Example sentences of "[conj] are [adv] [v-ing] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think a lot of our research writing , directly and indirectly , provides very much the material which these groups are using — U N groups , church groups erm the Friend Centre , other local groups that are either studying development or promoting better attitudes in Britain and policies towards it . |
| 2 | And , I mean , reluctantly we have to accept that this is not an ideal world , but I mean , just now , we were actually looking at the number of food hygiene inspections that have been done over the last few months , which have increased enormously , it just means , I mean it emphasises the fact that food has changed , food , and the number of places that are actually serving food now I mean , the corner shop does sandwiches . |
| 3 | Exactly where all this speed comes from is difficult to pin down ; obviously Virtual Processor code is pretty low level stuff and assembler code tends to run quickly by its very nature , however Hinsley is optimistic that the kind of performance seen today will be preserved even when applications are written using the C++ and Parallel Basic compilers that are currently nearing completion — compilers that produce Virtual Processor code , of course . |
| 4 | Exactly where all this speed comes from is difficult to pin down ; obviously Virtual Processor code is pretty low level stuff and assembler code tends to run quickly by its very nature , however Hinsley is optimistic that the kind of performance seen today will be preserved even when applications are written using the C++ and Parallel Basic compilers that are currently nearing completion — compilers that produce Virtual Processor code , of course . |
| 5 | While curiosity is a fundamental quality for a designer , it must be accompanied by a wide-ranging interest in the social , cultural and industrial transformations that are constantly taking place . |
| 6 | Soon after 1 p.m. , as sporadic gunfire continued to be heard in the capital , Gen. Sani Abacha , the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Chief of Army Staff , declared that the Chiefs of Staff had pledged their loyalty to the President , and that " most of the disloyal elements have been arrested and are already undergoing interrogation " . |
| 7 | Feminist psychologists are more aware of the ambiguities in psychological discourses than conventional psychologists are , and are increasingly championing heterogeneity , speculation , and uncertainty ( e.g. Henley 1985 ) . |
| 8 | Those most likely to object to this solution are those who have chronic illnesses and are currently receiving care within the NHS . |
| 9 | They have done well for us , and are currently funding building work for students with disabilities . ’ |
| 10 | We , on this side , are concerned about the plight of unemployed and are currently running training schemes to help them back into labour market . |
| 11 | We subsequently undertook an additional study of the records of 450 call outs of London police surgeons and are now conducting research for the first comprehensive national study of police surgeons . |
| 12 | Car makers have worked hard to make engines and exhausts more refined and are now encapsulating diesel engines to muffle the sound . |
| 13 | If an award should be made , it can only order the assisted party to pay such of those costs as are reasonable having regard to all the circumstances , particularly the financial resources of the parties and their conduct in connection with the dispute . |