Example sentences of "[conj] [noun sg] [am/are] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | JAM & Spoon are making a real impact on the remix front and they carry their ever-progressing ( aaaarghhh ! ! ) style ‘ Age Of Love ’ remixes . |
| 2 | The Department of Trade and Industry are organising a conference this weekend , where businessmen will be invited to see the new technology for themselves . |
| 3 | What is not so widely appreciated is that even after problems of vocabulary and fluency are overcome a more fundamental differentiation remains . |
| 4 | The ‘ peak ’ organizations of business and labour are granted a special consultative status in return for their co-operation ( Schmitter 1979 ) Some corporatists maintain that within a capitalist economy such negotiations must be to the advantage of monopoly capital , since labour forgoes its local , workplace autonomy in favour of its corporate leadership . |
| 5 | Horse trials and eventing are attracting a larger following each year , and without doubt Charlotte Hollingsworth 's victory at Burghley last year on The Cool Customer has helped to popularise the sport in Suffolk . |
| 6 | Significant technological advances in underwater excavation and recovery are proving a mixed blessing in the field of marine archaeology . |
| 7 | As established by their pact last autumn , France Telecom and Lotus are developing a native Numeris driver for Notes and three sample Notes-based workgroup applications to facilitate sales . |
| 8 | Even if both man and woman are earning a wage , the man 's wage will be higher than the woman 's and so his job more important than the woman 's . |
| 9 | Loss adjusters Tyler and Co. are offering a substantial reward for information leading to the recovery of the missing objects . |
| 10 | North Sea oil and gas are enjoying a record expansion thanks to our policies of deregulation and low taxation . |
| 11 | Toad , Ratty , Mole and Badger are making a comeback , eighty-five years after first appearing in the Wind in the Willows . |
| 12 | Liqueurs or fortified wines such as port and sherry are given a higher alcohol level ( 15.5% upwards ) by adding grape spirit during or after fermentation . |
| 13 | In even smaller gardens the only solution may be a bamboo wigwam smothered with runner beans , into which junior can crawl and consider , if not the lilies , why Mum and Dad are digging a huge hole in the lawn and filling it with sand . |
| 14 | Anyone wanting to witness the ruling class 's discomfort should head to the Savoy , where the Telegraph and Spectator are holding a wake ; the LSE , home of Bob McKenzie 's original swingometer , is hosting an ‘ election party for alumni and the media ’ , with a panel of experts providing ‘ comment throughout the night on the results and their implications ’ ; and LBC is having a thrash at 72 Hammersmith Road , where you can ‘ experience first hand the excitement and tension as Andrew Neil hosts LBC 's election special ’ . |