Example sentences of "[noun sg] are [v-ing] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since the Board are entering into a Scheme for adult education in co-operation with the LEA in Cambridgeshire much in the same way ( as ) had been done in Bedfordshire it seems as if it might be best for the Board to be recognised as the Responsible Body for this type of course . |
| 2 | ACT Financial Systems Ltd and Hewlett-Packard Co are working on a Unix version of ACT 's Digital Equipment Corp VMS-based credit risk analysis system , Limits . |
| 3 | Researchers from Washington State University are embarking on a three-year project to measure the amount of methane produced by belching cows . |
| 4 | The Institute of Terrestrial Ecology and Reading University are embarking on a three-year study on the effects of pesticides on wildlife . |
| 5 | Now Oxford West and Abingdon Conservative Association are calling for a new privacy law aimed at curbing the telefoto lens . |
| 6 | Volleyball : Chelmsford Partners women 's volleyball side are banking on a wealth of experience to give them the edge this Sunday in their first English Volleyball Association Cup Final.The team has an average age of nearly 34 , but they still fancy their chances of defeating a younger Sheffield Wednesday at Riverside ( start 1.30 pm ) . |
| 7 | Now the club are looking for a player of your capabilities . |
| 8 | Representatives of the cream of Scotland 's film and television industry are gathering in a Glasgow hotel at the moment for the Scottish version of the Academy awards . |
| 9 | The following evening , the three originators of Detroit- most sought-after new export are dining at a downtown restaurant- it 's small , discreet , with no sign on the outside , just a number and a bell . |
| 10 | ‘ All we have been told is that there will be a profit of £7,000-a-year but similar facilities in the North-East are running at a loss . ’ |
| 11 | you know er all the blokes at work are going on a rave in Newcastle this weekend . |
| 12 | He says that the council are looking at a number of options , the pool is being considered because it 's very costly to run . |
| 13 | The Reuters poll shows only 5 p.c. of dealers expect an outright Tory victory , while a similar proportion are looking for a clear Labour majority . |
| 14 | It is half past three of the afternoon and already the houses across the burn are fading into a sodden gloom . |
| 15 | All right , the team are going through a temporary loss of form and that is not what you pay to see but , remember , football is a business not an entertainment . |
| 16 | Yet the 1986 figures from the Department of Health and Social Security suggest that almost 9 million , a sixth of the total British population are living on a wage which is on or below the SB poverty line . |
| 17 | Football news now … and after losing their last four matches , Swindon Town are opting for a more defensive policy in tonight 's home game against Tranmere Rovers . |
| 18 | As long as Kristeva 's third stage is present in our thinking only as a Utopian dream , feminists can not simply refuse to get involved in this endless discourse of difference ; people who claim that this is a postfeminist era are living in a dream world . |
| 19 | Celtic fans arriving at Park Head Stadium this evening are hoping for a European victory over their Portuguese guests in the manner of past glories . |
| 20 | While Nottingham Forest are aiming for a record fifth League Cup success , it remains the one domestic trophy United have never won . |
| 21 | 39 RESTORATION GROUP are looking for a volunteer , local to the North Weald airfield area , to help them to organise their newsletters and membership details . |
| 22 | Unix International , the Open Software Foundation , X/Open Group Co Ltd , ISO , the Network Management Forum and the Object Management Group are co-operating in a joint effort to define some generic specifications for managing resources ( as objects ) in distributed , object-based systems . |
| 23 | At the official launch on Monday , Mr Heseltine said : ‘ Along with the major initiatives , the local councils , organisations such as the Wildlife Trust and the community are working towards a new environment . |
| 24 | A car factory and its surrounding community are featuring in a play being performed at one of the region 's theatres . |
| 25 | the car shown in the schedule which belongs to you , is leased by you or which you or your wife or husband are buying under a hire purchase agreement |
| 26 | the car shown in the schedule which belongs to you , is leased by you or which you or your wife or husband are buying under a hire purchase agreement |
| 27 | the car shown in the schedule which belongs to you , is leased by you or which you or your wife or husband are buying under a hire purchase agreement |
| 28 | the car shown in the schedule which belongs to you , is leased by you or which you or your wife or husband are buying under a hire purchase agreement |
| 29 | Allowed to choose for themselves under feral conditions , nearly all offspring arrive at a time when nutritional inputs to the dam are rising to a maximum , ie optimum grass growth . |
| 30 | Meanwhile many secondary schools north of the Border are opting for a cheaper option , the Scottish Computerised School Administration Programme , or SCAMP . |