Example sentences of "[noun sg] are [adv] [v-ing] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All 36 species of big cat are either vulnerable or endangered and the tiger , the cheetah , the snow leopard , the jaguar and the cougar are now facing extinction . |
| 2 | Most people who ask for advice about a decision are really seeking condemnation : that is to say , condemnation of the choice they do not want to make but have not the courage to reject . |
| 3 | Simon Williams in NME coined a telling phrase when he commented : ‘ The Wedding Present are merely treading water when they should be walking on it . ’ |
| 4 | Spectrum are now publishing hand knitting pattern leaflets . |
| 5 | My hon. Friend is also right that business wants regulations kept in bounds , with decent regulations so that markets are fair and open , but it does not want the masses of red tape that the Opposition are always recommending day after day in the House . |
| 6 | The Nature Conservancy Council ( NCC ) has warned that leisure parks and industry are rapidly replacing agriculture as the most serious threat to UK Sites of Special Scientific Interest . |
| 7 | Members of Killynure House Committee are presently making house to house calls soliciting residents support for the petition . |
| 8 | It is assumed that because of a basin that is still strongly subsiding , the degree of coalification will not yet have reached the equilibrium which would relate to the present depth and temperature , and that gas generation and accumulation are still taking place here . |
| 9 | I think it 's really quite heartening to see so many aspects that the City Council are already taking notice of , and really are already putting it into their policies to view the environment as something precious , something we 've got to look after , but you 're warning us not to be too complacent are n't you ? |
| 10 | Dense weeds , bramble and elder are also choking growth . ’ |
| 11 | In the field of tubular inspection , NDT Systems and NDT Eagle are both incurring development costs as a result of increasing the quality and scope of their services . |
| 12 | Those involved with ACET are now helping provide home care for one in four of all those dying with AIDS in the UK and up to 4,000 school pupils a month are now receiving education on the subject . |
| 13 | television are obviously having trouble rousing experts to appear at ungodly hours to comment on the morning 's news . |
| 14 | Many students will wish to use these modules for entry to higher education , and negotiations on this important area are currently taking place . |
| 15 | However , the more authentically Italian types of pasta are rapidly gaining ground and look set to continue in popularity . |
| 16 | FOLLOWING the passing earlier this year of the Transport & Works Act 1992 , the Government are now completing preparation of detailed regulations for the new system of orders for new railway works which will replace both the old system operated under the Light Railway Acts and the former Private Bill procedure for larger scale works . |
| 17 | That the Government are now taking action is appreciated . |
| 18 | Those necessities are sacks of flour and sacks of rice , although I am glad to say that the Iranian Government are now providing flour for every refugee within their borders , and certainly for the Shias . |
| 19 | The government , I , I find it somewhat disappointing that having put in what I think was an extremely good bid , I think having had that bid accepted at the first stage by government on their shortlist , having then had the bid accepted by the European Union , with the populations really that we submitted to them , we now find that U K government are actually trying trade back some of that population , and , and area coverage of the bid , to be able to use some of that spare capacity which they would generate within the U K , within the European population figure elsewhere within the country . |
| 20 | British Gas and the Water Research Centre are also taking part . |
| 21 | Authors in countries around the world are constantly releasing software for business and pleasure use . |
| 22 | Authors in countries around the world are constantly releasing software for business and pleasure use . |
| 23 | In these circumstances it is not surprising that the number of repossessions has also increased sharply , from 2,530 in 1979 to 10,950 in 1984 and to over 24,000 in the twelve months ending in March 1988 , and that some local authorities who sold houses under the right to buy scheme are now reporting mortgage repayment problems among the new homeowners . |
| 24 | It is , nonetheless , already apparent that certain provisions of the convention are already influencing state practice . |
| 25 | The article by Hilary Land reproduced here indicates that some changes in the social security system are now taking place . |
| 26 | The trio are also planning rhythm and blues nights and rock charity nights . |
| 27 | We who have harnessed steam are now harnessing gas as another powerful servant . |
| 28 | A dying man and his family are again facing eviction from their home after failing to raise the money to pay off mortgage arrears . |