Example sentences of "[noun sg] are [verb] [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | MIPS ' known design wins , including SNI , Sumitomo Electric Inc , Ing C Olivetti & Co SpA , Acer Group Inc and parent SGI , are not the stuff of massive volumes despite MIPS ' claims that Sony Corp and NEC Corp are racking up the numbers in Japan . |
| 2 | It appears that the German Infantry facing the Marines has surrendered , and now No. 4 Commando Brigade are following up the retreating Germans . |
| 3 | It is perhaps not surprising that when older pupils come to sit their leaving examinations , they generally view the prospect of the examinations without much apprehension ; this may be because most decisions about their future are taken on the recommendation of their teachers rather than directly on the basis of examination results . |
| 4 | While the BARB meters can record whether the VCR or an on-air programme is being watched , there is no way of telling whether people watching a time-shifted programme are cutting out the commercial breaks — or , indeed , what programme they are watching . |
| 5 | More interested in the style than the fashion , Huggy Bear are carrying on the feminist tradition of punk bands like The Slits and X-Ray Spex with all the musicality of Pete Duel & The Shit or Alien Sex Fiend . |
| 6 | There has been strong speculation that Pepsi Cola are putting up the money but David Murray , Rangers ' owner and chairman who bought the club exactly a year ago yesterday , is giving nothing away . |
| 7 | The Greater London and South East Movement and Dance liaison group are taking over the Seymour Halls on 19–20th October to help celebrate this event . |
| 8 | We looked through the files to see how the big men at the top are sizing up the hard decisions in a man 's life |
| 9 | Genes controlling coat pattern are carried on the X chromosome and if one X carries a gene that gives colour and the other X carries an inactive gene , the different patches of tissue containing the different inactivated X chromosomes show up as patches of different colours . |
| 10 | People who feel sorry for my old bridesmaid and travelling companion are barking up the wrong tree . |
| 11 | The conclusion that Nizan wishes to highlight is lucidly straightforward : The forces of fascism are taking up the fight against the anti-fascist educator . |
| 12 | In the case of a bridal couple the ideology is that during the initiatory phase of their marriage the groom and his bride are playing out the roles of a god and a goddess ; when they resume their life as ordinary mortals their dangerous divinity must be removed . ) |
| 13 | Deptford 's Conscious Collective are taking over the Tabernacle , Powis Sq , London and the Albany Empire , to raise cash for the Advisory Service For Squatters and the Squatters Action Group For Secure Homes . |
| 14 | Pressures for increased production are forcing out the naturally regenerating forests as commercial propositions , though very specialized woods are difficult to grow otherwise . |
| 15 | Younger members of the Denning family are carrying on the tradition of working at Sharpness docks . |