These policies are stifling choice , ’ added Ms Laird . |
| 19 | Exactly , and we are encouraged that more and more hoteliers are taking advantage of this particular scheme , because it is a good scheme . |
| 20 | Litter louts are causing death and injury to pets and wildlife . |
| 21 | In the age of AIDS and other incurable forms of venereal disease , new moral attitudes are gaining ground , and juries might well be led towards the view that explicit sexual depictions are degrading to such an extent as to exercise a depraving and corrupt influence on future conduct . |
| 22 | Employers are using pension fund contribution holidays to boost profits rather than improve benefits . |
| 23 | Even letting you you 've all talked about the you know employers are paying money in and so on , we do n't want the schemes wound up , er if I was the the employer , might I not be concerned if you elected a a chairman that was n't erm favourable to me ? |
| 24 | Time travellers forbidden from remaining in one place for more than a short while , The Shamen are taking pop to places it 's hitherto been excluded from . |
| 25 | Time travellers forbidden from remaining in one place for more than a short while , The Shamen are taking pop to places it 's hitherto been excluded from . |
| 26 | PRINCESS Diana 's two young sons are to spend Christmas Day without their mother for the first time in their lives . |
| 27 | In some cultures sons are given priority , others give daughters priority , following the McIver principle ‘ when you educate a man you educate an individual : when you educate a woman you educate a whole family ’ . |
| 28 | CLUBS are seeing red over a shortage of referees in the KY Youth League . |
| 29 | In Suffolk , four clubs are taking part in ‘ Green Leaf Watch ’ this weekend , with other clubs carrying out projects later on in the year . |
| 30 | These include virtually all English and Welsh football grounds at which professional football is played , and all professional football matches in England and Wales , or matches abroad in which English and Welsh clubs are taking part . |